Kendrick Cross
Kendrick Cross | |
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 Cross in 2019 | |
| Born | May 1, 1971 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Kendrick Cross (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor.
Early life
Cross was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in South Carolina.[1]
Career
He began acting on stage,[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
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.[7]
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" |
References
- ^ "Ambitions' Star Kendrick Cross Talks Ambitions, The Lyrical Start of His Career, Future Projects & More! (Exclusive) | Soap Opera News". www.soapoperanews.net.
- ^ "Lens Spotlight: Interview with Actor, Kendrick Cross". THE GREY DISTRICT. 31 July 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 13, 2018). "'Ambitions': Robin Givens To Lead Ensemble Cast Of Will Packer's OWN Drama Series".
- ^ Sadana, Shruti. "Kendrick Cross on Playing His 'Ambitions' Character: "Suddenly It Was Perfect"".
- ^ Clervaud, Fraendy (June 7, 2022). "Netflix's Stranger Things gets some South Carolina action with Columbia actor". WPDE.
- ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (January 6, 2022). "'Terror Lake Drive': Pascale Armand, Yolonda Ross, Charles Malik Whitfield & More To Lead Season 2 Of AllBlk Anthology Series".
- ^ Silver, Carly (January 4, 2023). "Ambitions' Kendrick Cross to Recur on General Hospital". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media (The Arena Group). Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.