Roger Cross (born October 19, 1969) is a Jamaican-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'' (2005–2007), with other notable television roles including '' First Wave'' (1998–2001), '' Continuum'' (2012–2015), '' Motive'' (2013–2015), and ''

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'' (2015–2017). He earned a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Actor in a drama series for ''

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'' and the show was nominated for Best Drama Series, 2020.

Early life

Cross was born in

Christiana, Jamaica Christiana is a settlement in Jamaica. The town was originally called Struan Castle. During the early days of British colonial rule, it was a popular destination for British citizens due to the cool climate and the sometimes foggy weather. No ...

. When he was eleven, his family emigrated to

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, settling in

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. He graduated with a degree in Aviation and General Studies from

Trinity Western University Trinity Western University (TWU) is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts university with campuses in both Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia. The ...

. Before his acting career, Cross was a professional pilot.

Career

Cross began his career in the 1990s playing guest roles in such series as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Highlander: The Series'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Higher Ground'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', and ''

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''. 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

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television drama '' 24''. In 2009, he appeared as DJ and

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Sunset Boulevard/Sonny Benson in the

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series ''

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''. 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 ''

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'', Reggie Fitzwilliam in ''

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'', Travis Verta in '' Continuum'', and Six in ''

''. In addition to his work on television, Cross has appeared in such films as ''

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'', '' X2'', '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'', ''

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'', '' Free Willy 3: The Rescue'', ''

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'', '' Re-Kill'', and ''

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.''

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 ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2020).

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, Roger 1969 births Living people 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Black Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Jamaican descent Jamaican expatriates in Canada Jamaican expatriates in the United States Jamaican male film actors Jamaican male television actors Male actors from Vancouver 20th-century Jamaican male actors 21st-century Jamaican male actors Trinity Western University alumni