Kevin Hooks
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".
Known for
DirectingBirthday
September 19, 1958Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
28Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACast credits
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
TigerAaron Loves Angela
AaronSounder
David Lee MorganInnerspace
DuaneTake Down
Jasper MacGrudderJ.T.
J.T. GambleCan You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Nat BlakeThe Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Hoover SissleStrictly Business
Married ManJust an Old Sweet Song
JuniorFriendly Fire
PolkCrew credits
Passenger 57
DirectorStrictly Business
DirectorBlack Dog
DirectorFled
DirectorRoots: The Gift
DirectorSounder
DirectorPrison Break: The Final Break
Director, Executive ProducerIrresistible Force
DirectorHeat Wave
DirectorThe Color of Friendship
Director, ProducerMutiny
DirectorMurder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
DirectorGlory & Honor
DirectorTo My Daughter With Love
DirectorTeen Father
Director