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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.

Known For

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Self

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

2018

6.8

Self - Presenter

Mysteries of Ancient China

2016

6.4

Self

The Captains Close Up

2013

6.4

Himself

The Captains

2011

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Self - Narrator

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

2010

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5.2

Narrator

Drain the Ocean

2009

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Himself (Narrator)

God v. Satan: The Final Battle

2008

5.4

Self

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

2007

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Himself

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning

2003

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Himself

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends

2003

Credits

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

as Self

2018

7.0

Mysteries of Ancient China

as Self - Presenter

2016

6.8

The Captains Close Up

as Self

2013

6.4

The Captains

as Himself

2011

6.4

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

as Self - Narrator

2010

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🎬

Drain the Ocean

as Narrator

2009

5.2

God v. Satan: The Final Battle

as Himself (Narrator)

2008

4.0

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

as Self

2007

5.4

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning

as Himself

2003

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Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends

as Himself

2003

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15 Minutes

as Leon Jackson

2001

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Walking with Dinosaurs

as Self - Narrator US

1999

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Savage Sun

as Narrator (voice)

1999

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American History X

as Sweeney

1998

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The Greatest Places

as Narrator (voice)

1998

5.3

Africa's Elephant Kingdom

as Narrator

1998

5.3

The Big Hit

as Paris

1998

5.9

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

as Self

1996

5.8

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

as Benjamin Sisko

1995

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Spenser: A Savage Place

as Hawk

1995

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as King Maximus (voice)

1995

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The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek

as Self

1995

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Spenser: The Judas Goat

as Hawk

1994

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Gargoyles

as Nokkar (voice)

1994

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Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

as Hawk

1994

5.0

Spenser: Ceremony

as Hawk

1993

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The Ernest Green Story

as Rev. Lawson

1993

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

as Himself

1993

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Benjamin Sisko

1993

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A Man Called Hawk

1989

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Roots: The Gift

as Cletus Moyer

1988

6.8

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Uncle Tom

1987

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Moments without Proper Names

as Self

1987

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Spenser: For Hire

as Hawk

1985

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Finnegan Begin Again

as Dude on Bus

1985

6.3

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

as Solomon Northup

1984

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