Acting
Kendrick Cross
EN, FR cinema · 35 credits
Born
1 May 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also known as Kenny the Poet · Kendrick N. Cross
Kendrick Cross (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor. He began acting on stage, 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. 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. 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.
Known for
Filmography
Golden
Golden
as Mr. Wake
Outdoor School
as Melvin Shambry Sr.
Praise This
as Uncle Larry
Whatever It Takes
as Devin Sr.
Coins Forever
as Demarco
A Sisterly Christmas
as Keith Fisher
Coins for Love
as Demarco
Greenland
as FEMA supervisor
Richard Jewell
as GBI Guy
Overcomer
as Ken Jones
Acrimony
as Kalvin
Tales from the Hood 2
as Henry Bradley
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as Sam's Father
Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill
as Detective Spain
The Front Runner
as Chairmaker
Smoke
as Adrian Brown
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer
as Jacob Abba
The 5th Wave
as Situation Room Soldier
Killing Reagan
as Danny Spriggs
Accidental Love
as Security Guard
My First Love
as Jahaad
Insurgent
as Candor Guard
Sabotage
as DEA Agent #2
My Other Mother
as Lewis
Iron Man 3
as Helicopter Pilot #2
Scary Movie 5
as Rescue Worker (uncredited)
Hornet's Nest
as Dispatcher Mike
Probable Cause
as Travis
For Colored Girls
as Man #5