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Erik King

Erik King

Actor

Born April 21, 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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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.

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Crybaby Bridge Poster

Crybaby Bridge Feature Film2026John

Dexter: Resurrection Poster

Dexter: Resurrection TV Series2025James Doakes

The Oath Poster

The Oath TV Series2018Pastor Greg

Vox Lux Feature Film2018

The Good Fight Poster

The Good Fight TV Series2017Jonah

The Tank Poster

The Tank Feature Film2017Luke Millens

The Detour Poster

The Detour TV Series2016Harris

South of Hell Poster

South of Hell TV Series2015Demar

Growing Up Fisher Poster

Growing Up Fisher TV Series2014Vice Prinicipal Collins

Banshee TV Series2013Dr. Tim Hubbard

Mistresses Poster

Mistresses TV Series2013Eliot Mead

Born to Race Poster

Born to Race Video2011Mr. Briggs

Memphis Beat Poster

Memphis Beat TV Series2010Ron Funk

Burn Notice Poster

Burn Notice TV Series2007Bolo

Dexter TV Series2006Sgt. James Doakes

Ice Princess Poster

Ice Princess Feature Film2005Chip Healey

National Treasure Poster

National Treasure Feature Film2004Agent Colfax

CSI: Miami Poster

CSI: Miami TV Series2002Detective Fenwick

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series2002Lenny

The Division Poster

The Division TV Series20011 episode, 2004

Malcolm in the Middle Poster

Malcolm in the Middle TV Series2000Agent Stone

The District Poster

The District TV Series2000Travis Haywood

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Poster

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Feature Film2000Police officer

Atomic Train Poster

Atomic Train Mini-Series1999Beau Randall

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story Poster

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story TV Movie1999Paul Terranova

True Crime Poster

True Crime Feature Film1999Pussy Man

Any Day Now Poster

Any Day Now TV Series1998Reggie Rhodes

Charmed TV Series1998Dex

Desperate Measures Poster

Desperate Measures Feature Film1998Nate Oliver

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Poster

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Feature Film1997Wayne Jackson

Oz TV Series1997Moses Deyell

Kindred: The Embraced Poster

Kindred: The Embraced TV Series1996Sonny Toussaint

JAG TV Series1995Captain Henry Banes

The Invaders Poster

The Invaders Mini-Series1995Dr. Josh Webber

The Watcher Poster

The Watcher TV Series19951 episode, 1995

M.A.N.T.I.S. Poster

M.A.N.T.I.S. TV Series1994Justin Battle

Touched by an Angel Poster

Touched by an Angel TV Series1994Kevin Carter

Diagnosis Murder Poster

Diagnosis Murder TV Series1993Tommy Brackett

Joey Breaker Poster

Joey Breaker Feature Film1993Hip Hop Hank

Missing Persons Poster

Missing Persons TV Series1993Investigator Bobby Davison

NYPD Blue Poster

NYPD Blue TV Series1993Billy Stubbs

Queen Mini-Series1993

The Pickle Poster

The Pickle Feature Film1993Man with beer

Stay Tuned Poster

Stay Tuned Feature Film1992Pierce

The Round Table Poster

The Round Table TV Series1992Wade Carter

Golden Years Poster

Golden Years TV Series1991Burton

Cadillac Man Poster

Cadillac Man Feature Film1990Davey

Law & Order Poster

Law & Order TV Series1990Dorian 'Silky' Ford

Sunset Beat Poster

Sunset Beat TV Series1990Tucson Smith

A Man Called Hawk Poster

A Man Called Hawk TV Series1989Street Brother

Babycakes Poster

Babycakes TV Movie1989

Casualties of War Poster

Casualties of War Feature Film1989Brown

Street Smart Poster

Street Smart Feature Film1987Reggie

Tomorrow's a Killer Poster

Tomorrow's a Killer Feature Film1987Sullivan

Matlock TV Series1986Ron Jaffe

Spenser: For Hire Poster

Spenser: For Hire TV Series1985Louis Harper

Kennedy Mini-Series1983Young Black Man

Neighborhood Watch Poster

Neighborhood Watch Feature FilmDean Cooper

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