Avery Brooks
Actor
Born October 2, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana, USA
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.
Filmography
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Benjamin Sisko (voice)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
Mysteries of Ancient China
Self - Presenter
The Captains Close Up
Self
The Captains
Self
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Self - Narrator
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
Himself (Narrator)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self
Othello
Othello
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
Himself
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Self
Land of the Mammoth
Self - Narrator
15 Minutes
Leon Jackson
Savage Sun
Narrator (voice)
American History X
Sweeney
The Greatest Places
Narrator (voice)
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Narrator
The Big Hit
Paris
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Benjamin Sisko
Spenser: A Savage Place
Hawk
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Maximus (voice)
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Self
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Hawk
Gargoyles
Nokkar (voice)
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Hawk
Spenser: Ceremony
Hawk
The Ernest Green Story
Rev. Lawson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Himself
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
Benjamin Sisko
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Benjamin Sisko
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Solomon Northup
A Man Called Hawk
Roots: The Gift
Cletus Moyer
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom
Moments without Proper Names
Self
Spenser: For Hire
Hawk
Finnegan Begin Again
Dude on Bus
American Playhouse
Solomon Northup