Roger Cross

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

Television

Video games Year Title Role 2010 Fallout: New Vegas Ulysses, Biological Research Station 2011 Saints Row: The Third Additional Voices2012 Syndicate Additional Voices Infex Grissett Starhawk Logan Graves / Outlaw 2013 BioShock Infinite Additional Voices