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Erik Dellums

Erik Dellums

Erik Todd Dellums (born September 23, 1964) is an American actor and narrator. On television, he is known for playing the drug kingpin Luther Mahoney on Homicide: Life on the Street (1996 - 1998) and Dr. Randall Frazier on The Wire (2002 - 2004). He voiced Koh in Avatar: The Last Aribender (2005) and Aaravos in The Dragon Prince (2018 - 2024). Dellums also has performed voice work in video games, including the roles of radio DJ Three Dog in the Fallout 3 (2008), Nazir in Skyrim (2011), and Prince Arcann, Thexan, and Oggo in Knights of the Fallen Empire (2015). Dellums appeared in minor parts in the Spike Lee films She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), and Do the Right Thing (1989). He is the son of Ron Dellums, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 - 1998 and as the Mayor of Oakland from 2007 - 2011.

Known for

The Spoiled
The Spoiled
2021 • Astaroth
Camp D.O.A.
Camp D.O.A.
2004 • Watcher
Boycott
Boycott
2001 • Bayard Rustin
Blackmale
Blackmale
2000 • Victor
The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship
2000 • Oliver
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
1998 • Jeremy
The Doors
The Doors
1991 • Hairdresser
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
1989 • Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)

Full filmography

The Spoiled
The Spoiled
2021 • Astaroth
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Camp D.O.A.
Camp D.O.A.
2004 • Watcher
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Boycott
Boycott
2001 • Bayard Rustin
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Blackmale
Blackmale
2000 • Victor
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The Doors
The Doors
1991 • Hairdresser
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Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
1989 • Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)
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School Daze
School Daze
1988 • Slim Daddy
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Good to Go
Good to Go
1986 • Bam-Bam
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Erik Dellums – Biography, Known For & Filmography