Erik King

Actor

Birthday April 21, 1969

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Washington D.C., U.S.

Age 54 years old

Nationality United States

Height 178 cm

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1963

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.

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, DC and later Towson University, Baltimore MD.

Early roles for King were in TV series such as Matlock, NYPD Blue and JAG.

1990

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 and the thriller Desperate Measures.

King's prominence rose with his role as police detective James Doakes in the Showtime TV series Dexter.

2006

He starred in 24 episodes from the pilot in 2006 to the last episode of Season 2 in 2007.

2008

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 tyres.