Portrait of Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: December 16, 1947

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2022
Prey for the Devil

as Cardinal Matthews

2021
The Last Letter from Your Lover

as Older Anthony O'Hare

2021
2020
The Rest Is Ashes

as Old George Smith

2019
Jarhead: Law of Return

as USMC General Betz

2019
Pandora

as Harlan Fried

2015
12 Monkeys

as Nicodemus

2014
Another Love Building

as Stephen Anderson

2014
Viking Quest

as King Orn

2013
2013
Jack the Giant Killer

as Agent Hinton

2013
Banshee: Origins

as Mr. Rabbit

2013
Banshee

as Mr. Rabbit

2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Dr. Mindstrong (voice)

2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

as The Sorcerer (voice)

2012
Black Forest

as Cazmar

2011
William & Kate

as Prince of Wales

2011
Super Tanker

as Jordan

2011
Ice

as Stephan

2011
Ice

as Stephen

2010
Ben Hur

as Emperor Tiberius

2009
Hellhounds

as King Leander

2009
Star Trek

as Sarek

2008
Lost City Raiders

as Nicholas Filiminov

2008
War, Inc.

as Medusa Hair

2008
Hero Wanted

as Cosmo Jackson

2007
Species: The Awakening

as Tom Hollander

2007
2007
When Nietzsche Wept

as Josef Breuer

2007
Grendel

as King Hrothgar

2006
Wicked Little Things

as Aaron Hanks

2006
2006
S.S. Doomtrooper

as Professor Ullman

2005
The Russian Specialist

as William Burton

2005
Frederick Forsyth's Icon

as Anatoly Grishin

2005
Icon

as Anatoly Grishin

2004
Spartacus

as Titus Glabrus

2004
Spartacus

as Titus Glabrus

2001
The Red Phone: Manhunt

as Nigel Ballister

2001
The Order

as Ben Ner

2001
Young Blades

as Cardinal Richelieu

1999
The Venice Project

as Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini

1998
Tower of the First Born

as Michael Shannon / Zadick

1997
Solomon

as Salomone

1997
Solomon

as Solomon

1997
1997
The Corporate Ladder

as Jay Williams

1997
Turbulence

as Captain Samuel Bowen

1996
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy

as Samuel Warden

1995
First Knight

as Malagant

1995
Hellfire

as Marius Carnot

1995
Temptress

as Dr. Samudaya

1994
The Ascent

as Major Farrell

1993
The Criminal Mind

as Carlo Augustine

1993
Deep Trouble

as Campagna

1993
Cold Sweat

as Mark Cahill

1992
Live Wire

as Mikhail Rashid

1991
1991
She Stood Alone

as William Lloyd Garrison

1991
Dark Shadows

as Barnabas Collins

1989
Nightlife

as Vlad

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Benjamin A. Polosky

1989
1989
Twist of Fate

as Benjamin Grossman

1988
1988
Steal the Sky

as Munir Redfa

1988
The Unholy

as Father Michael

1986
Strong Medicine

as Martin Taylor

1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Devil's Alphabet")

1985
The Assisi Underground

as Padre Rufino

1985
Attention

as Alberto

1984
The Far Pavilions

as Ashton Pelham-Martyn

1983
The Citadel

as Dr. Andrew Manson

1982
Coming Out of the Ice

as Gen. Tuchachevsky

1982
1981
Chariots of Fire

as Harold Abrahams

1977
1977
A Bridge Too Far

as Trooper Binns

1973
Wessex Tales

as Matthaus Tina

1970
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Liberty

as Dr. Boucher