Erik King

For those of a similar name, see Eric King (disambiguation).
Erik King
King at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013
Born (1963-04-21) April 21, 1963 (age 61)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Erik King (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series Dexter.[1] He is also known for his roles as Moses Deyell on Oz,[1] and as Bobby Davidson in Missing Persons.

Early life

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 MD.

Career

Early roles for King were in TV series such as Matlock, NYPD Blue and JAG.[1] In 1990, he starred in the short-lived ABC police drama Sunset Beat.[2] 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.[1]

King has appeared in multiple feature films, including the adventure film National Treasure[1] and the thriller Desperate Measures.[1]

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.[3]

He was a spokesman for Michelin tires.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Street Smart Reggie
1987 Tomorrow's a Killer Sullivan
1989 Casualties of War Brown
1990 Cadillac Man Davey
1990 Sunset Beat Tucson Smith
1992 Stay Tuned Pierce
1993 Joey Breaker Hip Hop Hank
1993 The Pickle Man with Beer
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Wayne Jackson
1998 Desperate Measures Nate Oliver
1999 True Crime Pussy Man
2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Police Officer Segment: "Love Waits for Kathy"
2004 National Treasure Agent Colfax
2005 Ice Princess Chip Healey
2011 Born to Race Briggs Direct-to-video

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Kennedy Young Black Man Miniseries
1986 Spenser: For Hire Louis Harper Episode: "A Day's Wages"
1989 A Man Called Hawk Street Brother Episode: "Never My Love"
1990 Sunset Beat Tucson Smith Episode: "One Down, Four Up"
1990 Law & Order Dorian "Silky" Ford Episode: "Poison Ivy"
1991 Golden Years Burton Miniseries
1992 The Round Table Wade Carter 7 episodes
1993–94 Missing Persons Investigator Bobby Davison 17 episodes
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Justin Battle Episode: "Fire in the Heart"
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Tommy Brackett Episode: "Standing Eight Count"
1995 Matlock Ron Jaffe Episode: "The Heist"
1995 The Invaders Dr. Josh Webber Miniseries
1996 Sliders Young Singer Season 2 Episode 8
1996 NYPD Blue Billy Stubbs Episode: "Auntie Maimed"
1996 Kindred: The Embraced Sonny Toussaint 8 episodes
1997 JAG Captain Henry Banes Episode: "The Good of the Service"
1998 Any Day Now Reggie Rhodes Episode: "No Comment"
1999 Atomic Train Beau Randall Miniseries
2000–01 Oz Moses Deyell 11 episodes
2000–01 Touched by an Angel Kevin Carter, Peter Lakes 2 episodes
2001 The District Travis Haywood 3 episodes
2002 CSI: Miami Detective Fenwick Episode: "Just One Kiss"
2002 The Twilight Zone Lenny Episode: "The Pool Guy"
2003 Charmed Dex Episode: "The Importance of Being Phoebe"
2004 Malcolm in the Middle Agent Stone Episode: "Reese Joins the Army: Part 1"
2006–07, 2012 Dexter Sgt. James Doakes 25 episodes
2010 Burn Notice Bolo Episode: "Noble Causes"
2010 Memphis Beat Ron Funk Episode: "Run On"
2014 Growing Up Fisher Vice Principal Collins Episode: "First Time's the Charm"
2015 South of Hell DeMar Episode: "South of the Border"
2016 Banshee Dr. Tim Hubbard 4 episodes
2016 Mistresses Eliot Mead 2 episodes
2017 The Detour Harris 2 episodes
2019 The Oath Pastor Greg 6 episodes
2020 The Good Fight Jonah 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jason Buchanan (2015). "Erik King". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21.
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008), pp.1468-9.
  3. ^ Trivia at TV.com
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