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Erik Dellums

Erik Dellums

Acting1964San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

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.

Acting History

Future
Mysterious Journeys
TVas Narrator
2021
The Spoiled
as Astaroth
2018
The Dragon Prince
TVas Aaravos (voice)28 eps
2013
Homeland
TVas Doctor1 eps
2012
How the Universe Works
TVas Himself - Narrator / Self - Narrator16 eps
2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TVas Koh (voice)2 eps
2004
Camp D.O.A.
as Watcher
2002
The Wire
TVas Dr. Randall Frazier5 eps
2001
Boycott
as Bayard Rustin
1999
JAG
TVas Charlie Lynch1 eps
1998
1996
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Luther Mahoney6 eps
1991
The Doors
as Hairdresser
1989
Do the Right Thing
as Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)
1988
School Daze
as Slim Daddy
1986

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/23/1964(61 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA