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 acting role was in the play "The Great White Hope" in 1970. He went on to appear in a number of Broadway productions, including "The Wiz" and "A Chorus Line". He also starred in the television miniseries "Roots" in 1977. In 1993, Brooks was cast as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The series ran for seven seasons, and Brooks's performance as Sisko was critically acclaimed. He won a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 1995. After Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, Brooks continued to work in television and film. He starred in the series "Shark" from 2006 to 2008, and he appeared in the films "American History X" and "The Score". Brooks is also a talented singer and musician. He has released two albums, "Song of My People" and "The Way I Feel". He is also a gifted director, and he has directed a number of theater productions and television episodes. Avery Brooks(1948년생, Evansville, Indiana, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 15분, 빅 히트, 캡틴즈가 있으며, 그 외에도 스타 트렉: 딥 스페이스 나인, American Playhouse, 스타트렉: 스타플릿 아카데미, 전사 골리앗, 아메리칸 히스토리 X, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, Spenser: For Hire, A Man Called Hawk, The Captains Close Up, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes, What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 스타트렉: 스타플릿 아카데미에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 스타트렉: 스타플릿 아카데미에서 Benjamin Sisko (voice) 역을 맡았다. 2018년 What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine에 출연했다. 2016년 Mysteries of Ancient China에 출연했다.