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Kendrick Cross

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Kendrick Cross
Cross in 2019
Born (1971-05-01) May 1, 1971 (age 53)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

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

Early life

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Cross was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in South Carolina.[1]

Career

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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

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Ambitions' Star Kendrick Cross Talks Ambitions, The Lyrical Start of His Career, Future Projects & More! (Exclusive) | Soap Opera News". www.soapoperanews.net.
  2. ^ "Lens Spotlight: Interview with Actor, Kendrick Cross". THE GREY DISTRICT. 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (November 13, 2018). "'Ambitions': Robin Givens To Lead Ensemble Cast Of Will Packer's OWN Drama Series".
  4. ^ Sadana, Shruti. "Kendrick Cross on Playing His 'Ambitions' Character: "Suddenly It Was Perfect"".
  5. ^ Clervaud, Fraendy (June 7, 2022). "Netflix's Stranger Things gets some South Carolina action with Columbia actor". WPDE.
  6. ^ 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".
  7. ^ 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.
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