
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.
TV Shows(30)

Dexter: Resurrection
Sergeant James Doakes

Dexter: New Blood
James Doakes

The Oath
Pastor Greg

The Good Fight
Jonah

The Detour
Randy

South of Hell
DeMar

Growing Up Fisher
Vice Prinicipal Collins

Banshee
Tim Hubbard

Burn Notice
Bolo

Dexter
James Doakes

CSI: Miami
Detective Fenwick

The Twilight Zone
Lenny

The Division

The District
Travis Haywood

Malcolm in the Middle
Agent Stone

Atomic Train
Beau Randall

Charmed
Dex

Oz
Moses Deyell

Kindred: The Embraced
Sonny Toussaint

JAG
Henry Banes