
Cast
Avery Brooks
Acting
Cast
Avery Brooks
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-10-02
From
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Also known as اوری بروکس
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.

American History X
as Sweeney

15 Minutes
as Leon Jackson

The Big Hit
as Paris

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Self

The Captains
as Self

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self

Solomon Northup's Odyssey
as Solomon Northup

Roots: The Gift
as Cletus Moyer

Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Uncle Tom

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
as Benjamin Sisko

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
as Self

Moments without Proper Names
as Self

Mysteries of Ancient China
as Self - Presenter

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
as Himself

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
as Himself

The Ernest Green Story
as Rev. Lawson

Spenser: A Savage Place
as Hawk

Spenser: The Judas Goat
as Hawk

Spenser: Ceremony
as Hawk

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
as Himself

Savage Sun
as Narrator (voice)

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
as Hawk

Finnegan Begin Again
as Dude on Bus

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
as Self

Drain the Ocean
as Narrator

Africa's Elephant Kingdom
as Narrator

The Greatest Places
as Narrator (voice)

God v. Satan: The Final Battle
as Himself (Narrator)

Land of the Mammoth
as Self - Narrator

Othello
as Othello