Avery Brooks

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.

Casted

American History X

Played Sweeney

Average Rating

8.3

12179 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1998

28 years ago
15 Minutes

Played Leon Jackson

Average Rating

5.9

772 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2001

25 years ago
The Big Hit

Played Paris

Average Rating

5.9

456 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 1998

28 years ago
The Captains

Played Himself

Average Rating

6.4

115 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 2011

14 years ago
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

51 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 2018

7 years ago
Roots: The Gift

Played Cletus Moyer

Average Rating

6.8

12 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1988

37 years ago
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Played Uncle Tom

Average Rating

7.0

12 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1987

39 years ago
Finnegan Begin Again

Played Dude on Bus

Average Rating

6.3

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1985

41 years ago
The Greatest Places

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

5.3

8 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1998

28 years ago
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior

Played Benjamin Sisko

Average Rating

5.5

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1995

30 years ago
The Ernest Green Story

Played Rev. Lawson

Average Rating

6.9

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 17, 1993

33 years ago
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

Played Self

Average Rating

5.4

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 19, 2007

19 years ago
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Played Self

Average Rating

5.8

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1996

29 years ago
Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Played Solomon Northup

Average Rating

6.2

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 1984

41 years ago
Mysteries of Ancient China

Played Self - Presenter

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

May 21, 2016

10 years ago
Africa's Elephant Kingdom

Played Narrator

Average Rating

5.3

4 votes

Release Date

May 08, 1998

28 years ago
Drain the Ocean

Played Narrator

Average Rating

5.2

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 2009

16 years ago
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

Played Hawk

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1994

32 years ago
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek

Played Self

Average Rating

4.2

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1995

31 years ago
God v. Satan: The Final Battle

Played Himself (Narrator)

Average Rating

4.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 19, 2008

17 years ago
Moments Without Proper Names

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1987

39 years ago
Spenser: A Savage Place

Played Hawk

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1995

31 years ago
Spenser: Ceremony

Played Hawk

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 23, 1993

33 years ago
Spenser: The Judas Goat

Played Hawk

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1994

31 years ago
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

Played Himself

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 04, 1993

33 years ago
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends

Played Himself

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2003

23 years ago
Savage Sun

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1999

27 years ago
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning

Played Himself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 2003

23 years ago

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