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Erik King

Erik King

Highest Rated: 84% Casualties of War (1989)

Lowest Rated: 19% Desperate Measures (1997)

Birthday: Apr 21, 1969

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA

Veteran television actor Erik King is best known for his role as Sergeant James Doakes on the series "Dexter." He attended Morehouse College and began his professional career in 1983 on the miniseries "Kennedy" and followed with a role in "Spenser: For Hire," before making his feature film debut in the 1987 film "Street Smart." King appeared in Brian De Palma's 1989 film "Casualties of War." In 1992, King appeared in multiple episodes of "The Round Table" and a year later scored the first notable recurring role of his career on the series "Missing Persons." In 2000, King scored a recurring role on the HBO drama "Oz" and in 2004, he wasa part of the box office hit "National Treasure," before taking on the most notable role of his career. King starred as Doakes for the first two seasons of the Showtime series, for which he received a Saturn Award Nomination in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor on Television.

Highest rated movies

84% Casualties of War
76% Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
67% Street Smart
56% True Crime
46% National Treasure
44% Stay Tuned
19% Desperate Measures

Photos

Erik King Dexter, Michael C Hall (L), Lauren Vélez (C), Erik King (R), 'The Dark Defender', Season 2, Ep. #5, 10/28/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Let's Give the Boy a Hand', Season 1, Ep. #4, 10/22/2006, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Left Turn Ahead', Season 2, Ep. #11, 12/09/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Left Turn Ahead', Season 2, Ep. #11, 12/09/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Seeing Red', Season 1, Ep. #10, 12/03/2006, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King (L), Lauren Vélez (R), 'Born Free', Season 1, Ep. #12, 12/17/2006, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'That Night, A Forest Grew', Season 2, Ep. #7, 11/11/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Love American Style', Season 1, Ep. #5, 10/29/2006, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'That Night, A Forest Grew', Season 2, Ep. #7, 11/11/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Left Turn Ahead', Season 2, Ep. #11, 12/09/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Dexter: Dex, Lies, And Videotape', Season 2, Ep. #6, 11/04/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Lauren Vélez (L), Erik King (R), 'The Dark Defender', Season 2, Ep. #5, 10/28/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King (L), Jennifer Carpenter (R), 'Love American Style', Season 1, Ep. #5, 10/29/2006, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Left Turn Ahead', Season 2, Ep. #11, 12/09/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Left Turn Ahead', Season 2, Ep. #11, 12/09/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'Crocodile', Season 1, Ep. #2, 10/08/2006, ©SHO Dexter, Erik King, 'It's Alive!', Season 2, Ep. #1, 09/30/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Michael C Hall (L), Erik King (R), 'An Inconvenient Lie', Season 2, Ep. #3, 10/14/2007, ©SHO Dexter, Lauren Vélez (L), Erik King (R), 'It's Alive!', Season 2, Ep. #1, 09/30/2007, ©SHO
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crybaby Bridge John (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 13% The Tank Luke Millens (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 69% Born to Race Mr. Briggs (Character) - 2011
46% 76% National Treasure Agent Colfax (Character) $173.0M 2004
76% 64% Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Police Officer (Character) - 2000
56% 49% True Crime Pussy Man / Santa Clause (Character) $16.6M 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Atomic Train Beau Randall (Character) - 1999
19% 38% Desperate Measures Nate Oliver (Character) $13.7M 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock: The Heist Ron Jaffe (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joey Breaker Hip Hop Hank (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Missing Persons Investigator Bobby Davison (Character) - 1993
44% 55% Stay Tuned Pierce (Character) $9.4M 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sunset Beat Tucson Smith (Character) - 1990
84% 75% Casualties of War Brown (Character) $17.0M 1989
67% 45% Street Smart Reggie (Character) $711.0K 1987

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 100% The Oath Unknown (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 62% Mistresses Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
0% 54% South of Hell DeMar (Guest Star) 2015
35% 70% Growing Up Fisher Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
71% 81% Dexter Sgt. James Doakes (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		2006-2007 2012-2013
88% 95% Burn Notice Bolo (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 89% Malcolm in the Middle Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
50% 73% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 2002
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 2000-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The District Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shake, Rattle & Roll Unknown (Character) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Any Day Now Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet JAG Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
30% 83% Kindred: The Embraced Unknown (Character) 1996
83% 93% NYPD Blue Billy Stubbs (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Watcher Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diagnosis Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Missing Persons Investigator Bobby Davison (Character) 1993-1994
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1990