Kevin Hooks

Director, Producer, Actor

September 19, 1958 (68 years)
​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".

FreeMovies & Shows on Plex

  • Human Target (2010)
    Human Target (2010)
    2 Seasons
  • V
    V
    1 Season
  • 21 Jump Street
    21 Jump Street
    5 Seasons
  • Sounder
    Sounder
  • The Young Riders
    The Young Riders
    3 Seasons
  • Friendly Fire
    Friendly Fire
  • A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
    A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    5 Seasons

Known For

  • Prison Break
    Prison Break
    5 Seasons
  • Lost
    Lost
    6 Seasons
  • Passenger 57
    Passenger 57
  • Prison Break: The Final Break
    Prison Break: The Final Break
  • Marvel's The Punisher
    Marvel's The Punisher
    2 Seasons
  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    7 Seasons
  • 24
    24
    9 Seasons
  • This Is Us
    This Is Us
    6 Seasons
  • Preacher
    Preacher
    4 Seasons
  • Castle (2009)
    Castle (2009)
    8 Seasons
  • Supernatural
    Supernatural
    15 Seasons
  • Black Dog
    Black Dog
  • Fled
    Fled
  • Backstrom
    Backstrom
    1 Season
  • The X-Files
    The X-Files
    11 Seasons
  • The Orville
    The Orville
    3 Seasons
  • Person of Interest
    Person of Interest
    5 Seasons
  • Mr. Mercedes
    Mr. Mercedes
    3 Seasons
  • The Mentalist
    The Mentalist
    7 Seasons
  • V
    Free
    V
    1 Season

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2019
The Red Line · as Executive Producer
2017
Madiba · as Executive Producer
2015
Backstrom · as Executive Producer
2012
Last Resort · as Executive Producer
2010
Detroit 1-8-7 · as Executive Producer
2010
Human Target (2010) · as Executive ProducerOn Plex
2009
Prison Break: The Final Break · as Executive Producer
2006
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Prison Break · as Executive Producer
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Philly · as Executive Producer
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Shallow Hal · as Restaurant Manager
2000
Soul Food · as Ginder T. Jones
1998
Glory & Honor · as Sam June
1991
Strictly Business · as Married Man
1987
Innerspace · as Duane
1982
The Powers of Matthew Star · as Steven Mason
1980
3-2-1 Contact · as Morris Thorpe
1979
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Friendly Fire · as PolkOn Plex
1979
Take Down · as Jasper Macgrudder
1979
Backstairs at the White House · as Emmett Rogers Jr.
1978
The White Shadow · as Morris Thorpe
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Lou Grant · as Wesley Dandridge
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Aaron Loves Angela · as Aaron
1972
Sounder · as David Lee MorganOn Plex
1972
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J.T. · as J.t. Gamble
1967
N.Y.P.D. · as The Boy

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Black Journal · as Self
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L.A. Dragnet · as Co-Executive Producer