Owning The Narrative: Insights From A Master Storyteller

Eriq La Salle is best known to worldwide television audiences for his award-winning portrayal of Dr. Peter Benton on the medical drama ER. Educated at Juilliard and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, his credits range from Broadway to film roles, starring alongside Eddie Murphy in Coming to America, Robin Williams in One Hour Photo, and Hugh Jackman in Logan. La Salle has maintained a prolific acting career while also taking the helm as director for HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Amazon Prime, ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS productions. His craft as a crime writer was honed over his many seasons as a key member of the Dick Wolf Entertainment team, which include four years as executive producer and director on Chicago PD, in addition to directing episodes of Law & Order, Law and Order SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime. La Salle joins Beyond The Hype to provide insights on topics ranging from the impact of artificial intelligence on the film industry, to his success as the author of a series of critically-acclaimed thrillers—Laws of Depravity, Laws of Wrath, and Laws of Annihilation.

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