Erik King
Acting
Born 1963-04-21
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
49 credits
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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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Filmography
Law & Order
Dexter
CSI: Miami
Charmed
JAG
Malcolm in the Middle
Banshee
Diagnosis: Murder
The Division
Oz
The Good Fight
Touched by an Angel
Burn Notice
Matlock
The District
Dexter: Resurrection
Dexter: New Blood
The Twilight Zone
National Treasure
Ice Princess
The Oath
The Detour
True Crime
Alex Haley's Queen
Golden Years
Casualties of War
Growing Up Fisher
Vox Lux
Atomic Train
Desperate Measures
Stay Tuned
South of Hell
Kindred: The Embraced
The Watcher
Cadillac Man
Born to Race
Missing Persons
Street Smart
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
The Pickle
Crybaby Bridge
The Round Table
The Tank
Golden Years
Joey Breaker
Sunset Beat
Pretty Kill
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