Kendrick Cross
Kendrick Cross | |
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Born | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S | May 1, 1971
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Kendrick Cross (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor.
Early life
[edit]Cross was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in South Carolina.[1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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