Erik King

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.

Most Known For

Law & Order

as Dorian 'Silky' Ford

Dexter

as James Doakes

CSI: Miami

as Detective Fenwick

Charmed

as Dex

JAG

as Henry Banes

Malcolm in the Middle

as Agent Stone

Banshee

as Tim Hubbard

Diagnosis: Murder

as Tommy Brackett

The Good Fight

as Jonah

Oz

as Moses Deyell

Burn Notice

as Bolo

Dexter: New Blood

as James Doakes

Matlock

as Ron Jaffe

Touched by an Angel

as Peter Lakes

Touched by an Angel

as Kevin Carter

Dexter: Resurrection

as Sergeant James Doakes

The Twilight Zone

as Lenny

The Division

The District

as Travis Haywood

National Treasure

as Agent Colfax