The famous British actor, famous for his role in the drama Fire Chariots, is Ben Cross. In addition to filming on the screen, Ben is engaged in directing and music.
Biography
Harry Bernard Cross was born on December 16, 1947 in one of the districts of London - Paddington. He grew up in a Catholic family, his parents were working class Irish. The boy's mother worked as a cleaner, and his father worked as a nurse and doorman. Ben appeared on stage early and tried himself in various roles in school performances. He attended Devonport High School, then Plymouth High School. But there, the boy was intimidated by the teacher, after which Ben left home at the age of fifteen.
Leaving home, he worked as a waiter, window cleaner, carpenter, and he also acted as a property owner in the theater.
At the age of 22, the young man was admitted to the famous Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
Career
After graduating from the Academy, Cross worked in several London theaters. First appeared in films in 1976, playing a small role as a soldier in the military drama "The Bridge is Too Far". A year later, Ben was one of the members of the Royal Troupe, whose repertoire includes Shakespeare's works.
In 1978, Benn Cross played a lawyer in the production of "Chicago", so began the path of the actor to success and fame. During the game in the play, many directors noticed him and began to invite him to the cinema. So, in 1981, the sports drama "Fire Chariots" was released, which received four Oscars and several awards of the Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA. Ben played the main role of the British athlete Harold Abrahams.
The actor began to appear more often on screens. Films with Ben Cross belong to different genres: thriller, action, drama, comedy, historical films, horror.
Filmography
The track record of the actor has many films and series. Ben Cross's filmography includes over thirty works.
After “Chariots” he was invited in 1982 to play the role of Mikhail Tukhachevsky in the film “Escape from the Ice”, and a year later he played the small role of Ashton Pelam-Martin in the film “Distant Tents”.
After a two-year hiatus, Ben starred in two horror films: in 1985 in the series Twilight Zone and in 1988 in the film Devil's Servant.
Subsequently, he starred in three dramas: “Paper House”, “Stolen Sky” (played the main role) and “The vicissitudes of fate”.
In 1992, he took part in several films, the most significant of which were the comedy The Diamond Fleece (played the lead role of the thief Ricky Dunn) and the action movie Wire Under the Current (the main role of Mikhail Rashid).
In 1993, he was invited to play the main role of the mafiosi of Carl in the drama "Criminal Mind."
Cross appeared in the films The First Knight (historical, 1995), Poltergeist: Heritage (horrors, 1996), Turbulence (action movie, 1997).
In the same year, he played one of the main roles in the historical drama "King Solomon: the wisest of the wisest."
He played small roles in such films as the adventure action movie The Secret of the Order (2001), the historical drama Spartak and the horrors The Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), Indisputable 2 (2006). On the set, he worked with famous actors such as Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ray Liotta, Richard Gere.
Ben Cross got the main roles in the action movie "The Mechanic" (2005), the horror film "Individual. Awakening" (2007) and the drama "When Nietzsche Cried" (2007).
One of his last works was the films “Treasure Hunters” (2008), “Star Trek” (2009) and the 2010 film “Ben-Hur”. After, in 2011, the movie "Wilm and Kate" was released, where he appeared in the role of Charles, Prince of Wales.
Personal life
The actor loves to travel, visited various countries and cities, including London, New York, Los Angeles. Was in Spain, Austria and Bulgaria. Cross knows several foreign languages: Spanish, Italian, German, and also studies Bulgarian.
The first time he married in 1977 was the model Penelope Butler, whose marriage lasted until 1992. They had two children: daughter Lauren and son Theodore. The second wife was called Michelle, Ben lived with her until 2005.
He hides his personal life, but he does not have a serious relationship after an unsuccessful marriage. There are no personal photos of Ben Cross in social networks.
Acting in the movie in the main role of the "bad guys", the actor in life is a charming and very nice person with a great sense of humor. Colleagues on the set speak about him quite kindly.
Currently lives in Los Angeles. Ben is not going to leave the cinema, he is set for a further acting career.