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Erik King
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Erik King
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-04-21,Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

National Treasure

6.642

National Treasure
2004-11-19

Casualties of War

7.154

Casualties of War
1989-08-18

5.8

Golden Years
1991-07-16

4.8

The Pickle
1993-04-30

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

5.827

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000-05-27

Desperate Measures

6

Desperate Measures
1998-01-30

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

3.894

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998-02-27

1.714

Pretty Kill
1987-03-27

6.2

Stay Tuned
1992-08-14

3.6

Joey Breaker
1993-05-14

6.539

True Crime
1999-03-19

6.407

Ice Princess
2005-03-17

4.9

The Tank
2017-07-27

5.8

Cadillac Man
1990-05-18

5.8

Vox Lux
2018-09-07

5.962

Street Smart
1987-03-20

7

Sunset Beat
1990-04-21

0

Crybaby Bridge
2025-10-01

7.402

Law & Order
1990-09-13

6.8

The District
2000-10-07

7.712

CSI: Miami
2002-09-23

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

7.108

Matlock
1986-03-03

8

Oz
1997-07-12

7.466

Burn Notice
2007-06-28

Kindred: The Embraced

7.1

Kindred: The Embraced
1996-04-02

7.325

JAG
1995-09-23

Missing Persons

6

Missing Persons
1993-08-30

6

The Watcher
1995-01-17

The Round Table

6

The Round Table
1992-09-18

Alex Haley's Queen

7.2

Alex Haley's Queen
1993-02-14

8.217

Dexter
2006-10-01

The Twilight Zone

7.161

The Twilight Zone
2002-09-18

7.973

Banshee
2013-01-11

Dexter: New Blood

7.971

Dexter: New Blood
2021-11-07

7.029

The Detour
2016-04-11

4.8

Atomic Train
1999-05-16

Diagnosis: Murder

7.087

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

7.588

The Good Fight
2017-02-19

8.176

Charmed
1998-10-07

6.325

South of Hell
2015-11-27

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Malcolm in the Middle

8.473

Malcolm in the Middle
2000-01-09

6.2

The Oath
2018-03-08

Growing Up Fisher

6.5

Growing Up Fisher
2014-02-23

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

0

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991-11-07

6

Golden Years
1991-07-16

7

The Division
2001-01-07

Dexter: Resurrection

9.076

Dexter: Resurrection
2025-07-13