Kevin Hooks Directing

​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 TVs The White Shadow. In 1986, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Hes 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 ABCs Wonderful World of Disneys 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. Kevins nickname amongst his friends is King Royal.