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Ben Cross (born 16 December 1947) is a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
Cross was born Harry Bernard Cross in London to a working class Irish Catholic family. His mother was a cleaning woman and his father a doorman and nurse. He began acting at a very young age and participated in grammar school plays – most notably playing Jesus in a school pageant at age 12. Cross was educated at Devonport High School for Boys, a grammar school in Plymouth, Devon, but was bullied by a teacher and left home at 15.
Cross initially worked in various jobs including work as a window cleaner, waiter and joiner. He was master carpenter for the Welsh National Opera and property master at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.
In 1970 at the age of 22, he was accepted into London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) - the alma mater of actors such as John Gielgud, Glenda Jackson and Anthony Hopkins, but later expressed little interest in pursuing the classical route.
Actors: Ian Dixon (actor), Clint Cure (director), Clint Cure (writer), Emma Haarburger (producer), Adrian Auld (actor), Peter Jetnikoff (composer), Libby Bramble (actress), Fabiana Weiner (actress), Sonnet Cure (actress), Stephen Nall (actor), Jak Armani (actor), Caroline Thompson (costume designer), Regan Tamanui (actor),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Ian Dixon (actor), Clint Cure (director), Clint Cure (writer), Emma Haarburger (producer), Adrian Auld (actor), Peter Jetnikoff (composer), Fabiana Weiner (actress), Libby Bramble (actress), Sonnet Cure (actress), Stephen Nall (actor),
Genres: Animation, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Short,Actors: Richard Grieco (actor), Larry Groupé (composer), Jacqui Holland (actress), Cassian Elwes (producer), Keith Coogan (actor), Billy Wirth (actor), Jonathan Bennett (actor), Amanda Righetti (producer), Amanda Righetti (actress), Jill Jacobson (actress), James Roland (miscellaneous crew), Rex Smith (actor), Anneliese van der Pol (actress), Jordan Alan (producer), Jordan Alan (writer),
Genres: Drama, Thriller,Actors: Vincent Stone (actor), Lars Welle (composer), Dion Martin Boland (producer), Dion Martin Boland (writer), Dion Martin Boland (producer), Nathan Waring (actor), Dion Martin Boland (director), Matthew Bristow (producer), Laura Andersen (actress), David Smart (editor), Tara Simmonds (producer), Tara Simmonds (writer), Aidan Brown (actor), Bill Winning (producer), Rodd Boland (producer),
Plot: On the lonely back roads of rural Australia a deadly secret from the past awaits returned soldier Sergeant Ben Cross. Vincent Malek, a cruel and uncompromising killer forces Ben to play his deadly game. Relentlessly hunted through unforgiving terrain, Ben must draw on all his strength to survive, and unravel the truth along the way. The ultimate psychological chase film with revenge at its core, The Backpacker is a thriller in the same chilling vein as the late 60's box office sensation 'Deliverance'. As Malek hunts Ben relentlessly through his forest hunting ground in a gruesome game of cat and mouse, the action revolves around one crucial question: how far would you go for revenge...
Genres: Horror, Thriller,Actors: D.L. Hughley (actor), Georg Stanford Brown (actor), Tracy Scott (miscellaneous crew), Barry Shabaka Henley (actor), Benny Urquidez (actor), Donald Martin (writer), Sydney Gilner (miscellaneous crew), David Andriole (actor), Sharon L. Craig (miscellaneous crew), Rob Cowan (producer), Kathryn C. Galberth (miscellaneous crew), Charles Winkler (actor), Charles Winkler (director), Michael R. Williams (producer), Mark Berry (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Brinke Stevens (actress), Bryan Fortin (actor), James Demers (producer), Chris Chmiel (actor), Brian Less (actor), Bryan Fortin (writer), Bryan Fortin (director), Steven Mallas (actor), Samantha Lewis (actress), Thomas Curcio (actor), Robert Murphy (editor), Jeffrey Richard (actor), Sean O'Brien (composer), Dianna Chmiel (costume designer), Kevin Brian (producer),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Edgar Buchanan (actor), Howard Negley (actor), Macdonald Carey (actor), Victor Jory (actor), Lee Marvin (actor), Bob Burns (actor), Kenneth MacDonald (actor), Johnny Carpenter (actor), Victor Cox (actor), Ralph Bucko (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), Chet Brandenburg (actor), Charles Horvath (actor), Jack Ingram (actor), Paul Newlan (actor),
Genres: Western,