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Erik King

ACTOR · FROM WASHINGTON, USA

Erik King

Born 1963 · 63 years old49 credits since 1986

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In the pictureDexter

ABOUT ERIK

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born21 April 1963

BirthplaceWashington, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora41 of 49 titles

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Known for

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Dexter poster

Series

2006–2013IMDb8.6

Banshee poster

Series

2013–2016IMDb8.4

Oz poster

Series

1997–2003IMDb8.7

Casualties of War poster

Movie

Casualties of War

1989IMDb7.1

Desperate Measures poster

Movie

Desperate Measures

1998IMDb6.1

Golden Years poster

Series

1991IMDb5.3

Kindred: The Embraced poster

Series

Kindred: The Embraced

1996IMDb7.5

The Oath poster

Series

2018–2019IMDb6.4

The District poster

Series

2000–2004IMDb7.2

Alex Haley's Queen poster

Series

Alex Haley's Queen

1993IMDb7.6

The Tank poster

Movie

2017IMDb4.3

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 41
Average IMDb: 6.7
Highest rated: Dexter: ResurrectionIMDb 9.0
Working since: 1986

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

49 credits

The 2020s

3 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average

Not on Cineora

Crybaby Bridge

2026

as John

Boston Blue poster

Series

2025–IMDb6.3

as Crispus "Chris" Williams · 1 episode

Dexter: Resurrection poster

Series

Dexter: Resurrection

2025–IMDb9.0

as Sergeant James Doakes · 1 episode

The 2010s

9 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Vox Lux poster

Movie

2018IMDb5.8

The Oath poster

Series

2018–2019IMDb6.4

as Pastor Greg · 6 episodes

The Tank poster

Movie

2017IMDb4.3

as Luke Millens

The Good Fight poster

Series

2017–2022IMDb8.3

as Jonah · 2 episodes

The Detour poster

Series

2016–2019IMDb7.7

as Randy · 2 episodes

South of Hell poster

Series

2015IMDb5.1

as DeMar · 1 episode

Growing Up Fisher poster

Series

Growing Up Fisher

2014IMDb7.5

as Vice Prinicipal Collins · 1 episode

Banshee poster

Series

2013–2016IMDb8.4

as Tim Hubbard · 4 episodes

The 2000s

10 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Burn Notice poster

Series

2007–2013IMDb8.0

as Bolo · 1 episode

Dexter poster

Series

2006–2013IMDb8.6

as James Doakes · 25 episodes

Ice Princess poster

Movie

2005IMDb6.1

as Chip Healey

National Treasure poster

Movie

National Treasure

2004IMDb6.9

as Agent Colfax

CSI: Miami poster

Series

2002–2012IMDb6.5

as Detective Fenwick · 1 episode

The Twilight Zone poster

Series

The Twilight Zone

2002–2003IMDb7.2

as Lenny · 1 episode

The Division poster

Series

2001–2004IMDb6.6

1 episode

The District poster

Series

2000–2004IMDb7.2

as Travis Haywood · 3 episodes

The 1990s

23 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Atomic Train poster

Series

1999IMDb4.7

as Beau Randall · 2 episodes

True Crime poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.6

as Pussy Man

Charmed poster

Series

1998–2006IMDb7.2

as Dex · 1 episode

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn poster

Movie

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998IMDb3.5

as Wayne Jackson

Desperate Measures poster

Movie

Desperate Measures

1998IMDb6.1

as Nate Oliver

Oz poster

Series

1997–2003IMDb8.7

as Moses Deyell · 11 episodes

Kindred: The Embraced poster

Series

Kindred: The Embraced

1996IMDb7.5

as Sonny Toussaint · 8 episodes

JAG poster

Series

1995–2005IMDb6.7

as Henry Banes · 1 episode

The 1980s

4 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Casualties of War poster

Movie

Casualties of War

1989IMDb7.1

as Brown

Not on Cineora

Pretty Kill

1987

as Sullivan

Street Smart poster

Movie

1987IMDb6.4

as Reginald 'Reggie' Liggens

Matlock poster

Series

1986–1995IMDb7.2

as Ron Jaffe · 2 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Erik’s titles.

J.K. SimmonsOz and Growing Up Fisher

Sean BeanNational Treasure and The Oath

Brian CoxDexter: Resurrection and Desperate Measures

Michael C. HallDexter and Dexter: Resurrection

Stephen KingCreator · Golden Years and Golden Years

David ZayasDexter and Dexter: Resurrection

James RemarDexter and Dexter: Resurrection

Ernie HudsonOz and Boston Blue

Felicity HuffmanGolden Years and Golden Years

Mena SuvariAtomic Train and South of Hell