Eriq La Salle (Dr. Peter Benton)
Eriq La Salle played the slightly arrogant single dad Dr. Peter Benton on "ER" for eight seasons. While still acting on "ER," La Salle turned his sights to working behind the camera. He directed the TV movie "Rebound"; the feature "Crazy as Hell"; and such TV shows as "ER," "The Twilight Zone," "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," and "Without a Trace." In 2012, he helmed the Hallmark TV movie "Playing Father," ...
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Eriq La Salle played the slightly arrogant single dad Dr. Peter Benton on "ER" for eight seasons. While still acting on "ER," La Salle turned his sights to working behind the camera. He directed the TV movie "Rebound"; the feature "Crazy as Hell"; and such TV shows as "ER," "The Twilight Zone," "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," and "Without a Trace." In 2012, he helmed the Hallmark TV movie "Playing Father," starring Michael Beach and Eddie Cibrian.
On the big screen, he moved on from playing Dr. Benton to appearing in the Robin Williams movie "One Hour Photo" and the crime drama "Johnny Was." On TV, he appeared in "Covert Affairs," "24," and HBO's "How to Make It in America." For one season last year, he played Evan Morris on "A Gifted Man" alongside Patrick Wilson. Their series was canceled after 16 episodes.
La Salle also published his first novel in 2012. "Laws of Depravity" is a crime drama about a serial killer who attacks clergymen.
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