Brian Hooks

Brian Hooks (born July 27, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, producer and director. He is best known for his roles as protagonist Rob Douglas in the screwball comedy 3 Strikes, and Nick Delaney on the UPN television sitcom Eve. He is also known for his role as DJ in the 2004 film Soul Plane.

Acting career Brian’s first acting role occurred as the central character in the film Phat Beach (1996), which was written and directed by Doug Ellin (creator of HBO’s Entourage). The success of Phat Beach led to roles in other films, including High School High (1996), Bulworth (1998), Beloved (1998) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). At the same time, he had guest starring roles in many television series in the late 1990s, such as Cracker, NYPD Blue, Moesha, ER and The Parkers.

In 2000, Hooks appeared as the central character in the comedy film 3 Strikes. After that, he continued to star in, as well as executive produce, many low-budget straight-to-DVD films, including Nothin’ 2 Lose (2000), The Luau (2001), The Chatroom (2002) and Malibooty (2003).

In the following years, he began to redirect some of his efforts to the off-camera aspects of production. After developing and producing a low-budget film which produced a remarkable five-thousand percent return (5000%) on investment, Q: The Movie, Brian was first able to observe the distinct advantages, and lucrative nature, of successfully creating and developing motion pictures. As a result, and backed by major film distributors such as MGM, Brian began to produce low-budget independent films in between his acting roles.

Brian’s procession of straight-to-DVD films led to him once being called “The King of DVD” by the urban media. In 2007, he produced, co-directed and co-wrote (with Deon Taylor) and starred in the horror film Dead Tone (originally titled 7eventy5ive). He produced the film I Do… I Did (2009). Hooks was the co-host of the relationship show According to Him & Her, which aired on Centric.

In 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Brian launched his own production company called Left of Bang Entertainment. Aside from producing in-house films, Left of Bang Entertainment will provide free educational programs and mentorship opportunities for inner-city kids.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Abused Again! Eric Phat Beach Durrel Jackson High School High Anferny Jefferson 1997 Runaway Car Dexter 'Dex' Strang TV movie 1998 Bulworth Marcus Garvey Thursday Jary Beloved Young Paul 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Pilot Q: The Movie Cedrick 2000 3 Strikes Rob Douglas Nothin' 2 Lose Kwame Gatmon Video Confessions of a Hustler: The Movie SB's Friend Video Obstacles Caffeine 2002 Chat Room Max Video 2003 Malibooty! Donzelli Waters Video The Entrepreneurs August 2004 Soul Plane DJ 2005 Wifey Trump Video The Luau Cedric 2007 Dead Tone Marcus Cutlass Leroy the Mechanic Short 2008 Fool's Gold Curtis 2011 Coming & Going Chad Collins Laughing to the Bank with Brian Hooks Various 2013 The Love Section Joel Long 2014 Blood Lines Willy Basketball 3:16 Derrion Nichols 2015 72 Hours Tyrann Touched Eric The Ghetto Hanz 2016 Diva Diaries Chris What Are the Chances? Icy LAPD African Cops Jamal 2017 Almost Amazing Dab Jason's Letter Melvin Jacks 2018 Don't Get Caught Icy Video All Between Us Ray Pierre Jackson Rodney Chase 2019 The Dummy Jalonzo 2021 Clash Dr. Johnson 2022 Adam + Eve Adam

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 413 Hope St. - Episode: "A Better Place" 1998 Cracker Stone Episode: "If: Part 1 & 2" NYPD Blue Michael Reed Episode: "Weaver of Hate" Moesha Jerome Episode: "Mo's Money, Mo's Money, Mo's Money" 1999–2000 The Parkers Thomas Episode: "It's a Family Affair" & "Trading Places" 2000 ER Dylan Episode: "Family Matters" 2003 The Proud Family Igloo (voice) Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" & "Thelma and Luis" 2003–06 Eve Nick Delaney Main cast 2009 Cold Case George Watson '48/'58 Episode: "Libertyville" 2012 The Ropes Ninja Black Episode: "Interrogation" & "Meet the Boys" 2017 Hand of God Big Jackie Episode: "Telling Me Your Dreams" Grown Folks Cousin Leon Episode: "Cousin Leon" 2020 Family Reunion Marcellus Episode: "Remember When the Party Was Over?" 2023 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Igloo (voice) Episode: "BeBe" & "Juneteenth"