Eriq La Salle
Biography
Eriq La Salle is an American actor and director born on July 23, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut. He is known for his work in film and television, including the film Coming to America and his performance as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER. His role on ER spanned from 1994 to 2002, with a return in 2009, and earned him three NAACP Image Awards, along with nominations for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. His acting credits also include appearances in productions such as Logan, Quantum Leap, and Under Suspicion.
Career overview
Eriq La Salle is an American actor and director born on July 23, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut. He is known for his work in both film and television. Among his film credits, he is recognized for his appearances in Coming to America, Logan: Wolverine, Under Suspicion, and Quantum Leap.
In television, La Salle achieved widespread recognition for his performance as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER. He appeared on the series from 1994 to 2002 and again in 2009. His work on the program earned him three NAACP Image Awards, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. Throughout his career, La Salle has accumulated numerous known acting credits across various film and television projects.
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- On Call (2025) as Sergeant Lasman
- On Call (2025) Executive Producer
- On Call (2025) Director
- A Second Chance at Love (2022) as Jack Roberts
- Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) Director
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- FBI (2018) Director
- Logan (2017) as Will Munson
- Lucifer (2016) Director
- Angie Tribeca (2016) as Dr. Brainerd
- Chicago Med (2015) Director
- Rosewood (2015) Director
- Battle Creek (2015) Director
- The Messengers (2015) Director
- Chicago P.D. (2014) Director
- Chicago P.D. (2014) Executive Producer
- Chicago P.D. (2014) Co-Executive Producer
- Madam Secretary (2014) Director
- The Librarians (2014) Director
- The Night Shift (2014) Director
- Crisis (2014) Director
- Under the Dome (2013) as Hektor Martin
- Under the Dome (2013) Director
- Notes from Dad (2013) Director
- Blackout (2012) as George
- Once Upon a Time (2011) Director
- A Gifted Man (2011) Director
- Blackout (2011) as George
- MegaFault (2009) as Charley 'Boomer' Baxter
- Relative Stranger (2009) as Walter Clemons
- King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007) as Self
- Johnny Was (2006) as Julius
- Inside Out (2005) as Doctor Peoples
- Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005) as Self - Presenter
- CSI: NY (2004) Director
- Retrosexual: The '80s (2004) as (archive footage)
- Biker Boyz (2003) as Tariq "Slick Will" (uncredited)
- Without a Trace (2002) as Aaron Gibbs
- Without a Trace (2002) Director
- The Twilight Zone (2002) as Ray Ellison
- The Twilight Zone (2002) Director
- One Hour Photo (2002) as James Van Der Zee
- The Salton Sea (2002) Producer
- Crazy As Hell (2002)
- Crazy As Hell (2002) Director
- Crazy As Hell (2002) Producer
- 24 (2001) as UN Secretary General
- Ultimate Jordan (2001) as Narrator
- Soul Food (2000) Director
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) Director
- Mind Prey (1999) as Lucas Davenport
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self
- Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond (1996) as Narrator
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) as Diego
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) Director
- ER (1994) as Peter Benton
- ER (1994) as Peter B
- ER (1994) Director
- Color of Night (1994) as Anderson
- ER: 24 Hours (1994) as Peter Benton
- Drop Squad (1994) as Bruford Jamison Jr
- Empty Cradle (1993) as Detective Knoll
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Eriq La Salle
- The Human Factor (1992) as Michael Stoven
- Eyes of a Witness (1991) as Mchumbo
- Murder in Oakland (1991) as Eric
- Law & Order (1990) Director
- Jacob's Ladder (1990) as Frank
- Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990) as Jack Spade
- Quantum Leap (1989) as Bobby Lee
- When We Were Young (1989) as Virgil Hawkins
- Magic Moments (1989) as Dancing Guy (uncredited)
- Coming to America (1988) as Darryl Jenks
- What Price Victory (1988) as Trumayne James
- A Different World (1987) as Professor Paul Mann
- Five Corners (1987) as Samuel Kemp
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Eric
- Where are the Children? (1986) as Deputy Bernie Miles
- Teen Father (1986) as Charlie
- Out of the Darkness (1985) as Bobby
- Rappin' (1985) as Ice
- Cut and Run (1985) as Fargas
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Smoker (uncredited)