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Avery Brooks

Biography

Avery Brooks

Actor Director

Born
October 2, 1948
Age
78 years old
Place of birth
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Years active
1982 – present
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27

Credits

19

Movies

7

TV series

45

Years active

7.0

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Avery Brooks

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Career timeline

  1. 1948 · Born

    Born in Evansville, Indiana, USA

  2. 1982 · Screen debut

    American Playhouse (TV)

  3. 1993 · Breakthrough

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV)

  4. 1993 · Directing debut

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV)

  5. 2026 · Latest release

    Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (TV)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama15
  • Tv Movie10
  • Crime7
  • Documentary5
  • Action & Adventure3
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy3
Highest-rated title American History X 1998 8.3 Most popular title American History X 1998 8.3

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Avery Brooks in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as Benjamin Sisko (voice) TV
  2. 2018 What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Self Movie
  3. 2009 Drain the Ocean as Narrator Movie
  4. 2005 Othello as Othello Movie
  5. 2001 15 Minutes as Leon Jackson Movie
  6. 1999 Savage Sun as Narrator (voice) Movie
  7. 1998 American History X as Sweeney Movie
  8. 1998 The Greatest Places as Narrator (voice) Movie
  9. 1998 Africa's Elephant Kingdom as Narrator Movie
  10. 1998 The Big Hit as Paris Movie
  11. 1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior as Benjamin Sisko Movie
  12. 1995 Spenser: A Savage Place as Hawk Movie
  13. 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as King Maximus (voice) TV
  14. 1994 Spenser: The Judas Goat as Hawk Movie
  15. 1994 Gargoyles as Nokkar (voice) TV
  16. 1994 Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes as Hawk Movie
  17. 1993 Spenser: Ceremony as Hawk Movie
  18. 1993 The Ernest Green Story as Rev. Lawson Movie
  19. 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Benjamin Sisko TV
  20. 1991 Solomon Northup's Odyssey as Solomon Northup Movie
  21. 1989 A Man Called Hawk TV
  22. 1988 Roots: The Gift as Cletus Moyer Movie
  23. 1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin as Uncle Tom Movie
  24. 1985 Spenser: For Hire as Hawk TV
  25. 1985 Finnegan Begin Again as Dude on Bus Movie
  26. 1982 American Playhouse as Solomon Northup TV
  1. 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV

Quick facts

How old is Avery Brooks?

Avery Brooks is 78 years old, born on October 2, 1948.

Where was Avery Brooks born?

Avery Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana, USA.

What was Avery Brooks’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Avery Brooks is American Playhouse (1982).

How many movies and series has Avery Brooks made?

Our catalogue lists 26 titles for Avery Brooks: 19 movies and 7 TV series.

What is Avery Brooks’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, American History X has the highest audience rating, with 8.3/10 on TMDB.

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