Roger Cross

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::summary Jamaican-Canadian actor (b. 1969) ::

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Field	Value
name	Roger Cross
image	Roger Cross (36187855746).jpg
caption	Cross at the Florida Supercon in 2017
birth_date
birth_place	Christiana, Jamaica
occupation	Actor
years_active	1989–present
children	2
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| name = Roger Cross | image = Roger Cross (36187855746).jpg | image_size = | caption = Cross at the Florida Supercon in 2017 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Christiana, Jamaica | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1989–present | spouse = | children = 2 | website =

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.

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

Cross was born in Christiana, Jamaica. When he was eleven, his family emigrated to Canada, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Career

Cross 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.

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.

From 2005 to 2007, Cross achieved wider recognition for his role as CTU Agent Curtis Manning on the Fox television drama 24. In 2009, he appeared as DJ and drag queen Sunset Boulevard/Sonny Benson in the Showtime series The L Word.

In 2010, Cross did voice-over work as Ulysses in the Fallout: New Vegas add-ons Old World Blues and Lonesome Road.

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.

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.

Personal life

Cross is in a long-term relationship with actress and yoga instructor Josephine Jacob. They have two sons, Kaniel Jacob-Cross and actor Gabriel Jacob-Cross, whose appearances include The Man in the High Castle (2015) and Snowpiercer (2020).

Filmography

Film

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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	title=Roger Cross (visual voices guide)
War for the Planet of the Apes	Captain
2020	Justice League Dark: Apokolips War	John Stewart, Swamp Thing	Voice, direct-to-video
DC Showcase: Adam Strange	Foreman
2023	A Snowy Day in Oakland	Brother Freeman
2024	Wanted Man	Hernandez
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Television

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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
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Video games

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Year	Title	Role
2010	Fallout: New Vegas	Ulysses, Biological Research Station
2011	Saints Row: The Third	Additional Voices
2012	Syndicate	Additional Voices
Infex	Grissett
Starhawk	Logan Graves / Outlaw
2013	BioShock Infinite	Additional Voices
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References

References

1. (February 5, 2016). "10 Black Hollywood Actors With Caribbean Roots".
2. (March 5, 2007). "Exclusive Interview: Roger Cross, Former Star of 24".
3. "Vancouver, Toronto and even Halifax booming as TV production centres again".
4. "Past Imperfect: Interview with ''Dark Matter'''s Roger Cross".
5. Eramo, Steve. (February 27, 2013). "Police Procedure: Interview with Motive's Roger Cross".
6. Goldman, Eric. (December 15, 2006). "IGN Interview: 24's Roger Cross".
7. Heller, Dana. (June 15, 2013). "Loving The L Word: The Complete Series in Focus". I.B.Tauris.
8. (October 1, 2015). "Interview: Continuum's Roger Cross is enjoying his career ride".
9. (October 19, 2015). "After Dark's 'Re-Kill' Reviewed!".
10. (November 2009). "All-Star Cast Makes for Unlikely Trio of Bank Robbers in 'Mad Money'".
11. (November 17, 2019). "Part Two: Tamera's "A Christmas Miracle" Co-Stars Brooks Darnell & Gabriel Jacob-Cross". The Real Daytime.
12. "Roger Cross (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.

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