Erik LaRay Harvey

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Erik LaRay Harvey
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Harvey in 2019
Born
Education New York University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Erik LaRay Harvey is an American actor known for his roles as Dunn Purnsley in Boardwalk Empire , [1] Willis Stryker / Diamondback in Luke Cage , and his role in The Charnel House (2016). [2]

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Early life

Harvey was born in Washington, D.C. [3] In his youth, he aspired to be a dentist, but was drawn into acting when he saw a theatrical performance of The Wiz . [4]

Career

Harvey has performed in feature films, television series, and TV movies. Early TV roles include two episodes of Law & Order (1994 and 1998); two episodes of NYPD Blue (1997 and 2003); Now and Again ; and Third Watch . [5] He appears in two additional Law & Order series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (two episodes; 2003 and 2013) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (one episode; 2005). [5] Roles in feature films include Twister , The Caveman's Valentine and Rounders . [5]

His two major roles have been on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire as Dunn Purnsley (2011–2013) [4] and the Netflix series Luke Cage as Willis "Diamondback" Stryker. [5] [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1996 Twister Eric
1998 Rounders Roy
2001 The Caveman's Valentine Young Rom
2001 K-PAX Security Guard
2003 Marci X Stage Manager
2004 Everyday People Bartender
2004 Proud Kevin / James Graham
2005Crazy for LoveOrderly
2014 Friends and Romans Qarl with a 'Q'
2016 The Charnel House Devin Pyles
2018 Proud Mary Reggie
2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Agent Solonas
2019 Bolden Bartley
2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Monroe

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994, 1998 Law & Order Marty Pine, Off. Anthony Loomis2 episodes
1997, 2003 NYPD Blue Wexler, Nathan Dale2 episodes
1999 Now and Again Cyrus JonesEpisode: "Pulp Turkey"
as Eric LaRay Harvey
2001 Third Watch ReddEpisode: "A Rock and a Hard Place"
as Eric LaRay Harvey
2003 Queens Supreme LawyerEpisode: "Mad About You"
as Eric LaRay Harvey
2003, 2013,
2022
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sam Randall, Randy Fowler, Jax Bell3 episodes
2004 Clubhouse OfficerEpisode: "Pilot"
as Eric LaRay Harvey
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Deputy WardenEpisode: "Prisoner"
as Eric Laray Harvey
2006 Brotherhood Lee MayberryEpisode: "Mark 8:36"
2011–2013 Boardwalk Empire Dunn Purnsley 15 episodes
2012 NYC 22 Sgt. CrownEpisode: "Self Cleaning Oven"
2014 and 2023 Chicago P.D. Devon Tucker and Lew Atwater2 episodes
2014 Believe Marcus Krakauer2 episodes
2016 Luke Cage Willis Stryker / Diamondback Series regular; 7 episodes
Nominated—SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
2017 Godless Elias Hobbs4 episodes
2018 Sneaky Pete Ray Chapman / BrattonEpisode: "Inside Out"
2018 Bull William FlaniganEpisode: "Keep Your Friends Close"
2018 The Blacklist FBI Agent Brandon GravesEpisode: "The Capricorn Killer (No. 19)"
2019–present Godfather of Harlem Del Chance

Video games

YearTitleRole
2014 Wolfenstein: The New Order Bombate

References

  1. Sarene Leeds (28 October 2013). "Dunn's Violent 'Boardwalk Empire' Exit". Rolling Stone.
  2. Damore, Meagan (May 25, 2016). "Look: New "Luke Cage" Photos Reveal Classic Marvel Comics Villain". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  3. "Erik LaRay Harvey Biography". TV Guide . Retrieved 2025-06-17. Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, United States,
  4. 1 2 "The Boardwalker: A Sit Down with Erik LaRay Harvey". Hydrogen-mag.com. September 4, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2016.[ dead link ]
  5. 1 2 3 4 Erik LaRay Harvey at IMDb
  6. Matadeen, Renaldo (June 26, 2018). "Luke Cage Season 2 Finally Gives Us Power Man's Biggest Enemy". CBR.com. Comic Book Resources.