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.
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,
Filmography
Film
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! Title
! Role
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| rowspan="4"|1993
| Judgment Day: The John List Story
| Dennis
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| Miracle on Interstate 880
| Calvin
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| Woman on the Ledge
| Fire Rescue Leader
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| Look Who's Talking Now
| Pilot
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| rowspan="4"|1994
| In Spite of Love
| Archie
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| data-sort-value="Man Who Wouldn't Die, The" | The Man Who Wouldn't Die
| McKinnon
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| Deadly Vows
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| data-sort-value="Disappearance of Vonnie, The" | The Disappearance of Vonnie
| Officer #2
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| rowspan="6"|1995
| Dangerous Intentions
| Assistant District Attorney Bob Melchor
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| Hideaway
| Harry
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| She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
| Marine Captain Talmadge
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| data-sort-value="Surrogate, The" | The Surrogate
| Guard
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| Suspicious Agenda
| Johnson
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| Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
| Paramedic
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| rowspan="2"|1997
| Free Willy 3: The Rescue
| 1st Mate Stevens
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| Doomsday Rock
| Gibson
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| rowspan="3"|1998
| Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
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| Voyage of Terror
| Robert Fernandez
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| American Dragons
| Detective Dion Edwards
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| rowspan="3"|1999
| Double Jeopardy
| Hotel Manager
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| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
| Allen
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| NASCAR Racers: The Movie
| Steve 'Flyer' Sharp
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| rowspan="3"|2000
| data-sort-value="Father's Choice, A" | A Father's Choice
| Detective Ross
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| Beautiful Joe
| Roscoe Lee
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| Sole Survivor
| Dr. Smithie
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| rowspan="2"|2001
| Trapped
| Chief Edwards
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| data-sort-value="Void, The" | The Void
| Detective
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| rowspan="5"|2002
| Liberty Stands Still
| Officer Miller
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| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
| DIA Agent Zane
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| Kid Bang
| 'Cee Note'
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| Deadly Little Secrets
| Elliot Kincaid
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| Interceptor Force 2
| Nathan McCallister
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| rowspan="2"|2003
| Final Destination 2
| Isabella's Husband
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| X2
| Oval Office Agent Cartwright
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| rowspan="2"|2004
| NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
| Co-Pilot
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| data-sort-value="Chronicles of Riddick, The" | The Chronicles of Riddick
| Commander Toal
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| 2005
| King's Ransom
| Byron
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| 2006
| World Trade Center
| Will's Doctor
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| rowspan="2"|2008
| Mad Money
| Barry
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| data-sort-value="Day the Earth Stood Still, The" | The Day the Earth Stood Still
| General Quinn
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| rowspan="3"|2012
| Noah's Ark: The New Beginning
| Tarkus
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| Re-Kill
| Sergeant
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| Tasmanian Devils
| Simon
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| 2015
| 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown
| Burke
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| rowspan="2"|2017
| Justice League Dark
| John Stewart, Swamp Thing
| Voice, direct-to-video
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| War for the Planet of the Apes
| Captain
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| rowspan="2"|2020
| Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
| John Stewart, Swamp Thing
| rowspan="2"|Voice, direct-to-video