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Eriq La Salle

Erik Ki La Salle, professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. Best known for his performance in the film Coming to America (1988) and especially as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER (1994–2002; 2008–2009) which earned him three NAACP Image Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

English

Logan

2017
as Will Munson

ER

1994
as Peter Benton

Coming to America

1988
as Darryl Jenks

One Hour Photo

2002
as Det. James Van Der Zee

Jacob's Ladder

1990
as Frank

Color of Night

1994
as Anderson

Five Corners

1987
as Samuel Kemp

Ultimate Jordan

2001
as Narrator

Relative Stranger

2009
as Walter Clemons

Empty Cradle

1993
as Detective Knoll

Blackout

2012
as George

Mind Prey

1999
as Lucas Davenport

Rappin'

1985
as Ice

On Call

2025
as Sergeant Lasman

MegaFault

2009
as Charley 'Boomer' Baxter

Johnny Was

2006
as Julius

Inside Out

2006
as Doctor Peoples

Drop Squad

1994
as Bruford Jamison Jr

Magic Moments

1989
as Dancing Guy

Where Are the Children?

1986
as Deputy Bernie Miles

A Second Chance at Love

2022
as Jack Roberts

Director

Episode Chicago P.D.
Night in Chicago
2019
Episode Chicago P.D.
Captive
2018
Episode Battle Creek
Gingerbread Man
2015
Episode ER
The Family Man
2009
Episode Chicago P.D.
Infection (3)
2019
Movie Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault 1996
Episode Chicago P.D.
Familia
2019
Episode Chicago P.D.
A War Zone
2016
Episode Chicago Justice
Dead Meat
2017
Episode APB
Fueling Fires
2017
Episode Murder in the First
Black and Blue
2016
Episode CSI: NY
Pot of Gold
2010
Movie Crazy As Hell 2002
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Burned
2007
Episode Chicago P.D.
Tender Age
2021
Episode Chicago P.D.
The Forgotten
2019
Episode CSI: Cyber
Crowd Sourced
2015
Episode Chicago P.D.
Home
2017
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
An Inferior Product (2)
2021
Episode Under the Dome
Plan B
2015
Episode The Librarians (2014)
And the Steal of Fortune
2017
Episode Chicago P.D.
Profiles (1)
2018
Episode The Night Shift
Storm Watch
2014
Episode Chicago P.D.
Protect and Serve
2021
Episode Without a Trace
Desert Springs
2007
Episode The Twilight Zone (2002)
Memphis
2003
Episode A Gifted Man
In Case of Co-Dependents
2012
Episode Chicago P.D.
Fathers and Sons
2018
Episode Rosewood
Vandals and Vitamins
2015
Episode Lucifer
Wingman
2016
Episode Chicago Med
Alternative Medicine
2016
Episode The Night Shift
Recovery
2015
Episode The Messengers (2015)
Eye in the Sky
2015
Episode The Night Shift
Eyes Look Your Last
2015
Episode Once Upon a Time (2011)
Ruby Slippers
2016
Episode CSI: Cyber
Legacy
2016
Episode Crisis
Best Laid Plans
2014
Episode Chicago P.D.
Fighting Ghosts
2020
Episode Chicago P.D.
Reckoning
2019
Episode Law & Order
No Good Deed
2024
Episode Madam Secretary
Blame Canada
2014
Episode The Night Shift
Moving On
2015
Episode Ringer
I'm the Good Twin
2012
Episode Chicago P.D.
Homecoming (2)
2018
Episode Chicago P.D.
What Could Have Been
2019
Episode Chicago P.D.
The Devil You Know
2020
Episode Ringer
Oh Gawd, There's Two of Them?
2011
Episode First Kill
First Fight
2022
Episode Law & Order
Black and Blue
2022
Episode First Kill
First Date
2022
Episode The Night Shift
Darkest Before Dawn
2015
Episode Chicago P.D.
New Normal
2018
Episode Chicago P.D.
Burden of Truth (2)
2020
Movie Notes from Dad 2013
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
PTSD
2008
Episode Under the Dome
The Fall
2014
Episode Chicago P.D.
Doubt
2019
Episode Chicago Med
White Butterflies
2017
Episode Chicago P.D.
Reform
2017
Episode Soul Food
The More Things Change
2000
Episode Chicago P.D.
Silence of the Night
2020

Writer

Episode The Twilight Zone (2002)
Memphis
2003

Executive Producer

Series On Call 2025

Producer

Movie The Salton Sea 2002
Movie Mind Prey 1999

Guest Star

Episode Spenser: For Hire
Angel of Desolation
1986
Episode For Your Love
The Blaze of Glory
1970
Episode Under the Dome
Legacy
2015
Episode Without a Trace
The Calm Before
2006
Episode Today
June 18, 2014
2014
Episode The Twilight Zone (2002)
Memphis
2003
Episode B.L. Stryker
Winner Takes All
1990
Episode The Larry Sanders Show
Beverly's Secret
1998
Episode Under the Dome
Incandescence
2015
Episode A Different World
The Power of the Pen
1990
Episode Quantum Leap
A Song for the Soul
1992
Episode Knightwatch
Codes
1988