---
name: "Erik King"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/erik-king"
fi1m_id: "erik-king"
imdb_id: "nm0454701"
tmdb_id: 154759
wikidata_id: "Q512896"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 April 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T03:25:27.388744+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Erik King

## Identity

Erik King

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/erik-king
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** erik-king
- **IMDb ID:** nm0454701
- **TMDB ID:** 154759
- **Wikidata ID:** Q512896
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454701/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/154759

Actor. Born 21 April 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 April 1963, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 72 (1), 2000s 63 (2), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 56 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Mystery 3, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $348m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454701/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/154759

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74)

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## Biography

Erik King is an American actor. He is best known for playing Sergeant James Doakes in the television series *Dexter* (2006–2007, with a later reprise).

King was born on 21 April 1963 in Washington, D.C. His father was a policeman. He attended the Duke Ellington High School of the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Other notable credits include Moses Deyell in *Oz* (2000), Agent Colfax in *National Treasure* (2004), and guest roles in series such as *Malcolm in the Middle*, *Charmed*, *CSI: Miami* and *Banshee*. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2008 for his work on *Dexter*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Dexter: Resurrection* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Sergeant James Doakes — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter-resurrection.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, as James Doakes — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *National Treasure* (2004), Fi1m 52, as Agent Colfax — [page](https://film.one/film/national-treasure.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Fi1m 72, as Dorian 'Silky' Ford — [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Crybaby Bridge* (2026), as John
- *Dexter: Resurrection* (2025), series, as Sergeant James Doakes — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter-resurrection.md)
- *Vox Lux* (2018), Actor
- *The Oath* (2018), series, as Pastor Greg
- *The Tank* (2017), as Luke Millens
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Jonah
- *The Detour* (2016), series, as Randy
- *South of Hell* (2015), series, as DeMar
- *Growing Up Fisher* (2014), series, as Vice Prinicipal Collins
- *Banshee* (2013), series, as Tim Hubbard — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/banshee.md)
- *Born to Race* (2011), as Mr. Briggs
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Bolo
- *Dexter* (2006), series, as James Doakes — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Ice Princess* (2005), as Chip Healey
- *National Treasure* (2004), as Agent Colfax — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/national-treasure.md)
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Detective Fenwick
- *The Twilight Zone* (2002), series, as Lenny
- *The Division* (2001), series, Actor
- *The District* (2000), series, as Travis Haywood
- *Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her* (2000), as Police Officer (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, as Agent Stone
- *Atomic Train* (1999), series, as Beau Randall
- *True Crime* (1999), as Pussy Man
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Dex
- *An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn* (1998), as Wayne Jackson
- *Desperate Measures* (1998), as Nate Oliver
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Moses Deyell — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Kindred: The Embraced* (1996), series, as Sonny Toussaint
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Henry Banes
- *The Watcher* (1995), series, Actor
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Peter Lakes, Kevin Carter
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Tommy Brackett
- *Missing Persons* (1993), series, as Bobby Davison
- *Joey Breaker* (1993), as Hip Hop Hank
- *The Pickle* (1993), as Man with Beer
- *Alex Haley's Queen* (1993), series, Actor
- *The Round Table* (1992), series, Actor
- *Stay Tuned* (1992), as Pierce
- *Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story* (1991), series, as Paul Terranova
- *Golden Years* (1991), as Burton
- *Golden Years* (1991), series, as Burton
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Dorian 'Silky' Ford — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Cadillac Man* (1990), as Davey
- *Sunset Beat* (1990), series, as Tucson Smith
- *Casualties of War* (1989), as Brown
- *Pretty Kill* (1987), as Sullivan
- *Street Smart* (1987), as Reginald "Reggie" Liggens
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Ron Jaffe

## Gallery

- ![David Zayas, Lauren Vélez & Erik King speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Dexter", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego,](https://film.one/media/person/101760/gallery-c5bb573f32cc.jpg) David Zayas, Lauren Vélez & Erik King speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Dexter", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/David_Zayas%2C_Lauren_V%C3%A9lez_%26_Erik_King.jpg/1280px-David_Zayas%2C_Lauren_V%C3%A9lez_%26_Erik_King.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![King at San Diego Comic Con International in 2013](https://film.one/media/person/101760/gallery-396e37528a09.jpg) King at San Diego Comic Con International in 2013 — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Erik_King.jpg/1280px-Erik_King.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erik King speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Dexter", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to](https://film.one/media/person/101760/gallery-7fb1be9e2f61.jpg) Erik King speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Dexter", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Erik_King_%289345408691%29.jpg/1280px-Erik_King_%289345408691%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erik King](https://film.one/media/person/101760/gallery-22b83843c6cc.jpg) Erik King — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Erik_King_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Erik_King_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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