Erik King

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. and Bobby Davidson on Missing Persons, in addition to roles in the movies Casualties of War, National Treasure and True Crime.

Early life and education 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.

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

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1983 Kennedy Young Black Man Miniseries 1986 Spenser: For Hire Louis Harper Episode: "A Day's Wages" 1989 A Man Called Hawk Street Brother Episode: "Never My Love" 1990 Sunset Beat Tucson Smith Episode: "One Down, Four Up" 1990 Law & Order Dorian "Silky" Ford Episode: "Poison Ivy" 1991 Golden Years Burton Miniseries 1992 The Round Table Wade Carter 7 episodes 1993–94 Missing Persons Investigator Bobby Davison 17 episodes 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Justin Battle Episode: "Fire in the Heart" 1994 Diagnosis: Murder Tommy Brackett Episode: "Standing Eight Count" 1995 Matlock Ron Jaffe Episode: "The Heist" 1995 The Invaders Dr. Josh Webber Miniseries 1996 Sliders Young Singer Season 2 Episode 8 1996 NYPD Blue Billy Stubbs Episode: "Auntie Maimed" 1996 Kindred: The Embraced Sonny Toussaint 8 episodes 1997 JAG Captain Henry Banes Episode: "The Good of the Service" 1998 Any Day Now Reggie Rhodes Episode: "No Comment" 1999 Atomic Train Beau Randall Miniseries 2000–01 Oz Moses Deyell 11 episodes 2000–01 Touched by an Angel Kevin Carter, Peter Lakes 2 episodes 2001 The District Travis Haywood 3 episodes 2002 CSI: Miami Detective Fenwick Episode: "Just One Kiss" 2002 The Twilight Zone Lenny Episode: "The Pool Guy" 2003 Charmed Dex Episode: "The Importance of Being Phoebe" 2004 Malcolm in the Middle Agent Stone Episode: "Reese Joins the Army: Part 1" 2006–07, 2012 Dexter Sgt. James Doakes Season1-2Main Season7 1 episode 2010 Burn Notice Bolo Episode: "Noble Causes" 2010 Memphis Beat Ron Funk Episode: "Run On" 2014 Growing Up Fisher Vice Principal Collins Episode: "First Time's the Charm" 2015 South of Hell DeMar Episode: "South of the Border" 2016 Banshee Dr. Tim Hubbard 4 episodes 2016 Mistresses Eliot Mead 2 episodes 2017 The Detour Harris 2 episodes 2019 The Oath Pastor Greg 6 episodes 2020 The Good Fight Jonah 2 episodes 2025 Dexter: Resurrection Sgt. James Doakes Episode: "A Beating Heart..."2026 Boston BlueCrispus “Chris” Williams Episode: “L’dor V’dor”