About
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....
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
DexterSeries • 2006
JAGSeries • 1995
CharmedSeries • 1998
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
Malcolm in the MiddleSeries • 2000
BansheeSeries • 2013
Burn NoticeSeries • 2007
The Good FightSeries • 2017
OzSeries • 1997
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
MatlockSeries • 1986
Dexter: ResurrectionSeries • 2025
The DivisionSeries • 2001
The DistrictSeries • 2000
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2002
National TreasureMovie • 2004
Boston BlueSeries • 2025
Ice PrincessMovie • 2005
The OathSeries • 2018
The DetourSeries • 2016
Growing Up FisherSeries • 2014
Kindred: The EmbracedSeries • 1996