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Kevin Hooks
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Born: 1958
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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".
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Good Lord Bird | 2020 | Director |
| The Red Line | 2019 | Director |
| The Good Cop | 2018 | Director |
| Castle Rock | 2018 | Director |
| Marvel's The Punisher | 2017 | Director |
| The Orville | 2017 | Director |
| Mr. Mercedes | 2017 | Director |
| Madiba | 2017 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Preacher | 2016 | Director |
| Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2013 | Director |
| Last Resort | 2012 | Director |
| Person of Interest | 2011 | Director |
| Alphas | 2011 | Director |
| Necessary Roughness | 2011 | Director |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | 2010 | Director |
| Human Target | 2010 | Director |
| The Mentalist | 2008 | Director |
| Lincoln Heights | 2007 | Director, Producer |
| Prison Break | 2005 | Co-Executive Producer, Director |
| The Inside | 2005 | Director |
| Las Vegas | 2003 | Director |
| L.A. Dragnet | 2003 | Co-Executive Producer, Director |
| Boomtown | 2002 | Director |
| Without a Trace | 2002 | Director |
| Monk | 2002 | Director |
| Alias | 2001 | Director |
| Philly | 2001 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Soul Food | 2000 | Ginder T. Jones |
| Soul Food | 2000 | Director |
| ER | 1994 | Director |
| NYPD Blue | 1993 | Director |
| The X-Files | 1993 | Director |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | 1993 | Director |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | 1989 | Director |
| Alien Nation | 1989 | Director |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989 | Director |
| Midnight Caller | 1988 | Director |
| China Beach | 1988 | Director |
| 21 Jump Street | 1987 | Director |
| V | 1984 | Director |
| St. Elsewhere | 1982 | Director |
| Hotel | 1982 | Director |
| Fame | 1982 | Director |
| The White Shadow | 1978 | Morris Thorpe |
| The Rookies | 1972 | Contributor |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self |