Thom Noble is a British film editor who won an Academy Award and an ACE Eddie Award for the film Witness (1985), and who was nominated for the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the film Thelma and Louise (1991).

Film directors indicated in parenthesis.

Alex Cross is a fictional character and the protagonist of a series of books by novelist James Patterson.

Cross is a detective and psychologist living and working in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. He worked in the homicide division of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPD), but eventually becomes a Senior Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). After his stint with the FBI, Alex returns to private psychology practice, but continues to consult for the MPD and the FBI as needed, ultimately rejoining the MPD as a special consultant to the Major Case Squad.

As portrayed by Patterson, Cross is a hopeful but rational man of generally deep emotions. He is a model father and quite empathetic in dealing with the public. Despite the fact that he is well-educated and makes a decent living, he chooses to live in the Southeast quadrant of D.C. He is very involved in the community, most notably volunteering at St. Anthony's Parish in his neighborhood.