Erik LaRay Harvey

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

Early life

Harvey was born in Washington, D.C. In his youth, he aspired to be a dentist, but was drawn into acting when he saw a theatrical performance of The Wiz. Harvey graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in 1991.

Career

Harvey has performed in feature films, television series, and TV movies. Early TV roles include two episodes of Law & Order ; two episodes of NYPD Blue ; Now and Again; and Third Watch. He appears in two additional Law & Order series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Roles in feature films include Twister, The Caveman's Valentine and Rounders.
His two major roles have been on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire as Dunn Purnsley and the Netflix series Luke Cage as Willis "Diamondback" Stryker.