As Director
Prison Break: The Final Break
2009
7.5
Kevin Hooks
Acting
Birth Date
September 19, 1958
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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".
Complete Filmography
As Director
Sounder
2003
7.0
As Director
The Color of Friendship
2000
6.7
As Director
Mutiny
1999
4.8
As Director
Black Dog
1998
6.4
As Director
Fled
1996
5.6
As Director
To My Daughter With Love
1994
8.0
As Director
Irresistible Force
1993
5.2
As Director
Passenger 57
1992
6.0
As Director
Strictly Business
1991
5.5
As Director
Heat Wave
1990
6.2
As Director
Roots: The Gift
1988
6.8
As Actor
Aaron Loves Angela
1975
5.0
As Actor
Sounder
1972
7.5