Erik Dellums

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.

Known For

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Koh (voice)

Doctor Dolittle

as Jeremy

The Wire

as Dr. Randall Frazier

Do the Right Thing

as Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)

The Doors

as Hairdresser

The Dragon Prince

as Aaravos (voice)

JAG

as Charlie Lynch

She's Gotta Have It

as Dog 3

How the Universe Works

as Self - Narrator

How the Universe Works

as Himself - Narrator