Eriq La Salle Returning To ER

Original ER cast member Eriq La Salle is returning to the show as a director reports Variety. La Salle, who left the series in 2002 to write and direct TV and features, has been set to direct an episode of the long-running NBC drama that will air in February. This is the show’s final season. “In the years since Eriq left ‘ER’ he’s established himself as a very accomplished director,” the show’s exec producer David Zabel said. “We’re all thrilled to have him contributing a different talent to a show that he’s already contributed so much to.” La Salle’s recent directing credits include two episodes of Law & Order: SVU and Without A Trace. as well as the HBO film Rebound. La Salle’s next on-camera appearance comes when he stars in Hallmark Channel’s Relative Stranger, which airs next March.