Kevin Hooks
Known For
Directing
Born
1958-09-19 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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".
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Rookies
The White Shadow
as Morris Thorpe
Sounder
as David Lee Morgan
Innerspace
as Duane
Soul Food
as Ginder T. Jones
J.T.
as J.T. Gamble
Strictly Business
as Married Man
He's the Mayor
Friendly Fire
as Polk
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as Hoover Sissle
Aaron Loves Angela
as Aaron
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Junior
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
as Nat Blake
Take Down
as Jasper MacGrudder
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Tiger