
Avery Brooks
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.
Acting (28 movies)

American History X
1998

15 Minutes
2001

The Greatest Places
1998

The Big Hit
1998

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
2010

Savage Sun
1999

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995

The Captains
2011

Roots: The Gift
1988

Spenser: A Savage Place
1995

Spenser: Ceremony
1993

Spenser: The Judas Goat
1994

Mysteries of Ancient China
2016

The Ernest Green Story
1993

Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995

Finnegan Begin Again
1985

God v. Satan: The Final Battle
2008

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
2003

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
2003

Africa's Elephant Kingdom
1998

Moments Without Proper Names
1987

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
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