Kevin Hooks

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Kevin Hooks

Directing 68 September 19, 1958

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

​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-know…

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Supernatural

Supernatural

8.3 2005 TV Show
The Mentalist

The Mentalist

8.4 2008 TV Show
Prison Break

Prison Break

8.1 2005 TV Show
Lost

Lost

8.0 2004 TV Show
Bones

Bones

8.2 2005 TV Show
Scorpion

Scorpion

8.2 2014 TV Show
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.4 1993 TV Show
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

7.5 2013 TV Show
Castle

Castle

8.0 2009 TV Show
9-1-1

9-1-1

8.2 2018 TV Show
Marvel's The Punisher

Marvel's The Punisher

8.2 2017 TV Show
Person of Interest

Person of Interest

8.1 2011 TV Show

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​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".

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Woke

    Movie Associate Producer

  2. 2020
    The Good Lord Bird

    TV show Director

  3. 2019
    The Red Line

    TV show Director

  4. 2018
    The Good Cop

    TV show Director

  5. 2018
    Castle Rock

    TV show Director

  6. 2018
    9-1-1

    TV show Director

  7. 2017
    Marvel's The Punisher

    TV show Director

  8. 2017
    The Orville

    TV show Director

  9. 2017
    Mr. Mercedes

    TV show Director

  10. 2017
    Madiba

    TV show Director

  11. 2016
    This Is Us

    TV show Director

  12. 2016
    Preacher

    TV show Director

  13. 2014
    Scorpion

    TV show Director

  14. 2013
    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    TV show Director

  15. 2012
    Last Resort

    TV show Director

  16. 2012
    The Finder

    TV show Director

More credits
  1. 2011
    Intercept

    Movie Director

  2. 2011
    Person of Interest

    TV show Director

  3. 2011
    Alphas

    TV show Director

  4. 2011
    Necessary Roughness

    TV show Director

  5. 2010
    Detroit 1-8-7

    TV show Director

  6. 2010
    Human Target

    TV show Director

  7. 2009
    The Good Wife

    TV show Director

  8. 2009
    Prison Break: The Final Break

    Movie Director

  9. 2009
    Drop Dead Diva

    TV show Director

  10. 2009
    Castle

    TV show Director

  11. 2008
    The Mentalist

    TV show Director

  12. 2007
    Lincoln Heights

    TV show Director

  13. 2005
    Ghost Whisperer

    TV show Director

  14. 2005
    Supernatural

    TV show Director

  15. 2005
    Bones

    TV show Director

  16. 2005
    Prison Break

    TV show Director

  17. 2005
    The Inside

    TV show Director

  18. 2005
    Blind Justice

    TV show Producer

  19. 2004
    Lost

    TV show Director

  20. 2004
    North Shore

    TV show Director

  21. 2003
    Line of Fire

    TV show Director

  22. 2003
    Cold Case

    TV show Director

  23. 2003
    Las Vegas

    TV show Director

  24. 2003
    L.A. Dragnet

    TV show Director