Erik King

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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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2026
Crybaby Bridge
Movie John
2025
Dexter: Resurrection
TV show Sergeant James Doakes
2018
Vox Lux
Movie
2018
The Oath
TV show Pastor Greg
2017
The Tank
Movie Luke Millens
2017
The Good Fight
TV show Jonah
2016
The Detour
TV show Randy
2015
South of Hell
TV show DeMar
2014
Growing Up Fisher
TV show Vice Prinicipal Collins
2013
Banshee
TV show Tim Hubbard
2011
Born to Race
Movie Mr. Briggs
2007
Burn Notice
TV show Bolo
2006
Dexter
TV show James Doakes
2005
Ice Princess
Movie Chip Healey
2004
National Treasure
Movie Agent Colfax
2002
CSI: Miami
TV show Detective Fenwick

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2002
The Twilight Zone
TV show Lenny
2001
The Division
TV show
2000
The District
TV show Travis Haywood
2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Movie Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
TV show Agent Stone
1999
Atomic Train
TV show Beau Randall
1999
True Crime
Movie Pussy Man
1998
Charmed
TV show Dex
1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Movie Wayne Jackson
1998
Desperate Measures
Movie Nate Oliver
1997
Oz
TV show Moses Deyell
1996
Kindred: The Embraced
TV show Sonny Toussaint
1995
JAG
TV show Henry Banes
1995
The Watcher
TV show
1994
Touched by an Angel
TV show Peter Lakes
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
TV show Tommy Brackett
1993
Missing Persons
TV show Bobby Davison
1993
Joey Breaker
Movie Hip Hop Hank
1993
The Pickle
Movie Man with Beer
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
TV show
1992
The Round Table
TV show
1992
Stay Tuned
Movie Pierce
1991
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
TV show Paul Terranova
1991
Golden Years
TV show Burton