
Acting
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 …

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

Mysteries of Ancient China
as Self - Presenter

The Captains
as Himself
Drain the Ocean
as Narrator

God v. Satan: The Final Battle
as Himself (Narrator)

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
as Self

Othello
as Othello

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
as Himself

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
as Himself

15 Minutes
as Leon Jackson

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
as Benjamin Sisko (voice) · 1 ep.

The Captains Close Up
as Self · 2 ep.

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
as Self - Narrator · 2 ep.

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Maximus (voice) · 1 ep.

Gargoyles
as Nokkar (voice) · 1 ep.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Benjamin Sisko · 173 ep.

A Man Called Hawk
13 ep.

Spenser: For Hire
as Hawk · 65 ep.
The Captains
2011