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
all 40
Movies 32
self 10
TV Shows 8
Narrator 6
Voice 1
Director 1
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
For the Love of Spock (2016)
Mysteries of Ancient China (2016)
The Captains Close Up (2013)
The Captains (2011)
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010)
Drain the Ocean (2009)
God v. Satan: The Final Battle (2008)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007)
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning (2003)
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends (2003)
Echoes from the White House (2001)
15 Minutes (2001)
Big Al (2000)
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)
Savage Sun (1999)
American History X (1998)
The Greatest Places (1998)
Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998)
The Big Hit (1998)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior (1995)
Spenser: A Savage Place (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek (1995)
Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994)
Gargoyles (1994)
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994)
Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
A Man Called Hawk (1989)
Roots: The Gift (1988)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
Moments Without Proper Names (1987)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Finnegan Begin Again (1985)
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)
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GenderMale
Birthday1948-10-02 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceEvansville, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesPrinceton, United States of America
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