Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American actor whose career was launched with the role of Ritchie Valens in the 1987 movie La Bamba. He is of mixed descent; Scottish-Irish, Hawaiian, and Cherokee from his father's side; and Filipino, Spanish and Chinese from his mother's side. He will play the role of Colonel Telford in the upcoming series Stargate Universe.

Trivia

 * Early character descriptions have led some fans to compare the character of Telford to that of Marshall Sumner. Sumner was played by Robert Patrick, who beat Phillips to the role of Agent John Doggett in the series X-Files.