Roger Cross — Movies, TV Shows & Roles

Actor

1969-10-19 · Christiana, Jamaica · Male

41 series in the catalog

Roger Cross (born 19 October 1969) is a Jamaican 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. He graduated with a degree in Aviation and General Studies from Trinity Western University. Before his acting career, Cross was a professional pilot.
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).