---
name: "Erik Dellums"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/erik-dellums"
fi1m_id: "erik-dellums"
imdb_id: "nm0217529"
tmdb_id: 1607841
wikidata_id: "Q5388553"
roles: []
born: "23 September 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T01:17:15.697523+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Erik Dellums

## Identity

Erik Dellums

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/erik-dellums
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** erik-dellums
- **IMDb ID:** nm0217529
- **TMDB ID:** 1607841
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5388553
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Dellums, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5388553, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217529/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1607841

Actor. Born 23 September 1964 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 23 September 1964, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1986–1998
- **Also known as:** Erik Todd Dellums
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (2), 1990s 50 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $339m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Dellums, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5388553, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217529/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1607841

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Doctor Dolittle*](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Erik Todd Dellums is an American actor and voice artist. He is the son of politician Ron Dellums. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in political science in 1986 and began his career with small roles in films directed by Spike Lee.

Dellums played Jeremy in *Doctor Dolittle* (1998). On television, he portrayed Luther Mahoney in *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1996–1998) and Dr. Randall Frazier in *The Wire* (2002–2004). His voice work includes Koh in *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (2005), Aaravos in *The Dragon Prince* (2018–2024), Three Dog in the video game *Fallout 3* (2008) and Nazir in *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim* (2011).

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, en.wikipedia.org, eriktodddellums.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *Doctor Dolittle* (1998), Fi1m 50, as Jeremy — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md)
- *She's Gotta Have It* (1986), Fi1m 68, as Dog 3 — [page](https://film.one/film/shes-gotta-have-it.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Do the Right Thing* (1989), Fi1m 93, as Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Spoiled* (2021), as Astaroth
- *The Dragon Prince* (2018), series, as Aaravos (voice)
- *The Storyteller: Fallout* (2013), series, as Three Dog
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Doctor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (2005), series, as Koh (voice)
- *Jonny Zero* (2005), series, as Antoine Negasi
- *Camp D.O.A.* (2004), as Watcher
- *The Wire* (2002), series, as Dr. Randall Frazier — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Boycott* (2001), as Bayard Rustin
- *Blackmale* (2000), as Victor
- *The Beat* (2000), series, Actor
- *The Color of Friendship* (2000), as Oliver
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1998), as Jeremy — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md)
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Charlie Lynch
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Luther Mahoney — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *The Doors* (1991), as Hairdresser
- *Do the Right Thing* (1989), as Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing.md)
- *School Daze* (1988), as Slim Daddy
- *She's Gotta Have It* (1986), as Dog 3 — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/shes-gotta-have-it.md)
- *Good to Go* (1986), as Bam-Bam
- *Mysterious Journeys*, series, as Narrator

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