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    Lou Diamond Phillips

    Actor · Director·Born 1962·Active 2004–2009
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    Career at a glance

    3Hallmark films

    Audience rating5.9 / 10

    across 3 rated films

    Weirdness4.7 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

    Best reviewed

    Love Takes Wing6.7

    Most recent

    Angel and the Bad Man2009

    Everything Lou has done for Hallmark, from The Trail to Hope Rose (2004) right through to Angel and the Bad Man (2009).

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    From
    Naval Base Subic Bay
    Married to
    Julie Cypher

    Award

    • Theatre World Award · 1996
    Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For his performance as Angel David Guzman in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
    From Wikipedia

    Lou’s signature

    Across 3 films, Lou is almost always set in small towns.

    • small towns3 films
    • a wedding finale2 films
    • a scene-stealing pet2 films

    All 3 movies

    Newest first

    2000s

    3 films
    • 2009Angel and the Bad ManActor as Quirt Evans · Small Town5.1Weird 7/10
    • 2009Love Takes WingActor, Director as Ray Russell · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10
    • 2004The Trail to Hope RoseActor as Keenan Deerfield · Small Town5.9Weird 4/10

    Lou’s standouts

    • Love Takes Wing poster
      Highest ratedLove Takes Wing (2009)

      Best-reviewed of the 3, at 6.7/10

      6.7
    • Angel and the Bad Man poster
      Most divisiveAngel and the Bad Man (2009)

      Lowest-rated of the 3 — every filmography has one

      5.1

    In pictures

    A quick look at Lou’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Lou Diamond Phillips headshotLou Diamond Phillips
    • Angel and the Bad Man poster
    • Love Takes Wing poster
    • The Trail to Hope Rose poster

    Movies by year

    Lou Diamond Phillips Hallmark movies by release year12004200520062007200822009

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Lou Diamond Phillips been in?
    We have 3 Hallmark movies on file for Lou Diamond Phillips, spanning 2004–2009.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Lou Diamond Phillips known for?
    Lou is best known for romances set in small towns, often with a wedding finale.
    What is Lou Diamond Phillips's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Love Takes Wing (2009) has more audience votes than any other Lou Diamond Phillips Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Is Lou Diamond Phillips still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Lou Hallmark credit we have is from 2009; nothing later has turned up yet.
    What was Lou Diamond Phillips's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Lou Hallmark title we have is The Trail to Hope Rose (2004).
    Where is Lou Diamond Phillips from?
    Lou is from Naval Base Subic Bay.
    Is Lou Diamond Phillips married?
    Yes — Lou is married to Julie Cypher.
    What does Lou Diamond Phillips do in Hallmark movies?
    Lou Diamond Phillips works on Hallmark films as actor and director.

    Data & sources

    Lou’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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