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Kevin Hooks (b. 1958)

Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born:
September 19, 1958

Biography from TheMovieDB

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.    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".

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1986  Teen Father
1987  Class Act: A Teacher's Story
1988  Roots: The Gift
1990  Heat Wave
1991  Strictly Business
1992  Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992  Passenger 57
1993  Irresistible Force
1994  To My Daughter With Love
1996  Fled
1998  Black Dog
1998  Glory & Honor
1999  Mutiny
2000  The Color of Friendship
2003  Sounder
2009  Prison Break: The Final Break
2011  Intercept

Executive Producer:
1986  Teen Father
1987  Class Act: A Teacher's Story
1988  Roots: The Gift
1990  Heat Wave
1991  Strictly Business
1992  Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992  Passenger 57
1993  Irresistible Force
1994  To My Daughter With Love
1996  Fled
1998  Black Dog
1998  Glory & Honor
1999  Mutiny
2000  The Color of Friendship
2003  Sounder
2009  Prison Break: The Final Break
2011  Intercept

Producer:
1986  Teen Father
1987  Class Act: A Teacher's Story
1988  Roots: The Gift
1990  Heat Wave
1991  Strictly Business
1992  Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992  Passenger 57
1993  Irresistible Force
1994  To My Daughter With Love
1996  Fled
1998  Black Dog
1998  Glory & Honor
1999  Mutiny
2000  The Color of Friendship
2003  Sounder
2009  Prison Break: The Final Break
2011  Intercept

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Co-Executive Producer:
2003  L.A. Dragnet
2005  Prison Break

Creator:
2003  L.A. Dragnet
2005  Prison Break
2017  Madiba

Director:
1982  Fame
1982  Hotel
1982  St. Elsewhere
1983  Cutter to Houston
1984  V
1986  Heart of the City
1987  21 Jump Street
1987  A Year in the Life
1987  Mariah
1988  China Beach
1988  Midnight Caller
1988  Probe
1989  A Fine Romance
1989  Alien Nation
1989  Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989  Nightingales
1989  Tales from the Crypt
1989  The Young Riders
1990  Equal Justice
1991  I'll Fly Away
1993  Homicide: Life on the Street
1993  The X-Files
1994  ER
1999  Rescue 77
2000  City of Angels
2000  Soul Food
2001  24
2001  Alias
2001  Philly
2002  Boomtown
2002  Monk
2002  Without a Trace
2003  Cold Case
2003  L.A. Dragnet
2003  Las Vegas
2003  Line of Fire
2004  Lost
2004  North Shore
2005  Bones
2005  Ghost Whisperer
2005  Prison Break
2005  Supernatural
2005  The Inside
2007  Lincoln Heights
2008  The Mentalist
2009  Castle
2009  Drop Dead Diva
2009  The Good Wife
2010  Detroit 1-8-7
2010  Human Target
2011  Alphas
2011  Necessary Roughness
2011  Person of Interest
2012  Last Resort
2012  The Finder
2013  Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2014  Scorpion
2016  Preacher
2016  This Is Us
2017  Madiba
2017  Marvel's The Punisher
2017  Mr. Mercedes
2017  The Orville
2018  9-1-1
2018  Castle Rock
2018  The Good Cop
2019  The Red Line
2020  The Good Lord Bird

Executive Producer:
1982  Fame
1982  Hotel
1982  St. Elsewhere
1983  Cutter to Houston
1984  V
1986  Heart of the City
1987  21 Jump Street
1987  A Year in the Life
1987  Mariah
1988  China Beach
1988  Midnight Caller
1988  Probe
1989  A Fine Romance
1989  Alien Nation
1989  Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989  Nightingales
1989  Tales from the Crypt
1989  The Young Riders
1990  Equal Justice
1991  I'll Fly Away
1993  Homicide: Life on the Street
1993  The X-Files
1994  ER
1999  Rescue 77
2000  City of Angels
2000  Soul Food
2001  24
2001  Alias
2001  Philly
2002  Boomtown
2002  Monk
2002  Without a Trace
2003  Cold Case
2003  L.A. Dragnet
2003  Las Vegas
2003  Line of Fire
2004  Lost
2004  North Shore
2005  Bones
2005  Ghost Whisperer
2005  Prison Break
2005  Supernatural
2005  The Inside
2007  Lincoln Heights
2008  The Mentalist
2009  Castle
2009  Drop Dead Diva
2009  The Good Wife
2010  Detroit 1-8-7
2010  Human Target
2011  Alphas
2011  Necessary Roughness
2011  Person of Interest
2012  Last Resort
2012  The Finder
2013  Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2014  Scorpion
2016  Preacher
2016  This Is Us
2017  Madiba
2017  Marvel's The Punisher
2017  Mr. Mercedes
2017  The Orville
2018  9-1-1
2018  Castle Rock
2018  The Good Cop
2019  The Red Line
2020  The Good Lord Bird

Producer:
1982  Fame
1982  Hotel
1982  St. Elsewhere
1983  Cutter to Houston
1984  V
1986  Heart of the City
1987  21 Jump Street
1987  A Year in the Life
1987  Mariah
1988  China Beach
1988  Midnight Caller
1988  Probe
1989  A Fine Romance
1989  Alien Nation
1989  Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989  Nightingales
1989  Tales from the Crypt
1989  The Young Riders
1990  Equal Justice
1991  I'll Fly Away
1993  Homicide: Life on the Street
1993  The X-Files
1994  ER
1999  Rescue 77
2000  City of Angels
2000  Soul Food
2001  24
2001  Alias
2001  Philly
2002  Boomtown
2002  Monk
2002  Without a Trace
2003  Cold Case
2003  L.A. Dragnet
2003  Las Vegas
2003  Line of Fire
2004  Lost
2004  North Shore
2005  Blind Justice
2005  Bones
2005  Ghost Whisperer
2005  Prison Break
2005  Supernatural
2005  The Inside
2007  Lincoln Heights
2008  The Mentalist
2009  Castle
2009  Drop Dead Diva
2009  The Good Wife
2010  Detroit 1-8-7
2010  Human Target
2011  Alphas
2011  Necessary Roughness
2011  Person of Interest
2012  Last Resort
2012  The Finder
2013  Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2014  Scorpion
2016  Preacher
2016  This Is Us
2017  Madiba
2017  Marvel's The Punisher
2017  Mr. Mercedes
2017  The Orville
2018  9-1-1
2018  Castle Rock
2018  The Good Cop
2019  The Red Line
2020  The Good Lord Bird

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