Erik King

Known for ActingBorn 1963-04-21 (age 63)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Sunset Beat

Dexter: Resurrection

Malcolm in the Middle

Dexter

Charmed

Dexter: New Blood

Banshee

Oz

CSI: Miami

The Good Fight

Burn Notice

The Detour

JAG

Law & Order

Touched by an Angel

The Twilight Zone

The Division

Casualties of War

Diagnosis: Murder

Kindred: The Embraced

Born to Race

Matlock

Alex Haley's Queen

The Watcher

The Round Table

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

The District

National Treasure

South of Hell

True Crime

Ice Princess

The Oath

Growing Up Fisher

Missing Persons

Golden Years

Stay Tuned

Desperate Measures

Vox Lux

Street Smart

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Cadillac Man

Golden Years

Crybaby Bridge

The Tank

The Pickle

Atomic Train

Joey Breaker

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn