Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips
Phillips in 2017
Born	Louis Diamond Upchurch (1962-02-17) February 17, 1962 (age 62) U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines
Education	Flour Bluff High School
Alma mater	University of Texas at Arlington (BFA)
Occupations	Actor director writer
Years active	1984–present
Spouses	Julie Cypher ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 1990)​ Kelly Phillips ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2007)​ Yvonne Boismier ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	4

Louis Diamond Phillips (born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is an American actor. 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.^[1]