​Kevin Hooks (born September 19, 1958) is an American actor, and a television and film director; he is notable from his roles in Aaron Loves Angela & Sounder, but may be best-known as Morris Thorpe from TV's The White Shadow. In 1986, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom He's the Mayor. He directed Wesley Snipes in Passenger 57 and also Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin in Fled. Hooks worked as a director and producer on the series Prison Break. He also directed two episodes from the first season of Lost, "White Rabbit" and "Homecoming". In 2003, Hooks revisited Sounder. He directed ABC's Wonderful World of Disney's TV remake of the film, with Paul Winfield, his co-star from the original, playing a different role. Hooks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Yvonne, a state employee, and Robert Hooks, a director and actor who starred in many films in the 1970s. Kevin's nickname amongst his friends is "King Royal". 케빈 훅스(1958년생, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 멘탈리스트, 수퍼내추럴, 본즈가 있으며, 그 외에도 9-1-1, 퍼슨 오브 인터레스트, 프리즌 브레이크, 굿 와이프, 24, 캐슬, 엑스 파일, 로스트, 에이전트 오브 쉴드, 몽크, 뉴욕경찰 24시, 콜드 케이스 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2025년 Woke 제작에 참여했다. 2020년 더 굿 로드 버드 연출을 맡았다. 2019년 The Red Line 연출을 맡았다.