Avery Brooks
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Person

Avery Brooks

Known for
Acting
Born
October 2, 1948
Place of birth
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Also known as
اوری بروکس

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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.

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Filmography

  • Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyTV · 2026 · as Benjamin Sisko (voice) · 1 episode
  • What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space NineFilm · 2018 · as Self
  • Mysteries of Ancient ChinaFilm · 2016 · as Self - Presenter
  • The Captains Close UpTV · 2013 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • The CaptainsFilm · 2011 · as Self
  • For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black PatriotsTV · 2010 · as Self - Narrator · 2 episodes
  • Drain the OceanFilm · 2009 · as Narrator
  • God v. Satan: The Final BattleFilm · 2008 · as Himself (Narrator)
  • Star Trek: Beyond the Final FrontierFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • OthelloFilm · 2005 · as Othello
  • Deep Space Nine: A Bold BeginningFilm · 2003 · as Himself
  • Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two LegendsFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • 15 MinutesFilm · 2001 · as Leon Jackson
  • Land of the MammothFilm · 2001 · as Self - Narrator
  • Savage SunFilm · 1999 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Africa's Elephant KingdomFilm · 1998 · as Narrator
  • American History XFilm · 1998 · as Sweeney
  • The Big HitFilm · 1998 · as Paris
  • The Greatest PlacesFilm · 1998 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Star Trek: 30 Years and BeyondFilm · 1996 · as Self
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV · 1995 · as King Maximus (voice) · 1 episode
  • Spenser: A Savage PlaceFilm · 1995 · as Hawk
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the WarriorFilm · 1995 · as Benjamin Sisko
  • The New Explorers: The Science of Star TrekFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • GargoylesTV · 1994 · as Nokkar (voice) · 1 episode
  • Spenser: Pale Kings and PrincesFilm · 1994 · as Hawk
  • Spenser: The Judas GoatFilm · 1994 · as Hawk
  • Spenser: CeremonyFilm · 1993 · as Hawk
  • Star Trek: Deep Space NineTV · 1993 · as Benjamin Sisko · 173 episodes
  • Star Trek: Deep Space NineTV · 1993 · Director · 9 episodes
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the ScenesFilm · 1993 · as Himself
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - EmissaryFilm · 1993 · as Benjamin Sisko
  • The Ernest Green StoryFilm · 1993 · as Rev. Lawson
  • Solomon Northup's OdysseyFilm · 1991 · as Solomon Northup
  • A Man Called HawkTV · 1989 · Acting · 13 episodes
  • Roots: The GiftFilm · 1988 · as Cletus Moyer
  • Moments without Proper NamesFilm · 1987 · as Self
  • Uncle Tom's CabinFilm · 1987 · as Uncle Tom
  • Finnegan Begin AgainFilm · 1985 · as Dude on Bus
  • Spenser: For HireTV · 1985 · as Hawk · 65 episodes
  • American PlayhouseTV · 1982 · as Solomon Northup · 1 episode

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