Erik King

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-04-21 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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 Middl...

Acting

2004

National Treasure

as Agent Colfax

1989

1991

Golden Years

as Burton

1993

The Pickle

as Man with Beer

2000

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

as Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")

1998

Desperate Measures

as Nate Oliver

1987

Pretty Kill

as Sullivan

1992

Stay Tuned

as Pierce

1993

Joey Breaker

as Hip Hop Hank

1999

True Crime

as Pussy Man

2005

Ice Princess

as Chip Healey

2017

The Tank

as Luke Millens

1990

Cadillac Man

as Davey

1987

Street Smart

as Reginald "Reggie" Liggens

1990

Sunset Beat

as Tucson Smith

2025

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