Phillips is best known for his portrayal of ill-fated rock 'n' roller Ritchie Valens in La Bamba (1987). He also appeared as a troubled gangster in Stand and Deliver (1988) and shared the screen with fellow teen idols Kiefer Sutherland and Emilio Estevez in Young Guns (1988) and Young Guns II (1990).
Later in his career, Phillips made the transition to Broadway, earning Tony and Drama Desk nods for his portrayal of the king in "The King and I" in 1996. Television credits include "24," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Numb3rs."
AddAngel and the BadmanLou Diamond Phillips steps into some mighty big boots in this remake of the 1947 John Wayne classic, but he fills them nicely and makes the role his own in his portrayal of a wounded gunfighter taken in by a group of Quakers. As Quirt Evens (Phillips) recovers from his injuries, he tries to teach... Read More
AddLa BambaThe plane crash that killed rocker Buddy Holly also took the life of Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips), a 17-year-old Mexican-American who rocketed to fame with the hit "La Bamba." The film paints a vivid portrait of Valens' modest upbringing, his warm relationship with his hard-working mother... Read More
AddSioux CityRaised in Beverly Hills by adoptive parents, young Jesse (Lou Diamond Phillips) knows nothing of his ancestors or their customs until an amulet sent by his biological mother compels him to visit the Sioux City Lakota reservation of his birth. By the time Jesse arrives, however, his mother is dead.... Read More
AddThe Dark WindAfter a horribly mutilated Navajo Indian is found on Hopi land, Navajo policeman Jim Chee (Lou Diamond Phillips) is plunged into a mystery filled with drug dealers, FBI agents, witchcraft, politics and revenge. And to add a further degree of difficulty, he must tightrope between two worlds -- Anglo... Read More
AddPicking Up the PiecesWoody Allen plays a kosher butcher (wearing cowboy boots and a Stetson, no less) who slices and dices his philandering wife (Sharon Stone) but loses track of her hand -- which becomes venerated in a small-town church for its ability to work miracles. An all-star cast including David Schwimmer,... Read More
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