Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Kevin Hooks(I)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Kevin Hooks in Black Dog (1998)
Theatrical Trailer from 20th Century Fox
Play trailer1:41
Sounder (1972)
1 Video
7 Photos
Kevin Hooks was born on 19 September 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Innerspace (1987), Last Resort (2012) and Passenger 57 (1992). He is married to Cheryl. They have two children. He was previously married to Regina Hooks.
BornSeptember 19, 1958
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornSeptember 19, 1958
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 17 nominations total

    Photos6

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster

    Known for

    Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    6.9
    • Duane
    • 1987
    Scott Speedman in Last Resort (2012)
    Last Resort
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Wesley Snipes in Passenger 57 (1992)
    Passenger 57
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1992
    Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Director

    • Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Faithe Herman in This Is Us (2016)
      This Is Us
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2022
    • Ethan Hawke and Hubert Point-Du Jour in The Good Lord Bird (2020)
      The Good Lord Bird
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Preacher (2016)
      Preacher
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2019
    • Noah Wyle and Noel Fisher in The Red Line (2019)
      The Red Line
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
      The Orville
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Tony Danza and Josh Groban in The Good Cop (2018)
      The Good Cop
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Castle Rock (2018)
      Castle Rock
      7.5
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2018
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
      Genius
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
      Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2017
    • The Punisher (2017)
      The Punisher
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
      Mr. Mercedes
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Laurence Fishburne, David Harewood, Orlando Jones, Michael Nyqvist, and Terry Pheto in Madiba (2017)
      Madiba
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
      The Night Shift
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015

    Producer

    • Woke (2025)
      Woke
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2025
    • Last Call (2023)
      Last Call
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Noah Wyle and Noel Fisher in The Red Line (2019)
      The Red Line
      6.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Laurence Fishburne, David Harewood, Orlando Jones, Michael Nyqvist, and Terry Pheto in Madiba (2017)
      Madiba
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Rainn Wilson in Backstrom (2015)
      Backstrom
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Scott Speedman in Last Resort (2012)
      Last Resort
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012–2013
    • Detroit 1-8-7 (2010)
      Detroit 1-8-7
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2010–2011
    • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
      Human Target
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell in Prison Break (2005)
      Prison Break
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2006–2009
    • Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, and Sarah Wayne Callies in Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
      Prison Break: The Final Break
      7.8
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Lincoln Heights (2006)
      Lincoln Heights
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Dragnet (2003)
      Dragnet
      7.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2003
    • Sounder (2003)
      Sounder
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor, Rick Hoffman, Diana Maria Riva, and Tom Everett Scott in Philly (2001)
      Philly
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2001–2002
    • The Color of Friendship (2000)
      The Color of Friendship
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2000

    Actor

    • Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black in Shallow Hal (2001)
      Shallow Hal
      6.0
      • Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Boris Kodjoe, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker, and Malinda Williams in Soul Food (2000)
      Soul Food
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ginder T. Jones
      • 2000
    • Glory & Honor (1998)
      Glory & Honor
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Sam June
      • 1998
    • Strictly Business (1991)
      Strictly Business
      5.5
      • Married Man
      • 1991
    • Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
      Innerspace
      6.9
      • Duane
      • 1987
    • Stanley Brock, Al Fann, and Kevin Hooks in He's the Mayor (1986)
      He's the Mayor
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Mayor Carl Burke
      • 1986
    • For Members Only (1983)
      For Members Only
      TV Movie
      • Eddie Holmes
      • 1983
    • Peter Barton in The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
      The Powers of Matthew Star
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Steven Mason
      • 1983
    • The White Shadow (1978)
      The White Shadow
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Morris Thorpe
      • 1978–1981
    • 3-2-1 Contact (1980)
      3-2-1 Contact
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Morris Thorpe
      • 1980
    • Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979)
      Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Nat Blake
      • 1979
    • Friendly Fire (1979)
      Friendly Fire
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Polk
      • 1979
    • Lorenzo Lamas and Maureen McCormick in Take Down (1979)
      Take Down
      6.1
      • Jasper Macgruder
      • 1979
    • Backstairs at the White House (1979)
      Backstairs at the White House
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Emmett Rogers Jr.
      • Emmett Jr.
      • 1979
    • Lou Grant (1977)
      Lou Grant
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Wesley Dandridge
      • 1978

    Videos1

    Sounder
    Trailer 1:41
    Sounder

    Personal details

    • Born
      • September 19, 1958
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouses
        Regina HooksJanuary 7, 1978 - July 24, 1984 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Christiana Hooks
    • Parents
        Yvonne Hickman
    • Relatives
        Eric Hooks(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Pepsi Light Soda
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Pictorials

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Son of Robert Hooks, and Yvonne Hickman.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.