---
name: "Kevin Hooks"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks"
fi1m_id: "kevin-hooks"
imdb_id: "nm0393661"
tmdb_id: 40230
wikidata_id: "Q2453153"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "19 September 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-09-23T14:05:10.484281+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kevin Hooks

## Identity

Kevin Hooks

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kevin-hooks
- **IMDb ID:** nm0393661
- **TMDB ID:** 40230
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2453153
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hooks, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2453153, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393661/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40230

Director. Born 19 September 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 19 September 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1972–2016
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 17: 1 acting, 16 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Eric Laneuville](https://film.one/person/eric-laneuville.md), [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md), [Nelson McCormick](https://film.one/person/nelson-mccormick.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Dwight H. Little](https://film.one/person/dwight-h-little.md), [Félix Enríquez Alcalá](https://film.one/person/felix-alcala.md), [James Whitmore Jr.](https://film.one/person/james-whitmore-jr.md), [Milan Cheylov](https://film.one/person/milan-cheylov.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 83 (1), 1980s 78 (1), 1990s 86 (4), 2000s 75 (9), 2010s 77 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 14, Crime 8, Action & Adventure 5, Mystery 5, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hooks, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2453153, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393661/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40230

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88), [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*24*](https://film.one/tv/24.md) (78), [*This Is Us*](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md) (76), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74), [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73), [*The Mentalist*](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) (71)
- **Peacock:** [*Person of Interest*](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md) (78), [*Supernatural*](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md) (77)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Good Wife*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sounder*](https://film.one/film/sounder.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kevin Hooks (born 19 September 1958) is an American actor and television and film director. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of actor and director Robert Hooks.

Hooks began his career as a child actor, appearing in films including *Sounder* (1972) and the television series *The White Shadow*. He later moved into directing, helming feature films such as *Passenger 57* (1992) and *Fled* (1996). His television directing credits include episodes of *The X-Files* (2018), *Prison Break*, *Lost*, *24* and *Supernatural*.

He directed the Disney Channel film *The Color of Friendship* (2000), for which he shared a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding children's programme.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (17)

### Performed in (1)

- *Sounder* (1972), Fi1m 83, as David Lee Morgan — [page](https://film.one/film/sounder.md)

### Directed (16) — the average rests on these

- *This Is Us* (2016), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Bones* (2005), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Prison Break* (2005), Fi1m 68, Co-Executive Producer, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *Supernatural* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Complete filmography (101)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Woke* (2025), Associate Producer
- *The Good Lord Bird* (2020), series, Director
- *The Red Line* (2019), series, Director
- *The Good Cop* (2018), series, Director
- *Castle Rock* (2018), series, Director
- *9-1-1* (2018), series, Director
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), series, Director
- *The Orville* (2017), series, Director
- *Mr. Mercedes* (2017), series, Director
- *Madiba* (2017), series, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *Preacher* (2016), series, Director
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, Director
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, Director
- *Last Resort* (2012), series, Director
- *The Finder* (2012), series, Director
- *Intercept* (2011), Director
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Alphas* (2011), series, Director
- *Necessary Roughness* (2011), series, Director
- *Detroit 1-8-7* (2010), series, Director
- *Human Target* (2010), series, Director
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Prison Break: The Final Break* (2009), Director, Executive Producer
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, Director
- *Castle* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Lincoln Heights* (2007), series, Director, Producer
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, Director
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Bones* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, Director, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *The Inside* (2005), series, Director
- *Blind Justice* (2005), series, Producer
- *Lost* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *North Shore* (2004), series, Director
- *Line of Fire* (2003), series, Director
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, Director
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, Director
- *L.A. Dragnet* (2003), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Sounder* (2003), Director
- *Boomtown* (2002), series, Director
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, Director
- *Monk* (2002), series, Director
- *24* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Philly* (2001), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Soul Food* (2000), series, as Ginder T. Jones · Director
- *The Color of Friendship* (2000), Director, Producer
- *City of Angels* (2000), series, Director, Producer
- *Rescue 77* (1999), series, Director
- *Mutiny* (1999), Director
- *Black Dog* (1998), Director
- *Glory & Honor* (1998), as Sam June · Director
- *Fled* (1996), Director
- *ER* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *To My Daughter With Love* (1994), Director
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Irresistible Force* (1993), Director
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Passenger 57* (1992), Director
- *Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story* (1992), Director
- *Strictly Business* (1991), as Married Man · Director
- *I'll Fly Away* (1991), series, Director
- *Heat Wave* (1990), Director
- *Equal Justice* (1990), series, Director
- *The Young Riders* (1989), series, Director
- *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), series, Director
- *Alien Nation* (1989), series, Director
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Director
- *Nightingales* (1989), series, Director
- *A Fine Romance* (1989), series, Director
- *Roots: The Gift* (1988), Director
- *Midnight Caller* (1988), series, Director
- *China Beach* (1988), series, Director
- *Probe* (1988), series, Director
- *A Year in the Life* (1987), series, Director
- *Innerspace* (1987), as Duane
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, Director
- *Mariah* (1987), series, Director
- *Class Act: A Teacher's Story* (1987), Director
- *Teen Father* (1986), Director
- *Heart of the City* (1986), series, Director
- *He's the Mayor* (1986), series, Actor
- *V* (1984), series, Director
- *Cutter to Houston* (1983), series, Director
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Hotel* (1982), series, Director
- *Fame* (1982), series, Director
- *Friendly Fire* (1980), as Polk
- *Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story* (1979), as Nat Blake
- *Take Down* (1979), as Jasper MacGrudder
- *The White Shadow* (1978), series, as Morris Thorpe
- *A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich* (1977), as Tiger
- *The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened* (1977), as Hoover Sissle
- *Just an Old Sweet Song* (1976), as Junior
- *Aaron Loves Angela* (1975), as Aaron
- *Sounder* (1972), as David Lee Morgan — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/sounder.md)
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *J.T.* (1971), as J.T. Gamble

## Gallery

- ![Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/media/person/62725/gallery-f76f0b72d4d8.jpg) Kevin Hooks — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/media/person/62725/gallery-73b3cccbda33.jpg) Kevin Hooks — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/media/person/62725/gallery-91e72ad71a1d.jpg) Kevin Hooks — Image via TMDB

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