Erik King
Born: 1963-04-21 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Crybaby Bridge as John
2025
- Dexter: Resurrection as Sergeant James Doakes
2021
- Dexter: New Blood as James Doakes
2017
- The Good Fight as Jonah
- The Tank as Luke Millens
2016
- The Detour as Randy
2015
- South of Hell as DeMar
2014
- Growing Up Fisher as Vice Prinicipal Collins
2013
- Banshee as Tim Hubbard
2011
- Born to Race as Mr. Briggs
2007
- Burn Notice as Bolo
2006
- Dexter as James Doakes
2005
- Ice Princess as Chip Healey
2004
- National Treasure as Agent Colfax
2002
- CSI: Miami as Detective Fenwick
- The Twilight Zone as Lenny
2001
2000
- Malcolm in the Middle as Agent Stone
- The District as Travis Haywood
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
1999
- True Crime as Pussy Man
- Atomic Train as Beau Randall
1998
- Charmed as Dex
- Desperate Measures as Nate Oliver
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Wayne Jackson
1997
- Oz as Moses Deyell
1996
- Kindred: The Embraced as Sonny Toussaint
1995
- JAG as Henry Banes
- The Watcher
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Peter Lakes
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Tommy Brackett
- Alex Haley's Queen
- Missing Persons as Bobby Davison
- The Pickle as Man with Beer
- Joey Breaker as Hip Hop Hank
1992
- Stay Tuned as Pierce
- The Round Table
1991
- Golden Years as Burton
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story as Paul Terranova
- Golden Years as Burton
1990
- Law & Order as Dorian 'Silky' Ford
- Cadillac Man as Davey
- Sunset Beat as Tucson Smith
1989
- Casualties of War as Brown
1987
- Street Smart as Reginald "Reggie" Liggens
- Pretty Kill as Sullivan
1986
- Matlock as Ron Jaffe