| Roger Cross | |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Christiana, Jamaica |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1989–present |
| Children: | 2 |
Roger Cross (born October 19, 1969) is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor who has made numerous appearances in several films and television series, mostly on productions shot in Canada. He is known for his work as Curtis Manning on 24, with other notable television roles including First Wave, Continuum, Motive, and Dark Matter.
Cross was born in Christiana, Jamaica.[1] When he was eleven, his family emigrated to Canada, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. He graduated with a degree in Aviation and General Studies from Trinity Western University. Before his acting career, Cross was a professional pilot.[2]
Cross began his career in the 1990s playing guest roles in such series as Street Justice, The X-Files, Sliders, Stargate SG-1, , Relic Hunter, The 4400, Higher Ground, , and Chuck.[3] [4]
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.[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 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.[8]
In addition to his work on television, Cross has appeared in such films as The Chronicles of Riddick, X2, , Beautiful Joe, , World Trade Center, Re-Kill, and Mad Money.[9] [10]
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).[11] [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 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 | ||
| data-sort-value="Man Who Wouldn't Die, The" | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | McKinnon | ||
| Deadly Vows | ||||
| data-sort-value="Disappearance of Vonnie, The" | 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 | |||
| data-sort-value="Surrogate, The" | The Surrogate | Guard | ||
| Suspicious Agenda | Johnson | |||
| Paramedic | ||||
| 1997 | 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 | ||
| Allen | ||||
| NASCAR Racers: The Movie | Steve 'Flyer' Sharp | |||
| 2000 | data-sort-value="Father's Choice, A" | A Father's Choice | Detective Ross | |
| Beautiful Joe | Roscoe Lee | |||
| Sole Survivor | Dr. Smithie | |||
| 2001 | Trapped | Chief Edwards | ||
| data-sort-value="Void, The" | The Void | Detective | ||
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Officer Miller | ||
| 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 | ||
| data-sort-value="Chronicles of Riddick, The" | The Chronicles of Riddick | Commander Toal | ||
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Byron | ||
| 2006 | World Trade Center | Will's Doctor | ||
| 2008 | Mad Money | Barry | ||
| data-sort-value="Day the Earth Stood Still, The" | The Day the Earth Stood Still | General Quinn | ||
| 2012 | Noah's Ark: The New Beginning | Tarkus | ||
| Re-Kill | Sergeant | |||
| Tasmanian Devils | Simon | |||
| 2015 | Burke | |||
| 2017 | Justice League Dark | John Stewart, Swamp Thing | Voice, direct-to-video[13] | |
| War for the Planet of the Apes | Captain | |||
| 2020 | John Stewart, Swamp Thing | Voice, direct-to-video | ||
| Foreman | ||||
| 2023 | data-sort-value="Snowy Day in Oakland, A" | A Snowy Day in Oakland | Brother Freeman | |
| 2024 | Wanted Man | Hernandez |
| 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" | |
| data-sort-value="Hat Squad, The" | The Hat Squad | Sid | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1992–1993 | Street Justice | Davey / Doug | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Madison | Officer Norm Michaels | Episode: "Tough Cries" | |
| data-sort-value="Commish, The" | 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 | ||
| 1994–2018 | data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files | Agent Rice / Lieutenant Brophy / Officer Green / Private Kittel / Officer Wentworth | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Hawkeye | Angel / Anjou | Episode: "Fly with Me" | |
| Sliders | Wilkins | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| Strange Luck | Bryant | Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" | ||
| 1995–2001 | data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits | Bartender / Jon / Kevin Flynn / Lt. Lockhart | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | data-sort-value="Sentinel, The" | The Sentinel | Captain Mathis | Episode: "The Switchman" |
| Viper | Carpenter | Episode: "Winner Take All" | ||
| Derek Worth | Episode: "Little Tin God" | |||
| Captains Courageous | Hannibal | Television film | ||
| data-sort-value="Limbic Region, The" | The Limbic Region | Brownlee | Television film | |
| 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 | |
| data-sort-value="Color of Courage, The" | The Color of Courage | Thurgood Marshall | Television film | |
| 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" | |
| 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 | data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone | The Leader | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| Peacemakers | Isaac Evans | 2 episodes | ||
| Tret | Episode: "Extinction" | |||
| 2004 | JAG | Lt. Hugh Gaston | Episode: "Trojan Horse" | |
| data-sort-value="Days, The" | The Days | Damien Morgan / Trey's Dad | 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | data-sort-value="4400, The" | The 4400 | Major Culp | Episode: "Lockdown" |
| 2005–2007 | 24 | Curtis Manning | Recurring role (seasons 4, 6) Main role (season 4–5) 45 episodes | |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Bomani | Episode: "Trust Issues" | |
| 2008 | NCIS | Lt. Cmdr. David Warfield | Episode: "Dog Tags" | |
| 2008–2009 | data-sort-value="Guard, The" | The Guard | Jim McGregor | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Playing for Keeps | Ty Rivers | Television film | |
| data-sort-value="L Word, The" | 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" | |
| data-sort-value="Gates, The" | 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 | data-sort-value="Firm, The" | The Firm | Sergeant Leonard Debbs | Episode: "Chapter Nine" |
| Eureka | Major William Shaw | 3 episodes | ||
| Arrow | Detective Hilton | 9 episodes | ||
| Carl | Television film | |||
| 2012–2015 | Continuum | Travis Verta | Main role, 36 episodes | |
| 2013–2016 | Motive | Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom: now Superintendent of Investigation. | Main role | |
| 2014 | Orphan Black | Carlton | Episode: "Governed as It Were by Chance" | |
| 2014–2015 | data-sort-value="Strain, The" | The Strain | Mr. Fitzwilliam | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Bones | Kevin O’Donnel | Episode: "The Loyalty In The Lie" | |
| 2015–2017 | Dark Matter | Six / Griffin Jones / Kal Varrick | Main role | |
| 2015 | data-sort-value="Returned, The" | The Returned | Matt | Recurring role |
| 2016 | data-sort-value="100, The" | 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 | ||
| iZombie | Private Detective Coleman Baker | Episode: "Dirt Nap Time" | ||
| 2018 | Caught | Rodd Murin | ||
| data-sort-value="Magicians, The" | The Magicians | Admiral Lacker | ||
| 2019–2022 | Coroner | Detective Donovan McAvoy | Main role | |
| 2020 | data-sort-value="Rookie, The" | The Rookie | Norman Jangus | Episode: "Casualties" |
| 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) | |
| 2023 | Buying Back My Daughter | Curtis | Television film | |
| 2024 | Sight Unseen | Superintendent Bennett | 9 episodes | |
| 2024 | Fire Country | |||
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ulysses, Biological Research Station | ||
| 2011 | Additional Voices | ||
| 2012 | Syndicate | Additional Voices | |
| Infex | Grissett | ||
| Starhawk | Logan Graves / Outlaw | ||
| 2013 | BioShock Infinite | Additional Voices |