Lou Diamond Phillips

Description:

Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award. Phillips made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of The King and I, earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films include Young Guns (1988), Young Guns II (1990), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Big Hit (1998), Brokedown Palace (1999), Che (2008), and The 33 (2015). In the television series Longmire, he played a main character named Henry Standing Bear. He played New York City Police Lieutenant Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son on FOX from 2019 to 2021.

Overview

Birthday February 17, 1962

Born In Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines

Alternative names Lou Diamond , Louis Gem Phips

Height 180 cm

Spouse/Ex- Yvonne Boismier Phillips August 16, 2007 - present (1 child),Kelly Phillips April 24, 1994 - July 30, 2007 (divorced),Julie Cypher June 27, 1987 - 1990 (divorced)

Parents Gerald Amon Upchurch

Children Grace Phillips

Did you know

Trivia Lou's father, Gerald Amon Upchurch, was an American, from Georgia, and had English and Scots-Irish ancestry. Lou's mother, Lucita Umayam Araña, was Filipino, from Candelaria.

Quotes The only power an actor has is the ability to say, "No".