Age: 64
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Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor as well as director and writer. His breakthrough role came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the film La Bamba. His other best known film roles are as Jose Chavez y Chavez in Young Guns I and II, Angel Guzman in Stand and Deliver for which he earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination, Hank Storm in Renegades, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman in Sioux City in which he was also director, Staff Sergeant John Monfriez in Courage Under Fire, Roy Knox in Brokedown Palace, and Wanda in Hollywood Homicide. He has also starred in many TV movies. His best known TV roles are as Lt. Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son, Henry Standing Bear on Longmire, Col. David Telford on Stargate Universe, Agent Ian Edgerton on Numb3rs, and John Kanin on Wolf Lake. He voices for animated series as Chief Bill Bayani on Firebuds, Victor Delgado on Elena of Valor, and Surak on The Lion Guard. He's had recurring roles on TV shows including Trese, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Goliath, NCIS: New Orleans, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Ranch, Southland, George Lopez, and 24. He has starred as himself on Cougar Town and You're the Worst. He's also guest starred on a number of shows including Bull, The Cleaning Lady, Search Party, Criminal Minds, Graves, Training Day, Ironside, Chuck, Psych, Law & Order: SVU, The Handler, The Twilight Zone (2002), Spin City, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt, Miami Vice, and Dallas (1985). He earned a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I. Outside of acting, he has become notable for finishing 186th in the 2009 World Series of Poker World Championships "No Limit Texas hold 'em" main event.
A naive young man named Chester taking a long distance Amtrak from NYC to his home in rural New Mexico. He carries with him his life savings of $250k. The naive yet good natured young Chester loudly tells his friend how much money he has on him and talks about how people are good and refuses to believe in a world of thieves. As such, he attracts the attention of Mitch and Paula, lovers who are also 2 expert thieves. Paula, newly pregnant, wants to leave the criminal world behind, but Mitch convinces her that they should take this last score off an easy mark before retiring. The pair sit with Chester and make small talk, but Chester foolishly takes his cash out & shows them. Something changes in Paula as she listens & changes her mind, convincing Mitch that he is too good hearted & they instead vow to protect him from becoming disillusioned in the world. Complications arise as Warren “Smiley” Johnson, and his band of pro thieves board the train. Smiley’s crew steals the money, only to have their pockets picked by Mitch & the money returned. This exposes Mitch as a master thief to Smiley, who tries to recruit him. When Mitch declines, the contest between the couple and Smiley’s gang quickly escalates, with Chester still completely unaware of the danger surrounding him.
