Avery Brooks
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Star Trek: Akademia Gwiezdnej Floty
Serial • 2026
jako Benjamin Sisko (voice)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Film • 2018
jako Self
Tajemnice starożytnych Chin
Film • 2016
jako Self - Presenter
The Captains Close Up
Serial • 2013
jako Self
The Captains
Film • 2011
jako Self
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Serial • 2010
jako Self - Narrator
Drain the Ocean
Film • 2009
jako Narrator
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
Film • 2008
jako Himself (Narrator)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Film • 2007
jako Self
Othello
Film • 2005
jako Othello
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
Film • 2003
jako Himself
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Film • 2003
jako Self
Land of the Mammoth
Film • 2001
jako Self - Narrator
15 Minut
Film • 2001
jako Leon Jackson
Savage Sun
Film • 1999
jako Narrator (voice)
Więzień nienawiści
Film • 1998
jako Sweeney
The Greatest Places
Film • 1998
jako Narrator (voice)
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Film • 1998
jako Narrator
Mocne Uderzenie
Film • 1998
jako Paris
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Film • 1996
jako Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Film • 1995
jako Benjamin Sisko
Spenser: A Savage Place
Film • 1995
jako Hawk
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Serial • 1995
jako King Maximus (voice)
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Film • 1995
jako Self
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Film • 1994
jako Hawk
Gargulce
Serial • 1994
jako Nokkar (voice)
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Film • 1994
jako Hawk
Spenser: Ceremony
Film • 1993
jako Hawk
The Ernest Green Story
Film • 1993
jako Rev. Lawson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Film • 1993
jako Himself
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
Film • 1993
jako Benjamin Sisko
Star Trek: Stacja Kosmiczna
Serial • 1993
jako Benjamin Sisko
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Film • 1991
jako Solomon Northup
A Man Called Hawk
Serial • 1989
Roots: The Gift
Film • 1988
jako Cletus Moyer
Chata wuja Toma
Film • 1987
jako Uncle Tom
Moments without Proper Names
Film • 1987
jako Self
Spenser: For Hire
Serial • 1985
jako Hawk
Finnegan Begin Again
Film • 1985
jako Dude on Bus
American Playhouse
Serial • 1982
jako Solomon Northup