
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 …
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Filmography
Acting (49)
Movies (18)
Crybaby Bridge
2026as John
Vox Lux
2018
The Tank
2017as Luke Millens
Born to Race
2011as Mr. Briggs
Ice Princess
2005as Chip Healey
National Treasure
2004as Agent Colfax
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000as Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
True Crime
1999as Pussy Man
Desperate Measures
1998as Nate Oliver
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998as Wayne Jackson
Joey Breaker
1993as Hip Hop Hank
The Pickle
1993as Man with Beer
Stay Tuned
1992as Pierce
Golden Years
1991as Burton
Cadillac Man
1990as Davey
Casualties of War
1989as Brown
Street Smart
1987as Reginald "Reggie" Liggens
Pretty Kill
1987as Sullivan
Television (31)
Dexter: Resurrection
2025as Sergeant James Doakes
Dexter: New Blood
2021as James Doakes
The Oath
2018as Pastor Greg
The Good Fight
2017as Jonah
The Detour
2016as Randy
South of Hell
2015as DeMar
Growing Up Fisher
2014as Vice Prinicipal Collins
Banshee
2013as Tim Hubbard
Burn Notice
2007as Bolo
Dexter
2006as James Doakes
Dexter
2006as James Doakes
CSI: Miami
2002as Detective Fenwick
The Twilight Zone
2002as Lenny
The Division
2001
Malcolm in the Middle
2000as Agent Stone
The District
2000as Travis Haywood
Atomic Train
1999as Beau Randall
Charmed
1998as Dex
Oz
1997as Moses Deyell
Kindred: The Embraced
1996as Sonny Toussaint
JAG
1995as Henry Banes
The Watcher
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994as Kevin Carter
Diagnosis: Murder
1993as Tommy Brackett
Alex Haley's Queen
1993
Missing Persons
1993as Bobby Davison
The Round Table
1992
Golden Years
1991as Burton
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991as Paul Terranova
Law & Order
1990as Dorian 'Silky' Ford
Matlock
1986as Ron Jaffe
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