Lou Diamond Phillips
Veteran film and television star Lou Diamond Phillips has been cast on Stargate Universe, The Hollywood Reporter has just announced.
Phillips will play Colonel Telford, “a lifelong military man and the chosen leader of the ill-fated expedition,” according to the report.
Now age 47, Phillips stormed onto the acting scene in the role of Ritchie Valens in 1987’s La Bamba. He appeared in Young Guns and Young Guns II, Supernova, and many other films. On television, he has appeared on 24, The Twilight Zone, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and much more. He has a recurring role on Numb3rs, and in 2005 he collaborated with Stargate movie producer Dean Devlin on the SCI FI Channel miniseries The Triangle.
It is not yet known if Phillips will be a full-time, permanent member of SGU‘s cast — which already boasts the star power of Scottish film actor Robert Carlyle (“Dr. Nicholas Rush”) — or if he’ll be a recurring or one-off guest star. Stargate Atlantis launched with a big guest appearance by Robert Patrick (“Col. Marshall Sumner”), whose character was killed off in the pilot episode.
When reached for comment, an MGM representative refused to give up any such qualifiers on the Universe cast.
THR also confirmed that Universe is aiming for an October premiere in the United States (story).
MGM and SCI FI are expected to confirm today’s four big casting announcements with an official press release this week. Keep your browser locked on GateWorld and the Stargate Universe Launch Center for more on the new series in the days and weeks to come!
(Thanks to Morjana for the tip!)
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It would be awesome if he were a permanent member of the cast. He's such a great actor.
Awesome piece of casting! Whether he's a regular or recurring or just a guest star...to have him a part of "Stargate: Universe" is a joy!
Say what??? Lou Diamond Phillips???? Don't get me wrong, I liked some of his films. But on Stargate... Alright, when it Jack Nicholson coming onboard? Or perhaps Jim Carry or Robin Williams???? This will bode interesting.
Totally unexpected, but very good news. Yet another reason to look forward to SGU.
Are you friggin Kidding Me? Lou is a washed up, overacting, stale actor. I certainly hope he is not a regular on the show. Robert Patrick should have made a plea to stay on.
I look forward to SGU, if for no other reason than they took away Atlantis, and scifi is the best genre.
Too bad that he wasn't cast as Col. Nash, then I would have watched this show regularly. I think that he will be the Robert Patrick of this show, killed before the season premiere ends...
Lou does sci-fi well and can act well as a bad-ass. I look forward to seeing him and hope he is a regular. Can't wait till October. Can't wait till they have some trailers to tease us with!
@Cheapshot, go fly a kite. Your comment is really offensive. Lou Diamond Phillip is an underrated actor if you ask me. I'm glad they got him but I am very afraid for the production of this show. I mean what is the budget per episode? But I guess since there is only one Stargate show on tv and Battlestar Galactica is signing off the SCIFI network will have alot of free salary caps available. I think I'll give this show a shot now that they have some real stars on the show because let's face it Atlantis had no real stars and SG1 only has RDA.
i love him in numbers.
@cheap shot
remember the vision statment?? POSTIVE onLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well i think it is a given not all of these will be permanent cast members. With the 3 women cast he make 9. someone will not survive the first 3 episodes( all 3 being the opening show)
I think he is going to be the Robert Patrick of this show. Chance are one of the other 8 will be killed of towards the end of the first year.
No permanent alien character? Thats a first for Stargate.