Ben Cross

Known for: Acting

Born: 1947-12-16 – 2020-08-18 (aged 72)

From: London, England, UK

Ben Cross (16 December 1947 - 18 August 2020) was 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 and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot film Star Trek.

Filmography (105)

MOVIE★ 6.9
Prey for the Devil
2022
as Cardinal Matthews
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Last Letter from Your Lover
2021
as Older Anthony O'Hare
MOVIE
Rats in the Walls
2021
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.9
The Rest Is Ashes
2020
as Old George Smith
MOVIE
Once There Was a War
2019
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jarhead: Law of Return
2019
as USMC General Betz
TV★ 5.5
Pandora
2019
as Harlan Fried
MOVIE★ 9.1
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
as Self
MOVIE
Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short
2018
as King Aaron
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Hurricane Heist
2018
as Dixon
TV★ 7.4
12 Monkeys
2015
as Nicodemus
MOVIE★ 7.5
Another Love Building
2014
as Stephen Anderson
MOVIE★ 4.3
Viking Quest
2014
as King Orn
MOVIE★ 5.7
A Common Man
2013
as DIG
MOVIE★ 3.3
Jack the Giant Killer
2013
as Agent Hinton
TV★ 8.0
Banshee
2013
as Mr. Rabbit
TV★ 8.3
Banshee: Origins
2013
as Mr. Rabbit
TV★ 8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Dr. Mindstrong (voice)
TV★ 8.3
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
as The Sorcerer (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.9
Black Forest
2012
as Cazmar
MOVIE★ 5.6
William & Kate
2011
as Prince of Wales
MOVIE★ 4.5
Super Tanker
2011
as Jordan
MOVIE★ 5.5
Ice
2011
as Stephen
TV★ 8.0
Ice
2011
as Stephan
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Guardian
2010
as Sergeant
TV★ 6.3
Ben Hur
2010
as Emperor Tiberius
MOVIE★ 3.6
Hellhounds
2009
as King Leander
MOVIE★ 7.4
Star Trek
2009
as Sarek
MOVIE★ 4.7
Lost City Raiders
2008
as Nicholas Filiminov
MOVIE★ 5.5
War, Inc.
2008
as Medusa Hair
MOVIE★ 5.3
Hero Wanted
2008
as Cosmo Jackson
MOVIE★ 4.6
Species: The Awakening
2007
as Tom Hollander
MOVIE★ 5.7
Finding Rin Tin Tin
2007
as Nikolaus
MOVIE★ 6.1
When Nietzsche Wept
2007
as Josef Breuer
MOVIE★ 3.6
Grendel
2007
as King Hrothgar
MOVIE★ 5.8
Wicked Little Things
2006
as Aaron Hanks
MOVIE★ 4.9
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
2006
as Cmdr. Tim Mackey
TV★ 6.0
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006
as Rudolf Hess
MOVIE★ 5.6
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
2006
as Fabius Maximus
MOVIE★ 7.4
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
2006
as Steven Parker
MOVIE★ 5.5
S.S. Doomtrooper
2006
as Professor Ullman
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Russian Specialist
2005
as William Burton
TV
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
2005
as Anatoly Grishin
MOVIE★ 5.5
Icon
2005
as Anatoly Grishin
MOVIE★ 5.4
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Semelier
TV★ 7.0
Spartacus
2004
as Titus Glabrus
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
as Nigel Ballister
MOVIE★ 6.7
Spartacus
2004
as Titus Glabrus
MOVIE★ 7.0
She Me and Her
2002
MOVIE
Meine Schwester das Biest
2002
as David Greenbaum
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
as Nigel Ballister
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Order
2001
as Ben Ner
MOVIE★ 6.4
Young Blades
2001
as Cardinal Richelieu
TV★ 7.0
The Potato Factory
2000
as Ikey Solomon
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Venice Project
1999
as Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tower of the First Born
1998
as Michael Shannon / Zadick
MOVIE★ 6.8
Solomon
1997
as Salomone
TV
Solomon
1997
as Solomon
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Invader
1997
as Renn
MOVIE★ 3.0
The Corporate Ladder
1997
as Jay Williams
MOVIE★ 5.8
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997
as Capt. Nemo
MOVIE★ 5.4
Turbulence
1997
as Captain Samuel Bowen
MOVIE★ 6.3
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996
as Cromer
MOVIE★ 9.0
Honey Sweet Love
1996
as Pearson
TV★ 6.2
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Samuel Warden
MOVIE★ 4.0
Temptress
1995
as Dr. Samudaya
MOVIE★ 6.1
First Knight
1995
as Malagant
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hellfire
1995
as Marius Carnot
MOVIE★ 6.5
The House that Mary Bought
1995
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Ascent
1994
as Major Farrell
MOVIE★ 3.8
The Criminal Mind
1993
as Carlo Augustine
MOVIE★ 10.0
Deep Trouble
1993
as Campagna
MOVIE★ 4.9
Cold Sweat
1993
as Mark Cahill
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Diamond Fleece
1992
MOVIE★ 5.2
Live Wire
1992
as Mikhail Rashid
MOVIE★ 3.4
Eye of the Widow
1991
as Nassiri
MOVIE★ 8.0
She Stood Alone
1991
as William Lloyd Garrison
TV★ 7.9
Dark Shadows
1991
as Barnabas Collins
MOVIE★ 4.7
Nightlife
1989
as Vlad
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Benjamin A. Polosky
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Jeweller's Shop
1989
as Stephane
TV★ 6.0
Twist of Fate
1989
as Benjamin Grossman
MOVIE★ 6.5
Paperhouse
1988
as Dad
MOVIE★ 5.3
Steal the Sky
1988
as Munir Redfa
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Unholy
1988
as Father Michael
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Strong Medicine
1986
as Martin Taylor
TV★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Assisi Underground
1985
as Padre Rufino
MOVIE★ 4.1
Attention
1985
as Alberto
TV★ 7.5
The Far Pavilions
1984
as Ashton Pelham-Martyn
TV★ 7.8
The Citadel
1983
as Dr. Andrew Manson
MOVIE★ 7.4
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
as Gen. Tuchachevsky
MOVIE
Life After Death
1982
as Simon
TV★ 7.7
The Flame Trees of Thika
1981
as Ian
MOVIE★ 6.8
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Harold Abrahams
MOVIE
The Winkler
1979
as Terry Jones
TV★ 7.3
Strangers
1978
as Nick Carmos
TV★ 7.6
The Professionals
1977
as Stuart
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Trooper Binns
TV★ 7.0
Wessex Tales
1973
as Matthaus Tina
MOVIE
The Reprieve
1972
as Bolshevik
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Simon
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Terry Jones
MOVIE
Liberty
—
as Dr. Boucher