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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When the troubled Commander Sisko takes command of a surrendered space station, he learns that it bo...
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A star-studded tribute to Star Trek on its 30th anniversary, hosted by many of the stars and guest s...
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Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Thro...
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Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-en...
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This film explores an elephant clan's search for food and water as seen through the eyes of one old ...
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When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heis...
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The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film ...
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A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) | Self | 8.3 | |
| 2 | The Captains (2011) | Self | 6.6 | |
| 3 | 15 Minutes (2001) | Leon Jackson | 6.6 | |
| 4 | American History X (1998) Oscars 1999 | Sweeney | 8.5 | |
| 5 | The Big Hit (1998) | Paris | 7 | |
| 6 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998) | Narrator | - | - |
| 7 | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996) | Self | 6 | |
| 8 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary (1993) | Benjamin Sisko | - | - |

