Ben Cross

Harry Bernard Cross , better known as Ben Cross, was the English actor who portrayed in . A picture of him was used for card #86 "Ambassador Sarek" of the virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals. 
Cross was considered for the role of Benjamin Sisko in .
Hailing from London and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in Bloomsbury, Cross made his feature film debut in the 1977 war drama A Bridge Too Far (with Jeremy Kemp). While performing in a stage production of Chicago, Cross was discovered and cast in Chariots of Fire, co-starring actress Alice Krige, Nigel Havers and Deep Space Nine and guest star Dennis Christopher. The film became an international hit and launched Cross to stardom.
Afterward, Cross starred in PBS' (1981, with W. Morgan Sheppard), BBC's (1983), and the 1984 HBO mini-series The Far Pavilions. For his work in the latter project, Cross was nominated for a CableACE Award. He also continued starring in films, including 1985's The Assisi Underground and 1988's Paperhouse. He received a second CableACE nomination for the 1988 telefilm Steal the Sky, co-starring Mark Rolston. In 1989, he appeared with John Glover and Bruce Greenwood in the TV movie Pursuit (also known as Twist of Fate). In the film, Cross and Greenwood actually portray the same character – that of an SS officer both before and after plastic surgery. In the second half of the film, Greenwood then portrays the SS officer's son.
In 1990, Cross starred as the vampire Barnabas Collins in collaborating with Stefan Gierasch and Jean Simmons. He was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for his performance on this series. Throughout the rest of the 1990s, he starred in such films as Live Wire (1992, with Tony Plana), The Criminal Mind (1993, co-starring Joseph Ruskin), Temptress (1994, with Corbin Bernsen and Chris Sarandon), First Knight (1995, opposite Sean Connery), Turbulence (1997, with Catherine Hicks and James MacDonald), and The Venice Project (1999, co-starring Dean Stockwell).
Cross also starred as Captain Nemo in the 1997 TV version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and played the title role in the 1997 biblical TV movie Solomon. He was honored with a third CableACE nomination for a guest appearance on Poltergeist: The Legacy, one of his rare forays into episodic television. He drew acclaim for his complex performance in the BBC's (2006) in which he played Rudolf Hess, Hitler's former deputy. He co-starred with Deep Space Nines Alexander Siddig in the 2006 TV movie Hannibal, with Siddig playing the title role and Cross playing his enemy, Fabius Maximus. He also played King Hrothgar to star Marina Sirtis' Queen Wealhtheow in the Sci-Fi Channel's (2007). Also that year Cross starred with Enterprises Dominic Keating in . In addition, he starred in such films as (2001, with Brian Thompson), (2004), (2006, with Bruce McGill and Glenn Morshower) and (2006).
In later years, Cross played Emperor Tiberius in (2010) and Prince Charles in the 2011 TV movie William & Kate. He starred in , which spoofed Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer, and (2018). In 2013-14, he played "Mr. Rabbit" in the series Banshee, which also featured Joseph Gatt and Michael Papajohn, and in three episodes of the prequel series Banshee Origins. He also appeared in Terry Matalas' (2018, starring Aaron Stanford and Todd Stashwick, with Alisen Down and Faran Tahir) and four episodes of Pandora (created by Mark A. Altman).
Cross passed away in Vienna, Austria on from cancer. 
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