Roger Cross (born 19 October 1969) is a Jamaican 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).
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Early life
Cross was born in Christiana, Jamaica. When he was eleven, his family emigrated to Canada, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. He graduated with a degree in Aviation and General Studies from Trinity Western University. Before his acting career, Cross was a professional pilot.
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.
