Avery Brooks

   

Avery Brooks is an American actor best known toStar Trek fans for playingBenjamin Sisko inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. Brooks appeared in every episode of the series and also directed nine, including "Far Beyond the Stars", one ofStar Trek's most popular episodes. Brooks also voiced Captain Sisko in the gamesHarbinger,Captain's Chair andStar Trek: Legacy.

Prior to his role as Sisko, Brooks was well known as Hawk inSpenser: For Hire andA Man Called Hawk and also reprised the role in four television movies during the run ofDeep Space Nine. Brooks also appears in the filmsThe Big Hit,American History X and15 Minutes and as the lead role in the PBS television production ofTwelve Years a Slave,Solomon Northup's Odyssey.

Brooks is also an accomplished stage actor, and has appeared in many theatre productions of plays byWilliam Shakespeare, includingKing Lear andOthello. Brooks has also played Paul Robeson and Malcolm X on the stage. Aside from his theatre roles, Brooks also teaches atRutgers and narrates documentaries for television and other media.

Directorial Credits[]

• "Tribunal"
• "The Abandoned"
• "Fascination"
• "Improbable Cause"
• "Rejoined"
• "Body Parts"
• "Ties of Blood and Water"
• "Far Beyond the Stars"
• "The Dogs of War"

Voice Credits[]

• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
• Star Trek: Legacy
• Captain's Chair

External links[]

• Avery Brooks article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Avery Brooks article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Avery Brooks atThe Internet Movie Database.