Caleb Ross

Caleb Ross (born 10 December 1981) is a New Zealand film and television actor best known for his role as Lex in the cult science fiction television series '' The Tribe''. In 1998, he played Logan Patterson on ''Shortland Street''. Throughout the years, he has appeared in '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', ''Mercy Peak'' and '' Revelations – The Initial Journey''.

Biography

Ross was one of eight children born in Whangārei, New Zealand. He became interested in acting after watching ''Les Misérables'' and, at the age of 9, he began performing in musical theatre in his hometown. As part of the Whangarei Amateur Opera and Dramatics Society, he participated in stage productions of ''Godspell'', ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', '' Evita'' and ''Peter Pan''. His father helped him get an agent shortly afterward and he made his acting debut, in an uncredited role, in the 1994 short film ''Avondale Dogs''. He also appeared in a commercial for McDonald's. He soon appeared in minor roles on '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''Plainclothes'' and ''Shortland Street''. At age 14, his first screen kiss was on that show.

In 1999, he was cast in perhaps his best-known role as ''Lex'' on the science fiction teen drama '' The Tribe''. One of the main antagonists during the first series, his character eventually became part of his adopted tribe the ''Mall Rats'' although remained an anti-hero throughout the show's run. He was one of the few original cast members to appear in all five seasons, as well as being the only one in every episode (except two), and sang the lead vocals on the spin-off album '' Abe Messiah''. He was regarded as one of the main characters and was a trendy character; he is regarded as the one who made the show very popular. He made numerous promotional appearances for the show in New Zealand and the United Kingdom which, in March 2001, included being interviewed on the early morning talk show ''The Big Breakfast''.

Following the show's cancellation, he guest starred on Mercy Peak and '' Revelations''. He and Vanessa Stacey (''Alice'') were both involved in behind-the-scenes work for ''The Tribe'' follow up series '' The New Tomorrow'', with Ross becoming a foley artist for the series, and was a unit assistant in the 2004 film '' Futile Attraction''. In September 2006, Ross made an appearance at the 2006 Dragon*Con convention in Atlanta, Georgia, with ''Tribe'' co-stars Tom Hern (''Ram'') and Matt Robinson (''Slade''). In 2002, he appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as a Rohan Soldier in the Battle of Helms Deep. He went uncredited in his role.

In recent years, Ross has been in the process of publishing his autobiography. He has also been involved in several television and short film projects including a cameo appearance with another former ''Tribe'' cast member Michael Wesley-Smith ('' Jack'') in the 2007 film ''The Last Great Snail Chase''. He had also indicated in interviews an interest in immigrating to Canada to continue his acting career.

In 2011, Caleb appeared in the Documentary ‘The Last Dogs of Winter’, which was directed by Costa Botes and went on to win an award at Toronto International Film Festival. Following this, he worked as a camera operator for ‘12 Dogs Drive-The Run Home’ (2018) and the TV Series, ‘Polar Bear Town’. Now retired from acting, he founded Nanuk Operations, a guiding expedition company and rents out camera equipment to productions across Canada.

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1981 births
Living people
New Zealand male film actors
New Zealand male television actors
People from Whangārei