Acting
Avery Brooks
Born Oct 2, 1948 · 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.
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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Acting
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
Documentary
Mysteries of Ancient China
2016
Documentary · History
The Captains
2011
Documentary · Science Fiction
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
2008
Documentary · History
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
Documentary
Othello
2005
Drama
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
2003
Documentary
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
2003
Documentary
Land of the Mammoth
2001
Documentary
15 Minutes
2001
Action · Crime · Thriller
Savage Sun
1999
Documentary
American History X
1998
Drama
The Greatest Places
1998
Documentary
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
1998
Documentary
The Big Hit
1998
Action · Comedy · Crime
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
Documentary · TV Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Spenser: A Savage Place
1995
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Animation
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995
Documentary
Spenser: The Judas Goat
1994
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
Gargoyles
1994
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
Spenser: Ceremony
1993
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
The Ernest Green Story
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
Documentary
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
1993
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991
TV Movie · Drama
A Man Called Hawk
1989
Drama
Roots: The Gift
1988
Drama · History · TV Movie
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
History · Drama · TV Movie
Moments without Proper Names
1987
Documentary
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
Comedy · Drama · Romance
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Directed
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama