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Eriq La Salle Biography

Birth Name:

Erik Ki La Salle

Birth Place:

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Profession

Actor, director, producer

Fast Facts

Was asked to leave a four-year program at Juilliard after two years because instructors didn't think he'd be able to overcome his inner-city speech patterns
Made his TV debut in 1985 as reporter Mike Rivers on One Life to Live
Earned three NAACP Image Awards for his work on ER as Dr
Peter Benton
Wrote, directed and starred in the 1996 short film Psalms from the Underground, about a black female militant; Mel Gibson later bought the rights
Founded the production company Humble Journey Films in 1997
Published his debut novel, Laws of Depravity, in 2012

2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
1999Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
1995Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated