Born in Lismore, King started his first grade career at the Gold Coast Seagulls, recruited from the Marist Brothers Rams.
King played for the Gold Coast Chargers in their final ever game as a club before they were liquidated which came in round 24 of the 1998 NRL season against Cronulla with the Gold Coast club losing 20-18.
[3] King featured for Manly-Warringah in 1999 and played what was to be their final ever game which occurred in round 26 of the 1999 NRL season against St. George Illawarra at Brookvale Oval.
King was retained by South Sydney in 2003 and finished his professional career in England, with the London Broncos in the Super League.
His elder brother Chris King played for Parramatta and his younger brother Matt King won a grand final with the Melbourne Storm which was later stripped by the NRL due to the clubs salary cap breaches.