Erik King

Erik King

Born

April 21, 1963 (62 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Crybaby Bridge

Crybaby Bridge

John

0.0

2025

Dexter: New Blood

Dexter: New Blood

James Doakes · (1 episode)

8.0

2021

Vox Lux

Vox Lux

5.8

2018

The Oath

The Oath

Pastor Greg · (6 episodes)

6.2

2018

The Tank

The Tank

Luke Millens

4.9

2017

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

Jonah · (2 episodes)

7.6

2017

The Detour

The Detour

Randy · (2 episodes)

7.1

2016

South of Hell

South of Hell

DeMar · (1 episode)

6.3

2015

Growing Up Fisher

Growing Up Fisher

Vice Prinicipal Collins · (1 episode)

6.5

2014

Banshee

Banshee

Tim Hubbard · (4 episodes)

8.0

2013

Burn Notice

Burn Notice

Bolo · (1 episode)

7.5

2007

Dexter

Dexter

James Doakes · (25 episodes)

8.2

2006

Ice Princess

Ice Princess

Chip Healey

6.4

2005

National Treasure

National Treasure

Agent Colfax

6.6

2004

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

Detective Fenwick · (1 episode)

7.7

2002

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Lenny · (1 episode)

7.2

2002

The Division

The Division

(1 episode)

7.0

2001

The District

The District

Travis Haywood · (3 episodes)

6.8

2000

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")

5.8

2000

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

Agent Stone · (1 episode)

8.5

2000

Atomic Train

Atomic Train

Beau Randall · (2 episodes)

4.8

1999

True Crime

True Crime

Pussy Man

6.5

1999

Charmed

Charmed

Dex · (1 episode)

8.2

1998

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Wayne Jackson

3.9

1998

Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

Nate Oliver

6.0

1998

Oz

Oz

Moses Deyell · (4 episodes)

8.0

1997

Kindred: The Embraced

Kindred: The Embraced

Sonny Toussaint · (8 episodes)

7.1

1996

JAG

JAG

Henry Banes · (1 episode)

7.3

1995

The Watcher

(1 episode)

6.0

1995

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Peter Lakes · (1 episode)

7.2

1994

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Kevin Carter · (1 episode)

7.2

1994

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

Tommy Brackett · (1 episode)

7.1

1993

Missing Persons

Missing Persons

Bobby Davison · (18 episodes)

6.0

1993

Joey Breaker

Joey Breaker

Hip Hop Hank

3.6

1993

The Pickle

The Pickle

Man with Beer

4.8

1993

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen

(3 episodes)

7.2

1993

The Round Table

(7 episodes)

6.0

1992

Stay Tuned

Stay Tuned

Pierce

6.2

1992

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

Paul Terranova · (2 episodes)

0.0

1991

Golden Years

Golden Years

Burton

5.8

1991

Golden Years

Golden Years

Burton · (3 episodes)

6.0

1991

Law & Order

Law & Order

Dorian 'Silky' Ford · (1 episode)

7.4

1990

Cadillac Man

Cadillac Man

Davey

5.8

1990

Sunset Beat

Sunset Beat

Tucson Smith

7.0

1990

Casualties of War

Casualties of War

Brown

7.2

1989

Pretty Kill

Pretty Kill

Sullivan

1.7

1987

Street Smart

Street Smart

Reginald "Reggie" Liggens

6.0

1987

Matlock

Matlock

(2 episodes)

7.1

1986