Name
Erik King
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-04-21 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
Erik King is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sgt. Doakes on Showtime's television series Dexter. He is also known for his roles as Moses Deyell on Oz, and as Bobby Davidson in Missing Persons
King, whose father was a policeman, attended The Duke Ellington High School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and later attended Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Early roles for King were in TV series such as Matlock, NYPD Blue and JAG. In 1990, he starred in the short-lived ABC police drama Sunset Beat. He appeared as Moses Deyell in HBO's television series Oz. Other episodic work includes Malcolm in the Middle, Charmed and CSI: Miami. King appeared on The District as Travis Hayward, as well as CBS' Touched by an Angel.
King has appeared in multiple feature films, including the adventure film National Treasure[1] and the thriller Desperate Measures.
King's prominence rose with his role as police detective James Doakes in the Showtime TV series Dexter. He starred in 24 episodes from the pilot in 2006 to the last episode of Season 2 in 2007. For his portrayal as the main antagonist of the show, he received a Saturn Award nomination in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor on Television. He said of his role that:
What I love about Sgt. Doakes is that when you run into a cop, a lot of them are fair, even-minded guys; but there are a lot of guys who are hard-asses and I love the fact that I get to play it.
He was a spokesman for Michelin tires.
Known For
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- 2004 National Treasure as Agent Colfax
- 1989 Casualties of War as Brown
- 1991 Golden Years as Burton
- 1993 The Pickle as Man with Beer
- 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
- 1998 Desperate Measures as Nate Oliver
- 1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Wayne Jackson
- 1987 Pretty Kill as Sullivan
- 1992 Stay Tuned as Pierce
- 1993 Joey Breaker as Hip Hop Hank
- 1999 True Crime as Pussy Man
- 2005 Ice Princess as Chip Healey
- 2017 The Tank as Luke Millens
- 1990 Cadillac Man as Davey
- 2018 Vox Lux
- 1987 Street Smart as Reginald 'Reggie' Liggens
- 2026 Crybaby Bridge as John
- 2011 Born to Race as Mr. Briggs
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Dorian 'Silky' Ford
- 2000 The District ( 3 episodes ) as Travis Haywood
- 2002 CSI: Miami ( 1 episode ) as Detective Fenwick
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Peter Lakes
- 1986 Matlock ( 2 episodes ) as Ron Jaffe
- 1997 Oz ( 11 episodes ) as Moses Deyell
- 2007 Burn Notice ( 1 episode ) as Bolo
- 1996 Kindred: The Embraced ( 8 episodes ) as Sonny Toussaint
- 1995 JAG ( 1 episode ) as Henry Banes
- 1993 Missing Persons ( 18 episodes ) as Bobby Davison
- 1995 The Watcher ( 1 episode )
- 1992 The Round Table ( 7 episodes )
- 1993 Alex Haley's Queen ( 3 episodes )
- 2006 Dexter ( 25 episodes ) as James Doakes
- 2002 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Lenny
- 2013 Banshee ( 4 episodes ) as Tim Hubbard
- 2016 The Detour ( 2 episodes ) as Randy
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Tommy Brackett
- 2017 The Good Fight ( 2 episodes ) as Jonah
- 1998 Charmed ( 1 episode ) as Dex
- 2015 South of Hell ( 1 episode ) as DeMar
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Kevin Carter
- 2000 Malcolm in the Middle ( 1 episode ) as Agent Stone
- 2018 The Oath ( 6 episodes ) as Pastor Greg
- 2014 Growing Up Fisher ( 1 episode ) as Vice Prinicipal Collins
- 1991 Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story ( 2 episodes ) as Paul Terranova
- 1991 Golden Years ( 3 episodes ) as Burton
- 2001 The Division ( 1 episode )
- 2025 Dexter: Resurrection ( 1 episode ) as Sergeant James Doakes
- 1990 Sunset Beat ( 6 episodes ) as Tucson Smith
- 1999 Atomic Train ( 2 episodes ) as Beau Randall
- 2025 Boston Blue ( 1 episode ) as Crispus "Chris" Williams
