Avery Brooks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Evansville, Indiana, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
TV · as Benjamin Sisko (voice) · 1 ep
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Movie · as Self
Mysteries of Ancient China
Movie · as Self - Presenter
The Captains Close Up
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Captains
Movie · as Self
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
TV · as Self - Narrator · 2 eps
Drain the Ocean
Movie · as Narrator
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
Movie · as Himself (Narrator)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Movie · as Self
Othello
Movie · as Othello
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Movie · as Self
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
Movie · as Himself
15 Minutes
Movie · as Leon Jackson
Land of the Mammoth
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Savage Sun
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
American History X
Movie · as Sweeney
The Greatest Places
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Big Hit
Movie · as Paris
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Movie · as Narrator
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Movie · as Benjamin Sisko
Spenser: A Savage Place
Movie · as Hawk
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Movie · as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as King Maximus (voice) · 1 ep
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Movie · as Hawk
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Movie · as Hawk
Gargoyles
TV · as Nokkar (voice) · 1 ep
Spenser: Ceremony
Movie · as Hawk
The Ernest Green Story
Movie · as Rev. Lawson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Himself
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Benjamin Sisko · 173 eps
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Movie · as Solomon Northup
A Man Called Hawk
TV · 13 eps
Roots: The Gift
Movie · as Cletus Moyer
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie · as Uncle Tom
Moments without Proper Names
Movie · as Self
Finnegan Begin Again
Movie · as Dude on Bus
Spenser: For Hire
TV · as Hawk · 65 eps
American Playhouse
TV · as Solomon Northup · 1 ep