ERIQ LA SALLE Actor/director/producer 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 and Hugh Jackman in Logan. La Salle has maintained a prolific acting career while at

Eriq La Salle, best known for his role in the TV series “ER,” describes how discovering his passion for acting helped him find his purpose in life. Interview conducted for “Juilliard" from the archive. [VID: Interview with Eriq La Salle. Transcript: There are choices of what you want to be. I think there are choices to pursue it. And I remember I almost, I was almost held back because my grades were pretty bad. And I got into a play as a freshman. I did "A Raisin in the Sun," and there was an im