Why Did Eriq Leave Er? – Celebrity

Who plays Elizabeth Corday in Chicago?

As replacements, of sorts, for Stringfield in Season 4 of the series, Maria Bello’s Anna Del Amico was upped from recurring to a main cast member and Alex Kingston was hired as the newest surgeon at Chicago’s County General, Elizabeth Corday, visiting America on a fellowship to learn more about trauma surgery. At first, Corday clashed with her fellow surgeon colleague, Peter Benton (played by Eriq La Salle), but eventually the two started to date in the second half of Season 4. In Season 5, Corday chooses to remain in Chicago despite her fellowship being over, so she has to retake her residency, which causes some drama when Benton agrees to be her supervisor. After Corday makes a (luckily non-lethal) mistake due to being overworked, she and Benton amicably end their relationship.

TV URBAN LEGEND: Benton and Corday broke up on ER because Eriq La Salle asked the show’s producers to break the couple up.

Who did Eriq leave the show?

Eriq LaSalle exits the series pretty much the way regular viewers expect — and the way his storyline has been aiming the character of Dr. Peter Benton for much of the season. Benton is embroiled in a custody battle that forces him to choose his son or his job.

(And, oddly enough, John Mahoney — who started playing “Frasier’s” father a year later — starred as LaSalle’s mentor.)