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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366012
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Filmography (Movies)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2018
Mysteries of Ancient China
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:21/05/2016
The Captains
Character:Himself
Release Date:22/07/2011
Drain the Ocean
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/08/2009
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
Character:Himself (Narrator)
Release Date:19/10/2008
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2007
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/02/2003
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2003
15 Minutes
Character:Leon Jackson
Release Date:01/03/2001
Savage Sun
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1999
American History X
Character:Sweeney
Release Date:01/07/1998
The Greatest Places
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/06/1998
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/05/1998
The Big Hit
Character:Paris
Release Date:24/04/1998
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/1996
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Character:Benjamin Sisko
Release Date:02/10/1995
Spenser: A Savage Place
Character:Hawk
Release Date:20/05/1995
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/1995
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Character:Hawk
Release Date:01/12/1994
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Character:Hawk
Release Date:02/01/1994
Spenser: Ceremony
Character:Hawk
Release Date:23/07/1993
The Ernest Green Story
Character:Rev. Lawson
Release Date:17/01/1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/01/1993
Roots: The Gift
Character:Cletus Moyer
Release Date:11/12/1988
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Character:Uncle Tom
Release Date:14/06/1987
Moments without Proper Names
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1987
Finnegan Begin Again
Character:Dude on Bus
Release Date:24/02/1985
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Character:Solomon Northup
Release Date:10/12/1984
Television Appearances
The Captains Close Up
Character:Self
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Character:Self - Narrator
Walking with Dinosaurs
Character:Self - Narrator US
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:King Maximus (voice)
Gargoyles
Character:Nokkar (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Benjamin Sisko
A Man Called Hawk
Character:
Spenser: For Hire
Character:Hawk
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