1948-10-02 ( 76 years old ) in Evansville, Indiana, USA
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.
Movies
For the Love of Spock
2016-09-09
Mysteries of Ancient China
2016-05-21
The Captains
2011-07-22
Drain the Ocean
2009-08-09
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
2008-10-19
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007-02-19
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
2003-02-25
15 Minutes
2001-03-01
Savage Sun
1999-01-01
American History X
1998-07-01
The Greatest Places
1998-06-30
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
1998-05-08
The Big Hit
1998-04-24
Spenser: A Savage Place
1995-05-20
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995-01-18
Spenser: The Judas Goat
1994-12-01
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994-01-02
Spenser: Ceremony
1993-07-23
The Ernest Green Story
1993-01-17
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
1993-01-04
Roots: The Gift
1988-12-11
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987-06-14
Moments Without Proper Names
1987-01-01
Finnegan Begin Again
1985-02-24
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984-12-10
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