Roger Cross (born October 19, 1969) is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. He is known for his work as Curtis Manning on 24 (2005–2007) and Detective Donovan McAvoy in Coroner (2019-2022). He earned a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Actor in a drama series for Coroner and the show was nominated for Best Drama Series, 2020.
Roger Cross | |
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.jpg) Cross at the Florida Supercon in 2017 | |
| Born | October 19, 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 2 |
Cross also has other television roles that include First Wave (1998–2001), Arrow (2012), Continuum (2012–2015), Motive (2013–2016), Dark Matter (2015–2017), Murdoch Mysteries (2023-2024) Sight Unseen (2024-present). In film, He voiced John Stewart and Swamp Thing in the DC Animated Movie Universe films Justice League Dark (2017) and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020). He also voiced Ulysses in the Lonesome Road expansion of the post-apocalyptic video game Fallout: New Vegas (2010).
Early life
editCross was born in Christiana, Jamaica.[1] When he was eleven, his family emigrated to Canada, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He graduated with a degree in Aviation and General Studies from Trinity Western University.[1] Before his acting career, Cross was a professional pilot.[2]
Career
editCross began his career in the 1990s playing guest roles in such series as Street Justice, The X-Files, Sliders, Stargate SG-1, Highlander: The Series, Relic Hunter, The 4400, Higher Ground, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Chuck.[3][4]
He auditioned for the role of Teal'c in Stargate SG-1, but lost out to Christopher Judge.
From 1998 to 2001, he starred as a lead character, Joshua Bridges, on the sci-fi series First Wave.[5]
From 2005 to 2007, Cross achieved wider recognition for his role as CTU Agent Curtis Manning on the Fox television drama 24.[2][6] In 2009, he appeared as DJ and drag queen Sunset Boulevard/Sonny Benson in the Showtime series The L Word.[7]
In 2010, Cross did voice-over work as Ulysses in the Fallout: New Vegas add-ons Old World Blues and Lonesome Road.[8]
Cross's other notable television roles include Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom in Motive, Detective Lucas Hilton in Arrow, Reggie Fitzwilliam in The Strain, Travis Verta in Continuum, and Six in Dark Matter.[9]
In addition to his work on television, Cross has appeared in such films as The Chronicles of Riddick, X2, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Beautiful Joe, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, World Trade Center, Re-Kill, and Mad Money.[10][11]
Personal life
editCross is in a long-term relationship with actress and yoga instructor Josephine Jacob. They have two sons,[1] Kaniel Jacob-Cross and actor Gabriel Jacob-Cross, whose appearances include The Man in the High Castle (2015) and Snowpiercer (2020).[12][13]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Judgment Day: The John List Story | Dennis | |
| Miracle on Interstate 880 | Calvin | ||
| Woman on the Ledge | Fire Rescue Leader | ||
| Look Who's Talking Now | Pilot | ||
| 1994 | In Spite of Love | Archie | |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Die | McKinnon | ||
| Deadly Vows | |||
| The Disappearance of Vonnie | Officer #2 | ||
| 1995 | Dangerous Intentions | Assistant District Attorney Bob Melchor | |
| Hideaway | Harry | ||
| She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | Marine Captain Talmadge | ||
| The Surrogate | Guard | ||
| Suspicious Agenda | Johnson | ||
| Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | Paramedic | ||
| 1997 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | 1st Mate Stevens | |
| Doomsday Rock | Gibson | ||
| 1998 | Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story | ||
| Voyage of Terror | Robert Fernandez | ||
| American Dragons | Detective Dion Edwards | ||
| 1999 | Double Jeopardy | Hotel Manager | |
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Allen | ||
| NASCAR Racers: The Movie | Steve 'Flyer' Sharp | ||
| 2000 | A Father's Choice | Detective Ross | |
| Beautiful Joe | Roscoe Lee | ||
| Sole Survivor | Dr. Smithie | ||
| 2001 | Trapped | Chief Edwards | |
| The Void | Detective | ||
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Officer Miller | |
| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | DIA Agent Zane | ||
| Kid Bang | 'Cee Note' | ||
| Deadly Little Secrets | Elliot Kincaid | ||
| Interceptor Force 2 | Nathan McCallister | ||
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Isabella's Husband | |
| X2 | Oval Office Agent Cartwright | ||
| 2004 | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 | Co-Pilot | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Commander Toal | ||
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Byron | |
| 2006 | World Trade Center | Will's Doctor | |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Barry | |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | General Quinn | ||
| 2012 | Noah's Ark: The New Beginning | Tarkus | |
| Re-Kill | Sergeant | ||
| Tasmanian Devils | Simon | ||
| 2015 | 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown | Burke | |
| 2017 | Justice League Dark | John Stewart, Swamp Thing | Voice, direct-to-video[8] |
| War for the Planet of the Apes | Captain | ||
| 2020 | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | John Stewart, Swamp Thing | Voice, direct-to-video[8] |
| DC Showcase: Adam Strange | Foreman | ||
| 2023 | A Snowy Day in Oakland | Brother Freeman | |
| 2024 | Wanted Man | Hernandez |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 Jump Street | Student | Episode: "Old Haunts in a New Age"; uncredited |
| 1990 | Wiseguy | Smash Cut | Episode: "Changing Houses" |
| 1992 | Neon Rider | Riley | Episode: "Color Lines" |
| The Hat Squad | Sid | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1992–1993 | Street Justice | Davey / Doug | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Madison | Officer Norm Michaels | Episode: "Tough Cries" |
| The Commish | Officer Terry Cooper | 4 episodes | |
| Born to Run | Roscoe | Television film | |
| 1994 | Cobra | First Robber | Episode: "Lost in Cyberspace" |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | Dixon | Episode: "Tango Blues" | |
| Seasons of the Heart | Television film | ||
| Beyond Suspicion | Curtis | Television film | |
| Don't Talk to Strangers | Curtis | Television film | |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Officer Green | Episode: "E.B.E." |
| 1995 | Hawkeye | Angel / Anjou | Episode: "Fly with Me" |
| Sliders | Wilkins | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Strange Luck | Bryant | Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" | |
| The X-Files | Private Kittel | Episode: "Fresh Bones" | |
| 1995–2001 | The Outer Limits | Bartender / Jon / Kevin Flynn / Lt. Lockhart |
4 episodes |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Captain Mathis | Episode: "The Switchman" |
| Viper | Carpenter | Episode: "Winner Take All" | |
| Highlander: The Series | Derek Worth | Episode: "Little Tin God" | |
| Captains Courageous | Hannibal | Television film | |
| The Limbic Region | Brownlee | Television film | |
| The X-Files | Swat Lieutenant | Episode: "Pusher" | |
| 1997 | Millennium | Officer Shaw | Episode: "Wide Open" |
| Cloned | Frank Zago | Television film | |
| 1997–1998 | Stargate SG-1 | Captain Conner / Lieutenant Connor |
2 episodes |
| 1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of Shield | Shield Agent #1 | Television film |
| The Color of Courage | Thurgood Marshall | Television film | |
| The X-Files | Agent Rice | Episode: "Folie à Deux" | |
| 1998–2001 | First Wave | Joshua / Cain / Joshua Bridges |
Recurring role, 27 episodes |
| 1999 | War Planets | Voice—uncredited | Episode: "Girl's Night Out" |
| 2000 | Higher Ground | Roger Claypool | 4 Episodes |
| Hollywood Off-Ramp | Devon Monk | Episode: "Watch Your Step" | |
| 2gether: The Series | Glenn Brummer | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | Andromeda | Carter | Episode: "All Too Human" |
| UC: Undercover | Captain Eddie Jackson | Episode: "Zero Option" | |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Masters | Episode: "Hunting with the Enemy" |
| Taken | Capt. Walker | Television miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2002–2003 | Just Cause | CJ Leon | Main role, 19 episodes |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | The Leader | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| Peacemakers | Isaac Evans | 2 episodes | |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Tret | Episode: "Extinction" | |
| 2004 | JAG | Lt. Hugh Gaston | Episode: "Trojan Horse" |
| The Days | Damien Morgan / Trey's Dad | 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | The 4400 | Major Culp | Episode: "Lockdown" |
| 2005–2007 | 24 | Curtis Manning | Recurring role (seasons 4, 6) Main role (seasons 4–5) 45 episodes |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Bomani | Episode: "Trust Issues" |
| 2008 | NCIS | Lt. Cmdr. David Warfield | Episode: "Dog Tags" |
| 2008–2009 | The Guard | Jim McGregor | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Playing for Keeps | Ty Rivers | Television film |
| The L Word | Sunset Boulevard / Sonny Benson | 6 episodes | |
| Flashpoint | Anton Burrows | Episode: "Just a Man" | |
| Fringe | Hybrid / Smith | 2 episodes | |
| What Color Is Love? | Ty Rivers | Television film | |
| Polar Storm | President | Television film | |
| 2010 | Chuck | Ring Agent | Episode: "Chuck Versus the American Hero" |
| The Gates | Coach Ross | 4 episodes | |
| 2011 | Obscurus Lupa Presents | Shield Agent #1 | Episode: "Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D" |
| Charlie's Angels | Detective Bradley Dumont | Episode: "Angels Never Forget" | |
| 2012 | The Firm | Sergeant Leonard Debbs | Episode: "Chapter Nine" |
| Eureka | Major William Shaw | 3 episodes | |
| Arrow | Detective Hilton | 9 episodes | |
| Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Carl | Television film | |
| 2012–2015 | Continuum | Travis Verta | Main role, 36 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | Motive | Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom / Superintendent Boyd Bloom |
Main role |
| 2014 | Orphan Black | Carlton | Episode: "Governed as It Were by Chance" |
| 2014–2015 | The Strain | Mr. Fitzwilliam | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Bones | Kevin O'Donnell | 2 episodes |
| The Returned | Matt | Recurring role | |
| 2015–2017 | Dark Matter | Six / Griffin Jones / Kal Varrick | Main role |
| 2016 | The 100 | Commander Cole McAdams | Episode: "Thirteen" |
| Blue Bloods | James Reed | Episode: "Personal Business" | |
| 2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Eddie, Farah Black's brother | 2 episodes |
| iZombie | Private Detective Coleman Baker | Episode: "Dirt Nap Time" | |
| 2018 | Caught | Rodd Murin | 2 episodes |
| The Magicians | Admiral Lacker | 2 episodes | |
| The X-Files | Officer Wentworth | Episode: "Familiar" | |
| 2019–2022 | Coroner | Detective Donovan McAvoy | Main role |
| 2020 | The Rookie | Norman Jangus | Episode: "Casualties" |
| Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | Reverend Delman Chase | Episode: "Garland's Baptism by Fire" | |
| 2021 | MacGyver | Conor | Episode: "Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt " |
| 2022 | All Saints Christmas | Matthew | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2022–2023 | Murdoch Mysteries | Maurice Majors | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Dream Moms | Mark | Television film (Hallmark) |
| Buying Back My Daughter | Curtis | Television film | |
| 2024 | Fire Country | Parole Agent | Episode: "I Do" |
| 2024–present | Sight Unseen | Superintendent Bennett | 12 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Ulysses,[8] Biological Research Station |
| 2011 | Saints Row: The Third | Additional Voices |
| 2012 | Syndicate | Additional Voices |
| Infex | Grissett | |
| Starhawk | Logan Graves / Outlaw[8] | |
| 2013 | BioShock Infinite | Additional Voices |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "10 Black Hollywood Actors With Caribbean Roots". News Americas Now. February 5, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Interview: Roger Cross, Former Star of 24". Buddy TV. March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Vancouver, Toronto and even Halifax booming as TV production centres again". Shaw Connect. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- '^ "Past Imperfect: Interview with Dark Matters Roger Cross". Sci-Fi and TV Talk. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ Eramo, Steve (February 27, 2013). "Police Procedure: Interview with Motive's Roger Cross". The Morton Report. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (December 15, 2006). "IGN Interview: 24's Roger Cross". IGN. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ Heller, Dana (June 15, 2013). Loving The L Word: The Complete Series in Focus. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781780764245. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Roger Cross (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 14, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Interview: Continuum's Roger Cross is enjoying his career ride". TV, eh?. October 1, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "After Dark's 'Re-Kill' Reviewed!". Bloody Disgusting!. October 19, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "All-Star Cast Makes for Unlikely Trio of Bank Robbers in 'Mad Money'". VOA. November 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "Part One: Tamera's "A Christmas Miracle" Co-Stars Brooks Darnell & Gabriel Jacob-Cross". YouTube. The Real Daytime. November 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Part Two: Tamera's "A Christmas Miracle" Co-Stars Brooks Darnell & Gabriel Jacob-Cross". YouTube. The Real Daytime. November 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
External links
edit- Roger Cross at IMDb