Biography
Erik Kilpatrick is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Curtis Jackson in the CBS series The White Shadow (1978–1981) and for film roles including Recovering Addict in New Jack City (1991), Cop #2 in Dead Again (1991), Dealer in Deep Cover (1992), and Street Guy #1 in Dolemite Is My Name (2019).
He is the son of actor Lincoln Kilpatrick and has appeared in numerous television series and films, including Hoodlum (1997), The Color of Friendship (2000), and episodes of NYPD Blue and Snowfall. Kilpatrick also directs and is the founder and artistic director of KOLA Theatre. He has stage credits, including productions of Death of a Salesman and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
