
Erik King
Acting
Born: 1963-04-21 ยท Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
๐ฌ Movies (18)

Crybaby Bridge
2026
John

Vox Lux
2018

The Tank
2017
Luke Millens

Born to Race
2011
Mr. Briggs

Ice Princess
2005
Chip Healey

National Treasure
2004
Agent Colfax

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")

True Crime
1999
Pussy Man

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Wayne Jackson

Desperate Measures
1998
Nate Oliver

Joey Breaker
1993
Hip Hop Hank

The Pickle
1993
Man with Beer

Stay Tuned
1992
Pierce

Golden Years
1991
Burton

Cadillac Man
1990
Davey

Casualties of War
1989
Brown

Pretty Kill
1987
Sullivan

Street Smart
1987
Reginald "Reggie" Liggens
๐บ TV Shows (20)

Dexter: Resurrection
2025
Sergeant James Doakes

Dexter: New Blood
2021
James Doakes

The Oath
2018
Pastor Greg

The Good Fight
2017
Jonah

The Detour
2016
Randy

South of Hell
2015
DeMar

Growing Up Fisher
2014
Vice Prinicipal Collins

Banshee
2013
Tim Hubbard

Burn Notice
2007
Bolo

Dexter
2006
James Doakes

CSI: Miami
2002
Detective Fenwick

The Twilight Zone
2002
Lenny

The Division
2001

The District
2000
Travis Haywood

Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Agent Stone

Atomic Train
1999
Beau Randall

Charmed
1998
Dex

Oz
1997
Moses Deyell

Kindred: The Embraced
1996
Sonny Toussaint

JAG
1995
Henry Banes