Kendrick Cross

Kendrick Cross (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor.

Early life Cross was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in South Carolina.

Career He began acting on stage, before appearing on television, in episodes of Dawson's Creek, Army Wives, Drop Dead Diva and One Tree Hill. Cross had a recurring roles on The Game, The Haves and the Have Nots and Saints & Sinners. He also guest starred on Born Again Virgin, House of Cards, Homeland, Dynasty and Black Lightning.

In 2019, Cross starred in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, Ambitions. The series was canceled after single season. In 2021, he had a recurring role on Queen Sugar and appeared on Genius: Aretha. In 2022, Cross had a recurring role as Agent Wallace in the fourth season of Netflix series, Stranger Things, and starred in the Allblk horror anthology series, Terror Lake Drive.

In film, Cross has appeared in For Colored Girls (2010), The 5th Wave (2016), All Eyez on Me (2017), Acrimony (2018), Tales from the Hood 2 (2018), Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018), and The War with Grandpa (2020).

In January 2023, he joined the cast of General Hospital in the recurring role of Detective Bennett.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Max Ivan Short 2006 Viewfinder Bruce 2007 The Lure of Young Women Arnez Video Death Sentence Armed Guard 2008 Scarlet Sage - Short 2009 Taking Chances Lawyer 2010 The Wronged Man David Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Vince For Colored Girls Man #5 Don't Blame the Lettuce Maurice 2011 The 5th Quarter Fireman Letters to a Father Anderson Cummings Short Kenny Powers: The K-Swiss MFCEO Lonzo Short 2012 Hornet's Nest Dispatcher Mike TV movie Probable Cause Travis 2013 Scary Movie 5 Rescue Worker Iron Man 3 Helicopter Pilot #2 Broken Aster Greg Short A Christmas Blessing Steven TV movie 2014 Sabotage DEA Agent #2 First Impression Julius My Other Mother Lewis TV movie 2015 Accidental Love Security Guard The Divergent Series: Insurgent Candor Guard To Hell and Back Alvin Wilson TV movie My First Love Jahaad Video 2016 The 5th Wave Situation Room Soldier Killing Reagan Danny Spriggs TV movie 2017 All Eyez on Me F.O.I When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story Raymond TV movie Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer Jacob Abba Father Figures Firefighter Dad 2018 Acrimony Kalvin Smoke Adrian Brown Tales from the Hood 2 Henry Bradley The Front Runner Chairmaker Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill Detective Spain TV movie Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Sam's Father 2019 In Broad Daylight William Boudreaux TV movie Overcomer Ken Jones Richard Jewell GBI Guy 2020 Coins for Love Demarco TV movie Greenland F.E.M.A. Supervisor A Murder to Remember Ed TV movie The War with Grandpa Insurance Adjuster 2021 Coins Forever Demarco TV movie A Sisterly Christmas Keith Fisher TV movie 2023 Praise This Uncle Larry Shit is Crazy: First Day of Summer Emmett Short Whatever It Takes Devin Sr TV movie 2024 Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge Trevor Williams TV movie Die Hart 2: Die Harter Kevin's Agent

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Dawson's Creek Medic Episode: "Great Xpectations" 2008 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Kevin Episode: "Moral Dilemma" 2008–09 Army Wives Detective Paulsen Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 2010 The Gates Tech Guy Episode: "Breach" Drop Dead Diva Police Chief Episode: "Will & Grayson" 2011 Teen Wolf Deputy Episode: "Pack Mentality" Sid Roth's It's Supernatural! Surprise Sithole Episode: "Surprise Sithole 2011" 2012 The Rickey Smiley Show Leo Episode: "The Desperate House Wife" 2013 Witches of East End Orderly Episode: "Pilot" 2014 The Game Omari McGhee Recurring Cast: Season 7 Under the Dome Orderly Episode: "Going Home" 2015 Secrets and Lies Uniform Recurring Cast: Season 1 Born Again Virgin Andre Episode: "Slaying Your Dragons" Sleepy Hollow Lawyer Episode: "This Red Lady from Caribee" 2016 Zoe Ever After Sean Episode: "Pilot" The Haves and the Have Nots Dr. Jackson Recurring Cast: Season 3 The Vampire Diaries Officer Albert Episode: "I Went to the Woods" Containment Mr. Graham Episode: "Be Angry at the Sun" 2016–17 Saints & Sinners Benjamin Truman Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 2017 Mann & Wife Police Officer Episode: "Mann in Charge" House of Cards Secret Service Agent Episode: "Chapter 65" Nashville Client #4 Episode: "Farther On" NCIS: New Orleans Special Agent Johnson Episode: "Viral" 2018 Step Up Brandon Episode: "Shuffle" Homeland Secret Service Agent Recurring Cast: Season 7 Dynasty Jim Lewis Episode: "Use or Be Used" The Resident Chief Medical Officer Episode: "00:42:30" Mr. Mercedes Detective Recurring Cast: Season 2 Black Lightning Kito Payne Episode: "The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi" 2019 The Inspectors Darnell Episode: "Senior Week" Last Call Craig Episode: "Hard Knock Life" Ambitions Titus Hughes Main Cast 2021 Queen Sugar Jackson Fotenot Recurring Cast: Season 5 Genius Herbert Episode: "Do Right Woman" 2022 The Wonder Years Dave Payton Episode: "Lads and Ladies and Us" Stranger Things Agent Wallace Recurring Cast: Season 4 Terror Lake Drive Dr. Eric Matthews Recurring Cast: Season 2 Rap Sh!t Brian Recurring Cast: Season 1 2022–24 General Hospital Detective Calvin Bennet Regular Cast 2023 Will Trent Grady Parnell Episode: "Don't Let It Happen Again"