
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
John
2025

Dexter: New Blood
James Doakes · (1 episode)
2021

Vox Lux
2018

The Oath
Pastor Greg · (6 episodes)
2018

The Tank
Luke Millens
2017

The Good Fight
Jonah · (2 episodes)
2017

The Detour
Randy · (2 episodes)
2016

South of Hell
DeMar · (1 episode)
2015

Growing Up Fisher
Vice Prinicipal Collins · (1 episode)
2014

Banshee
Tim Hubbard · (4 episodes)
2013

Burn Notice
Bolo · (1 episode)
2007

Dexter
James Doakes · (25 episodes)
2006

Ice Princess
Chip Healey
2005

National Treasure
Agent Colfax
2004

CSI: Miami
Detective Fenwick · (1 episode)
2002

The Twilight Zone
Lenny · (1 episode)
2002

The Division
(1 episode)
2001

The District
Travis Haywood · (3 episodes)
2000

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
2000

Malcolm in the Middle
Agent Stone · (1 episode)
2000

Atomic Train
Beau Randall · (2 episodes)
1999

True Crime
Pussy Man
1999

Charmed
Dex · (1 episode)
1998

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Wayne Jackson
1998

Desperate Measures
Nate Oliver
1998

Oz
Moses Deyell · (4 episodes)
1997

Kindred: The Embraced
Sonny Toussaint · (8 episodes)
1996

JAG
Henry Banes · (1 episode)
1995
The Watcher
(1 episode)
1995

Touched by an Angel
Peter Lakes · (1 episode)
1994

Touched by an Angel
Kevin Carter · (1 episode)
1994

Diagnosis: Murder
Tommy Brackett · (1 episode)
1993

Missing Persons
Bobby Davison · (18 episodes)
1993

Joey Breaker
Hip Hop Hank
1993

The Pickle
Man with Beer
1993

Alex Haley's Queen
(3 episodes)
1993
The Round Table
(7 episodes)
1992

Stay Tuned
Pierce
1992
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
Paul Terranova · (2 episodes)
1991

Golden Years
Burton
1991

Golden Years
Burton · (3 episodes)
1991

Law & Order
Dorian 'Silky' Ford · (1 episode)
1990

Cadillac Man
Davey
1990

Sunset Beat
Tucson Smith
1990

Casualties of War
Brown
1989

Pretty Kill
Sullivan
1987

Street Smart
Reginald "Reggie" Liggens
1987

Matlock
(2 episodes)
1986