Actor/director Eriq La Salle is best known to worldwide television audiences for his award-winning portrayal of the commanding Dr. Peter Benton on the critically acclaimed and history-making medical drama "ER." Educated at Juilliard and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, his credits range from Broadway to film roles opposite Eddie Murphy in "Coming to America" and Robin Williams in "One Hour Photo." La Salle has maintained a prolific acting career while at the same time working steadily as a director, taking the helm for HBO and Showtime in addition to episodics such as "Law & Order, CSI: New York" and "A Gifted Man," to name a few. Last year marked the beginning of the third element of his multifaceted career with the publication of his first novel in a trilogy, the highly praised page-turner thriller Laws of Depravity. TWITTER.COM/ERIQLASALLE23 FACEBOOK.COM/ERIQLASALLE WEBSITE: IAMERIQLASALLE.

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