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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".
Filmography
all 99
Director 78
TV Shows 74
Movies 25
Producer 7
self 1
The Good Lord Bird (2020)
The Red Line (2019)
The Good Cop (2018)
Castle Rock (2018)
9-1-1 (2018)
Marvel's The Punisher (2017)
The Orville (2017)
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Madiba (2017)
This Is Us (2016)
Preacher (2016)
Scorpion (2014)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Last Resort (2012)
The Finder (2012)
Intercept (2011)
Person of Interest (2011)
Alphas (2011)
Necessary Roughness (2011)
Detroit 1-8-7 (2010)
Human Target (2010)
The Good Wife (2009)
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
Castle (2009)
The Mentalist (2008)
Lincoln Heights (2007)
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Bones (2005)
Supernatural (2005)
Prison Break (2005)
The Inside (2005)
Blind Justice (2005)
Lost (2004)
North Shore (2004)
Line of Fire (2003)
Cold Case (2003)
Las Vegas (2003)
L.A. Dragnet (2003)
Sounder (2003)
Boomtown (2002)
Without a Trace (2002)
Monk (2002)
24 (2001)
Alias (2001)
Philly (2001)
Soul Food (2000)
The Color of Friendship (2000)
City of Angels (2000)
Rescue 77 (1999)
Mutiny (1999)
Black Dog (1998)
Glory & Honor (1998)
Fled (1996)
ER (1994)
To My Daughter With Love (1994)
The X-Files (1993)
Irresistible Force (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Passenger 57 (1992)
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992)
Strictly Business (1991)
I'll Fly Away (1991)
Heat Wave (1990)
Equal Justice (1990)
The Young Riders (1989)
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
Alien Nation (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Nightingales (1989)
A Fine Romance (1989)
Roots: The Gift (1988)
Midnight Caller (1988)
China Beach (1988)
Probe (1988)
A Year in the Life (1987)
Innerspace (1987)
21 Jump Street (1987)
Mariah (1987)
Heart of the City (1986)
He's the Mayor (1986)
V (1984)
Cutter to Houston (1983)
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Hotel (1982)
Fame (1982)
Friendly Fire (1980)
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story (1979)
Take Down (1979)
The White Shadow (1978)
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
Sounder (1972)
The Rookies (1972)
J.T. (1969)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Color of Friendship
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GenderMale
Birthday1958-09-19 (65 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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