Avery Brooks
Biyografi
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.
Filmografi (Rol Aldığı Yapımlar)
Othello
Geçmişin Gölgesinde
Gargoyles
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Moments without Proper Names
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Roots: The Gift
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Spenser: Ceremony
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A Man Called Hawk
The Ernest Green Story
Spenser: For Hire
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Mysteries of Ancient China
The Captains Close Up
American Playhouse
Spenser: A Savage Place
Finnegan Begin Again
The Captains
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Büyük Vurgun
15 Dakika
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
The Greatest Places
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Drain the Ocean
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
Savage Sun
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
Land of the Mammoth
