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Avery Brooks

Acting

Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks is an actor born on October 2, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana, USA. He is known for 15 Minutes, The Big Hit and The Captains. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
October 2, 1948
Place of birth
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Also known as
اوری بروکس

Biography

Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award–nominated film American History X. Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana, and raised in Gary, Indiana. He attended Oberlin College, where he studied music and theater. After graduating from Oberlin, he moved to New York City to pursue his acting career. Brooks's first professional acting role was in the play "The Great White Hope" in 1970. He went on to appear in a number of Broadway productions, including "The Wiz" and "A Chorus Line". He also starred in the television miniseries "Roots" in 1977. In 1993, Brooks was cast as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The series ran for seven seasons, and Brooks's performance as Sisko was critically acclaimed. He won a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 1995. After Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, Brooks continued to work in television and film. He starred in the series "Shark" from 2006 to 2008, and he appeared in the films "American History X" and "The Score". Brooks is also a talented singer and musician. He has released two albums, "Song of My People" and "The Way I Feel". He is also a gifted director, and he has directed a number of theater productions and television episodes.

Filmography

  1. 2026Star Trek: Starfleet Academyas Benjamin Sisko (voice) · 1 episode
  2. 2018What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Self
  3. 2016Mysteries of Ancient Chinaas Self - Presenter
  4. 2013The Captains Close Upas Self · 2 episodes
  5. 2011The Captainsas Self
  6. 2010For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriotsas Self - Narrator · 2 episodes
  7. 2009Drain the Oceanas Narrator
  8. 2008God v. Satan: The Final Battleas Himself (Narrator)
  9. 2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontieras Self
  10. 2005Othelloas Othello
  11. 2003Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginningas Himself
  12. 2003Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legendsas Self
  13. 2001Land of the Mammothas Self - Narrator
  14. 200115 Minutesas Leon Jackson
  15. 1999Savage Sunas Narrator (voice)
  16. 1998American History Xas Sweeney
  17. 1998The Greatest Placesas Narrator (voice)
  18. 1998Africa's Elephant Kingdomas Narrator
  19. 1998The Big Hitas Paris
  20. 1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyondas Self
  21. 1995Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrioras Benjamin Sisko
  22. 1995Spenser: A Savage Placeas Hawk
  23. 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas King Maximus (voice) · 1 episode
  24. 1995The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trekas Self
  25. 1994Spenser: The Judas Goatas Hawk
  26. 1994Gargoylesas Nokkar (voice) · 1 episode
  27. 1994Spenser: Pale Kings and Princesas Hawk
  28. 1993Spenser: Ceremonyas Hawk
  29. 1993The Ernest Green Storyas Rev. Lawson
  30. 1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenesas Himself
  31. 1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissaryas Benjamin Sisko
  32. 1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Benjamin Sisko · 173 episodes · Director
  33. 1991Solomon Northup's Odysseyas Solomon Northup
  34. 1989A Man Called Hawk13 episodes
  35. 1988Roots: The Giftas Cletus Moyer
  36. 1987Uncle Tom's Cabinas Uncle Tom
  37. 1987Moments without Proper Namesas Self
  38. 1985Spenser: For Hireas Hawk · 65 episodes
  39. 1985Finnegan Begin Againas Dude on Bus
  40. 1982American Playhouseas Solomon Northup · 1 episode