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