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person_profile-Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks Age: 76

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Avery Brooks

Date of Birth:

Oct 02, 1948

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Avery Brooks

    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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Filmography of

Avery Brooks

Found 26 Movies in total

... 2018

For the Love of Spock

Benjamin Sisko (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2016

Mysteries of Ancient China

Self - Presenter ( Actor )

... 2016

The Captains

Himself ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2010

God v. Satan: The Final Battle

Himself (Narrator) ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2007

15 Minutes

Detective Leon Jackson ( Actor )

... 2001

Savage Sun

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1999

American History X

Sweeney ( Actor )

... 1998

The Greatest Places

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1998

The Big Hit

Paris ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1995

... 1995

... 1995

... 1994

... 1994

Spenser: Ceremony

Hawk ( Actor )

... 1993

The Ernest Green Story

Rev. Lawson ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

... 1993

Roots: The Gift

Cletus Moyer ( Actor )

... 1988

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1987

Finnegan Begin Again

Dude on Bus ( Actor )

... 1985

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Solomon Northup ( Actor )

... 1984