Erik King
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
Movie · as John
Dexter: Resurrection
TV · as Sergeant James Doakes · 1 ep
Boston Blue
TV · as Crispus "Chris" Williams · 1 ep
Vox Lux
Movie
The Oath
TV · as Pastor Greg · 6 eps
The Tank
Movie · as Luke Millens
The Good Fight
TV · as Jonah · 2 eps
The Detour
TV · as Randy · 2 eps
South of Hell
TV · as DeMar · 1 ep
Growing Up Fisher
TV · as Vice Prinicipal Collins · 1 ep
Banshee
TV · as Tim Hubbard · 4 eps
Born to Race
Movie · as Mr. Briggs
Burn Notice
TV · as Bolo · 1 ep
Dexter
TV · as James Doakes · 25 eps
Ice Princess
Movie · as Chip Healey
National Treasure
Movie · as Agent Colfax
CSI: Miami
TV · as Detective Fenwick · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Lenny · 1 ep
The Division
TV · 1 ep
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Movie · as Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
The District
TV · as Travis Haywood · 3 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Agent Stone · 1 ep
True Crime
Movie · as Pussy Man
Atomic Train
TV · as Beau Randall · 2 eps
Desperate Measures
Movie · as Nate Oliver
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Movie · as Wayne Jackson
Charmed
TV · as Dex · 1 ep
Oz
TV · as Moses Deyell · 11 eps
Kindred: The Embraced
TV · as Sonny Toussaint · 8 eps
JAG
TV · as Henry Banes · 1 ep
The Watcher
TV · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Peter Lakes, Kevin Carter · 1 ep
The Pickle
Movie · as Man with Beer
Joey Breaker
Movie · as Hip Hop Hank
Missing Persons
TV · as Bobby Davison · 18 eps
Alex Haley's Queen
TV · 3 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Tommy Brackett · 1 ep
Stay Tuned
Movie · as Pierce
The Round Table
TV · 7 eps
Golden Years
Movie · as Burton
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
TV · as Paul Terranova · 2 eps
Golden Years
TV · as Burton · 3 eps
Cadillac Man
Movie · as Davey
Law & Order
TV · as Dorian 'Silky' Ford · 1 ep
Sunset Beat
TV · as Tucson Smith · 6 eps
Casualties of War
Movie · as Brown
Pretty Kill
Movie · as Sullivan
Street Smart
Movie · as Reginald 'Reggie' Liggens
Matlock
TV · as Ron Jaffe · 2 eps