Erik King

Erik King

Erik King (born 21 April 1963) is an American actor best known for his role Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series, DEXTER. King played the role of Doakes for the first two seasons of the show, and reprised his role in a Season Seven episode in flashback scenes.

Appearances

Season One (2006):

• "Dexter"
• "Crocodile"
• "Popping Cherry"
• "Let's Give the Boy a Hand"
• "Love American Style"
• "Return to Sender"
• "Circle of Friends"
• "Shrink Wrap"
• "Father Knows Best"
• "Seeing Red"
• "Truth Be Told"
• "Born Free"

Season Two (2007):

• "It's Alive!"
• "Waiting to Exhale"
• "An Inconvenient Lie"
• "See-Through"
• "The Dark Defender"
• "Dex, Lies, and Videotape"
• "That Night, a Forest Grew"
• "Morning Comes"
• "Resistance Is Futile"
• "There's Something About Harry"
• "Left Turn Ahead"
• "The British Invasion" (killed)

Season Seven (2011):

• "Surprise, Motherfucker!' (flashbacks)

Career

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. He has also appeared in multiple feature films, including the adventure film National Treasure, and the thriller Desperate Measures.

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