Brooks won the role of Commander Benjamin Sisko by beating 100 other actors from all racial backgrounds to become the first Black-American captain to lead a Star Trek series. Brooks also directed nine episodes of the series, including "Far Beyond the Stars", an episode focusing on racial injustice. Series producer Ronald D. Moore said of Brooks:

Actor: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Avery Franklin Brooks was born on October 2, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana to a musically talented family. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Travis Crawford, was a tenor who graduated from Tougaloo College in Mississippi in 1901. Crawford toured the country singing with the Delta Rhythm Boys in the 1930s.

Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise portrayed by Avery Brooks. He was the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9), which was originally broadcast between 1993 and 1999. The character has also appeared in various books, comics, and video games within the Star Trek franchise.

2024年6月17日 · After "Deep Space Nine," fans wondering what happened to Captain Sisko could check out some of his continual adventures in a comic book series. However, there may also be questions about what...

2022年8月18日 · Avery Brooks will forever be known as Captain Benjamin Sisko from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His groundbreaking work on the third Star Trek series will live on, but he also had other notable acting roles. In addition, Brooks has also made a name for himself as a talented musician and educator.

Peters portrayed Joseph Sisko, father of Deep Space Nine's commanding officer, Benjamin Sisko, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. [6] .

Avery Brooks (born 2 October 1948; age 76) is an accomplished stage, television, and film actor best known for his role as Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is the only actor to appear in all 173 episodes of the series, and has also directed several episodes.

2024年2月10日 · Star Trek actors give credit to Commander Benjamin Sisko actor Avery Brooks for the "great" performance given by Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1, episode 10, "Move Along Home".

2021年10月16日 · While Brooks's portrayal of Hawk made him a star, he is best known as Commander Benjamin Sisko on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," especially because he became an inspiration as a leader and a family man. Booking the role was not easy as more than 100 actors auditioned for it.

In 2021, Cirroc Lofton — who played Jake Sisko, son to Avery Brooks’ Ben Sisko, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — made somewhat vague allegations that Brooks wanted to return to acting but was being kept off the screen because of his race.