Eriq La Salle

ACTING

1962-07-23 (63)

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Biography

Eriq La Salle (born July 23, 1962) is an American actor and director, known for Coming to America and ER.

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Biography

Eriq La Salle (born July 23, 1962) is an American actor and director, known for Coming to America and ER.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Cut and Run(1985)

3.9

apperead as

Fargas

Rappin'(1985)

apperead as

Ice

Out of the Darkness(1985)

apperead as

Bobby

Where are the Children?(1986)

apperead as

Deputy Bernie Miles

Teen Father(1986)

apperead as

Charlie

A Different World(1987)

5.7

apperead as

Professor Paul Mann

Five Corners(1987)

4.5

apperead as

Samuel Kemp

Coming to America(1988)

6.1

apperead as

Darryl Jenks

What Price Victory(1988)

apperead as

Trumayne James

Quantum Leap(1989)

6.8

apperead as

Bobby Lee

Magic Moments(1989)

apperead as

Dancing Guy (uncredited)

When We Were Young(1989)

apperead as

Virgil Hawkins

Law & Order(1990)

work as

Director

Jacob's Ladder(1990)

6.3

apperead as

Frank

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade(1990)

apperead as

Jack Spade

Murder in Oakland(1991)

apperead as

Eric

The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

6.4

apperead as

Eriq La Salle

Empty Cradle(1993)

apperead as

Detective Knoll

Color of Night(1994)

4.3

apperead as

Anderson

ER(1994)

6.6

apperead as

Peter Benton

work as

Director

Drop Squad(1994)

apperead as

Bruford Jamison Jr

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault poster

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault(1996)

5.9

apperead as

Diego

work as

Director

Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond(1996)

apperead as

Narrator

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

7.2

work as

Director

Mind Prey(1999)

apperead as

Lucas Davenport

Soul Food(2000)

work as

Director

24(2001)

6.8

apperead as

UN Secretary General

Ultimate Jordan(2001)

apperead as

Narrator

Without a Trace(2002)

apperead as

Aaron Gibbs

work as

Director

One Hour Photo(2002)

5.5

apperead as

James Van Der Zee

The Salton Sea(2002)

5.3

work as

Producer

The Twilight Zone(2002)

5.9

apperead as

Ray Ellison

work as

Director

Biker Boyz(2003)

4.9

apperead as

Tariq "Slick Will" (uncredited)

CSI: NY(2004)

6.1

work as

Director

Inside Out(2005)

apperead as

Doctor Peoples

Johnny Was(2006)

apperead as

Julius

MegaFault(2009)

3.7

apperead as

Charley 'Boomer' Baxter

Relative Stranger(2009)

apperead as

Walter Clemons

Once Upon a Time(2011)

6.3

work as

Director

A Gifted Man(2011)

work as

Director

Blackout(2011)

apperead as

George

Blackout(2012)

apperead as

George

Under the Dome(2013)

6.4

apperead as

Hektor Martin

work as

Director

Notes from Dad(2013)

work as

Director

Crisis(2014)

work as

Director

Chicago P.D.(2014)

7.8

work as

Director, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer

The Night Shift(2014)

6.2

work as

Director

Madam Secretary(2014)

5.7

work as

Director

The Librarians(2014)

5.9

work as

Director

The Messengers(2015)

work as

Director

Battle Creek(2015)

5.6

work as

Director

Chicago Med(2015)

7.3

work as

Director

Rosewood(2015)

5.1

work as

Director

Angie Tribeca(2016)

apperead as

Dr. Brainerd

Lucifer(2016)

8.3

work as

Director

Logan(2017)

7.6

apperead as

Will Munson

FBI(2018)

6.7

work as

Director

Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021)

6.7

work as

Director

A Second Chance at Love(2022)

apperead as

Jack Roberts

On Call(2025)

6.1

apperead as

Sergeant Lasman

work as

Executive Producer, Director