Roger Cross

Personal context

Summary

Roger Cross is a Jamaican-Canadian actor known for roles in 24, Continuum, Dark Matter, and Coroner, as well as a long career in television science fiction and crime dramas. In a 2020 interview, he said there was no room for racial injustice in his profession or society and welcomed increased support for Black Lives Matter after George Floyd’s murder. He has also described a director being told that one of his characters was not “Black enough.” No public campaigning, organizational affiliations, or broader recurring political advocacy are on record.