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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 21, 1963
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Erik King
1.3 Popularity
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
Credits
Crybaby Bridge
as John
2025
0.0
Dexter: New Blood
as James Doakes
2021
8.0
Vox Lux
2018
5.8
The Oath
as Pastor Greg
2018
6.2
The Tank
as Luke Millens
2017
4.9
The Good Fight
as Jonah
2017
7.6
The Detour
as Randy
2016
7.1
South of Hell
as DeMar
2015
6.3
Growing Up Fisher
as Vice Prinicipal Collins
2014
6.5
Banshee
as Tim Hubbard
2013
8.0
Burn Notice
as Bolo
2007
7.5
Dexter
as James Doakes
2006
8.2
Ice Princess
as Chip Healey
2005
6.4
National Treasure
as Agent Colfax
2004
6.6
CSI: Miami
as Detective Fenwick
2002
7.7
The Twilight Zone
as Lenny
2002
7.2
The District
as Travis Haywood
2000
6.8
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
2000
5.8
Malcolm in the Middle
as Agent Stone
2000
8.5
Atomic Train
as Beau Randall
1999
4.8
True Crime
as Pussy Man
1999
6.5
Charmed
as Dex
1998
8.2
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Wayne Jackson
1998
3.9
Desperate Measures
as Nate Oliver
1998
6.0
Oz
as Moses Deyell
1997
8.0
Kindred: The Embraced
as Sonny Toussaint
1996
7.1
JAG
as Henry Banes
1995
7.3
🎬
The Watcher
1995
6.0
Touched by an Angel
as Peter Lakes
1994
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Kevin Carter
1994
7.2
Diagnosis: Murder
as Tommy Brackett
1993
7.1
Missing Persons
as Bobby Davison
1993
6.0
Joey Breaker
as Hip Hop Hank
1993
3.6
The Pickle
as Man with Beer
1993
4.8
Alex Haley's Queen
1993
7.2
🎬
The Round Table
1992
6.0
Stay Tuned
as Pierce
1992
6.2
🎬
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
as Paul Terranova
1991
0.0
Golden Years
as Burton
1991
6.0
Golden Years
as Burton
1991
5.8
Law & Order
as Dorian 'Silky' Ford
1990
7.4
Cadillac Man
as Davey
1990
5.8
Sunset Beat
as Tucson Smith
1990
7.0
Casualties of War
as Brown
1989
7.1
Pretty Kill
as Sullivan
1987
1.7
Street Smart
as Reginald "Reggie" Liggens
1987
6.0
Matlock
1986
7.1