Avery Franklin Brooks (* 2. Oktober 1948 in Evansville, Indiana) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Regisseur. International bekannt wurde er insbesondere durch seine Hauptrolle als „Commander/Captain Benjamin Sisko“ in der Serie Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, die von 1993 bis 1999 ausgestrahlt wurde.

艾弗里·富兰克林·布鲁克斯（Avery Franklin Brooks，1948年10月2日-），美国演员、导演、歌手、叙述者和教育家。他最出名的是他在《星际迷航：深空九号》中饰演本杰明·西斯科上尉，在《斯宾塞：雇佣》及其衍生剧《一个叫鹰的人》中饰演霍克，以及在奥斯卡金像奖提名电影《美国历史》中饰演鲍勃·斯威尼博士。 布鲁克斯出生于印第安纳州埃文斯维尔，在印第安纳州加里长大。他就读于欧柏林学院，在那里他学习音乐和戏剧。从欧柏林大学毕业后，他搬到纽约市追求他的演艺事业。

布鲁克斯的第一个专业表演角色是在 1970 年的戏剧“伟大的白色希望”中。他继续出现在许多百老汇作品中，包括“The Wiz”和“A Chorus Line”。他还在1977年出演了电视迷你剧《根》。

1993年，布鲁克斯在《星际迷航：深空九号》中饰演本杰明·西斯科上尉。该系列持续了七个赛季，布鲁克斯饰演西斯科的表演广受好评。他于 1995 年获得了土星电视最佳男主角奖。

《星际迷航：深空九号》结束后，布鲁克斯继续从事电视和电影工作。他于2006年至2008年出演了《鲨鱼》系列，并出演了电影《美国历史X》和《得分》。

布鲁克斯也是一位才华横溢的歌手和音乐家。他发行了两张专辑，“Song of My People”和“The Way I Feel”。他也是一位有天赋的导演，曾执导过多部戏剧作品和电视剧。

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.