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, w...
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American History X
As Sweeney
15 Minutes
As Leon Jackson
Drain the Ocean
As Narrator
The Greatest Places
As Narrator (voice)
The Big Hit
As Paris
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
As Narrator (voice)
Savage Sun
As Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
As Benjamin Sisko
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
As Benjamin Sisko
The Captains
As Himself
Roots: The Gift
As Cletus Moyer
Spenser: A Savage Place
As Hawk
Spenser: Ceremony
As Hawk
Spenser: The Judas Goat
As Hawk
For the Love of Spock
As Benjamin Sisko (archive footage)
Mysteries of Ancient China
As Self - Presenter
The Ernest Green Story
As Rev. Lawson
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
As Solomon Northup
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
As Himself
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
As Hawk
Uncle Tom's Cabin
As Uncle Tom
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
As Self
Finnegan Begin Again
As Dude on Bus
God v. Satan: The Final Battle
As Himself (Narrator)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
As Self
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
As Self
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
As Himself
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
As Himself
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
As Narrator
Moments Without Proper Names
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
As Benjamin Sisko
Spenser: For Hire
As Hawk
A Man Called Hawk
Gargoyles
Walking with Dinosaurs
As Self - Narrator US
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As King Maximus (voice)
The Captains Close Up
As Self