After watching Erik's performance as Gordo Castillo in Power Book II: Ghost, most fans would agree no one could play the role like him. However, Erik revealed that he originally auditioned to play the role of a now deceased drug dealer.

"The casting process was actually really exciting," Erik told us. "I had initially auditioned for international Guap. And I filmed that, in my bedroom, I did a little self tape for it and sent it in, and then went on vacation. I was in Mexico, and I got an email back from the casting team that they said they really liked my tape."

Surprisingly, Erik was not offered the role of International Guap and found himself being considered for the role of Gordo Castillo.

"They sent me the breakdown and I said, 'Wow, this sounds a lot like me in a lot of ways," Erik said. "So I filmed [a self-tape] in a hotel in Mexico. When I got back, I had an email offering me the role and a lay out of the details. It was a really fast turnaround time. I had a week or two from getting that email to finally being in the Brooklyn studio. So it happened very fast."

Gordo's time on Power Book II: Ghost was short-lived, but that doesn't mean we won't see him again. The writing team is known to re-introduce past characters on the show — alive or dead —in creative ways.

Given that Gordo made a huge impact on the show, we're sure it's only a mater of time before he spins the block in same way, shape, or form.

Catch new episodes of Power Book II: Ghost Fridays at 8 p.m. EST on Starz.