Ben Cross Filmography

War, Inc.

Actors: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd

Synopsis: An assassin posing as a trade-show producer fixes his crosshairs on a Middle Eastern oil minister while maintaining his cover by organizing a high-profile wedding in this satirical action comedy starring John Cusack, Hilary Duff, and Marisa Tomei. A private American corporation run by a former Read More

Hero Wanted

Actors: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ray Liotta, Norman Reedus, Tommy Flanagan, Christa Campbell

Synopsis: Ray Liotta and Cuba Gooding, Jr. star in this tense crime thriller concerning a small town trash collector whose dangerous plan to impress a pretty girl goes tragically awry. Liam Case (Gooding, Jr.) is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to Read More

Species IV: The Awakening

Actors: Helena Mattsson, Ben Cross, Dominic Keating, Marlene Favela

Synopsis: A brilliant and beautiful college professor makes a terrifying discovery about herself after experiencing a frightening blackout in the latest installment of the shocking Species series. Miranda Hollander (Helena Mattsson) is a genius who is about to discover just how little she truly knows about Read More

Finding Rin Tin Tin

Actors: Tyler Jensen, Ben Cross

When Nietzsche Wept

Actors: Ben Cross, Armand Assante, Joanna Pacula, Michal Yanai, Jamie Elman

Synopsis: Set in the year 1882, director Pinchas Perry's adaptation of Irvin D. Yalom's fictional 1992 novel finds a depressed Friedrich Nietzsche seeking out the advice of pioneering psychoanalyst Josef Breuer for help in battling mental malaise. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

Frederick Forsyth's Icon

Actors: Patrick Swayze, Ben Cross, Annika Peterson, Patrick Bergin, Niko Nicotera, Jeff Fahey

Synopsis: In this two-part cable miniseries based on a novel by Frederick Forsyth (hence the proprietary title), a post-Communist Russia is mired in chaos and confusion. Emerging from the crowd to lead his fellow Russians out of the darkness and into the light is the fabulously popular presidential Read More

The Russian Specialist

Actors: Dolph Lundgren, Ben Cross, Hilda van der Meulen, Olivia Lee

Synopsis: The muscle-bound Swedish screen icon Dolph Lundgren, who rose to fame as boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV and held the title role in The Punisher, makes his sophomore directorial effort with the straight-to-video actioner The Russian Specialist (aka The Mechanik), a U.S./German co-production. Nick Read More

Exorcist: The Beginning

Actors: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy

Synopsis: Planned for years, but plagued by problems such as the death of director John Frankenheimer before production had even begun and the exiting of star Liam Neeson, the fourth installment of the Exorcist saga finally got off the ground with Paul Schrader (Affliction, Auto Focus) behind the camera and Stellan Skarsgård Read More

Spartacus

Actors: Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus MacFadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice

Synopsis: This television miniseries tells the familiar story of Spartacus, played in this endeavor by ER regular Goran Visnjic. Spartacus, who was enslaved by the Romans after they murdered his father, leads fellow slaves in an attempt to overthrow the repressive Roman Empire. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Read More

The Order

Actors: Sofia Milos, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charlton Heston, Ben Cross

Synopsis: Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as a reformed artifacts smuggler in this adventure-thriller directed by Sheldon Lettich. Rudy (Van Damme) is forced to venture to Jerusalem after his father is taken hostage by a group of religious extremists. In order to free his dad, Rudy must find a ancient scroll Read More

Solomon

Actors: Anouk Aimée, Max von Sydow, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Ben Cross, Vivica A. Fox

Synopsis: This drama was the ninth in a series of made-for-TV features dramatizing famous stories from the Bible. Solomon (Ben Cross), the son of David (Max Von Sydow), inherits his father's kingdom and becomes the ruler of Israel. While Solomon consolidates power through his marriages, it is his Read More

The Venice Project

Actors: Lauren Bacall, Dennis Hopper, Linus Roache, Ben Cross, Stuart Townsend

Synopsis: In this witty drama, the future of art is examined from two vantage points: the years 1699 and 1999. Roland (Dennis Hopper) is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister, Countess Camilla Volta (Lauren Bacall), lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father, The Read More

Tower of the Firstborn

Synopsis: Adventure lovers longing for an invigorating dose of cinematic excitement are invited to embark on a thrilling quest for a mythical treasure in this globetrotting tale starring Ben Cross, Peter Weller, and Ione Skye. John and Michael Shannon (Weller and Cross respectively) are estranged siblings Read More

The Invader

Actors: Sean Young, Ben Cross, Daniel Baldwin, Nick Mancuso

Synopsis: When an earth woman discovers she is carrying an alien's child, tensions between humans and the out-worlders rapidly escalate towards all-out war. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Turbulence

Actors: Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson, Hector Elizondo, Ben Cross

Synopsis: Airplane travel is a precarious thing at best, and despite the billions of miles traveled safely, the notion of being trapped in a thin metal shell miles above the ground with someone who deliberately imperils lives never fails to chill. In this thriller, serial killer Ryan Weaver (Ray Liotta) Read More

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

Synopsis: Ten years ago Oxford archaeology professor Robert Rylands suddenly and mysteriously left the college and the town to embark upon a long journey. His sudden return creates quite a stir, and most of this English-language Spanish drama, based on a novel by Javier Marias, centers on the effect it has Read More

The Corporate Ladder

Actors: Ben Cross, Jennifer O'Neill, Anthony John Denison, Kathleen Kinmont, Talisa Soto

Synopsis: In this suspenseful drama, a mentally unbalanced advertising executive's assistant schemes to insure that she gets a raise by seducing the boss. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Actors: Ben Cross, Paul Gross, Julie Cox, Richard Crenna

Synopsis: Michael Anderson directed this TV movie version of Jules Verne's oft-adapted science fiction classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Richard Crenna stars as Henry Aronnax, a marine biologist, who, along with his crew, must confront the maniacal genius Captain Nemo (Ben Cross), helmsman of the Read More

The Criminal Mind

Actors: Ben Cross, Lance Henriksen, Frank Rossi, Tahnee Welch

First Knight

Actors: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, Liam Cunningham

Synopsis: The tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is always ripe for retelling. In this rendition, the sexy Richard Gere is Sir Lancelot, threatening to supersede the aging King Arthur (Sean Connery) by winning the love of his young wife Guinivere (Julia Ormond). This update of the Read More

Honey Sweet Love

Actors: Jo Champa, Eli Wallach, Ben Cross, Luigi Petrucci, Luigi Montini

Synopsis: This WWII-set romantic drama centers on a British officer whose visit to a Sicilian village becomes an unforgettable experience after he falls in love with a local beauty. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Ascent

Actors: Vincent Spano, Ben Cross, Tony Lo Bianco, Rachel Ward, Mark Ingall

Synopsis: The most notable thing about this Italian drama, set in British East Africa (Kenya) during WW II, is it's scenery. It follows the factual adventure of an Italian POW, Franco Distassi, interred in a British camp run by African subjects. The camp is close to Mount Kenya, one of the most challenging Read More

Ray Bradbury's Chronicles - the Martian Episodes

Synopsis: This compilation tape consists of three episodes from the USA Network's Ray Bradbury Theater syndicated television series. All of the episodes have to do with Mars exploration or Martian beings. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide Read More

Live Wire

Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Lisa Eilbacher, Ron Silver, Ben Cross

Synopsis: Pierce Brosnan stars as Danny O'Neill, an FBI explosives expert on the trail of a mad bomber in this made-for-cable thriller. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

Tales From the Crypt: Seance

The Diamond Fleece

Synopsis: In this lively caper film, an ex-con with uncommon expertise in understanding the workings of high-tech security systems begins preparing to steal a rare diamond that is worth over $5 million. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 10

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 09

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 08

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 01

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 12

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 11

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 04

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 03

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 02

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 07

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 06

Dark Shadows the Revival Series, Episode 05

She Stood Alone

Actors: Mare Winningham

Synopsis: She Stood Alone is the fact-based story of Prudence Crandall, described by her admirers as "the bravest woman in America." In Connecticut in the 1830s, Ms. Crandall establishes a school for young woman. Upon her acceptance of a black girl for admission, Prudence endures racism, threats Read More

Dark Shadows the Revival Series [TV Series]

Actors: Ben Cross, Joanna Going

The Jeweller's Shop

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Pope John Paul II, this reverent tale focuses on a pair of married Polish couples whose children meet decades later in North America. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

Paperhouse

Actors: Charlotte Burke, Ben Cross, Glenne Headly, Elliott Spears, Gemma Jones, Sarah Newbold

Synopsis: Eleven-year-old Charlotte Burke, the neglected daughter of Ben Cross and Glenne Headley, passes out on the school playground and dreams of visiting a house she'd previously drawn in her composition book. She imagines another visit to her "paper house" while playing hide-and-seek. Experimenting, Burke Read More

Twist of Fate

Actors: Ben Cross, Veronica Hamel, John Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Sarah Jessica Parker

Synopsis: The four-part British miniseries Pursuit, based upon Robert L. Fish's novel of the same name, was first telecast in the United States as the two-part "movie special" Twist of Fate. Bruce Greenwood essayed the leading role of Helmut Von Schraeder, an ex-S.S. officer on the run after conspiring to Read More

Nightlife

Actors: Maryam D'Abo, Ben Cross, Keith Szarabajka

Synopsis: Nightlife was produced for the USA Cable Network, which might give you a general idea of its artistic merit. On its own junk-food-for-the-eyes terms, however, this vampire comedy is a stitch. Ben Cross and Maryam D'Abo star as a loving vampire couple who go out on a night on the town (they Read More

The Unholy

Actors: Ben Cross, Hal Holbrook, Jill Carroll, William Russ, Trevor Howard

Synopsis: Archbishop Mosley (Hal Holbrook) assigns Father Michael (Ben Cross) to a church in New Orleans in this supernatural horror film. The parish church was the site of the throat-slashing murders of two priests two years earlier. While Father Michael tends to the mostly impoverished flock of Read More

Pursuit, Part 1

Pursuit, Part 2

Steal the Sky

Synopsis: This made-for-cable espionage melodrama centers on a beautiful Israeli spy who is assigned to use her wiles to convince an Iraqui flyer to defect and bring with him a valuable Soviet fighter plane. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Strong Medicine

Synopsis: This two-part, four-hour TV miniseries was adapted from the same-named 1984 novel by Arthur Hailey. Pamela Sue Martin headed the huge cast as Celia Gray, a young woman who rose from humble drug store clerk to become the head of a major pharmaceutical manufacturing firm during the 1950s and 1960s. Read More

L'Attenzione

Actors: Ben Cross, Amanda Sandrelli

Synopsis: This is a slow-paced, weighty story of love and lust shaded with overtones of incest and lesbianism that never materialize. Livia (Stefania Sandrelli) is a woman trying to regain the affections of her husband Alberto (Ben Cross), whose journalism career takes him away for months at a time -- on Read More

The Assisi Underground

Actors: Ben Cross, James Mason, Irene Papas, Maximilian Schell, Karlheinz Hackl

Synopsis: Set during World War II, The Assisi Underground deals with the efforts made by a handful of hardy European souls to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. Ben Cross plays a dynamic young Catholic priest who puts his own life on the line to save thousands of refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy. While the Read More

The Far Pavilions

Synopsis: The lavishly produced three-part telemovie The Far Pavilions was adapted from the best-selling novel by M.M. Kaye. Set in colonial India during the second Afghan war, the film concerns the exploits of Ashton Pelham-Martyn (Ben Cross), a British officer. Born and raised in India, Pelham-Martyn Read More

Coming Out of the Ice

Actors: John Savage

Synopsis: Coming Out of the Ice stars John Savage as the real-life Victor Herman, an American athlete born to Ukrainian immigrants. In 1931, when Herman was sixteen, he and his family moved to the Soviet Union when his father was transferred there for his job with Ford Motor Company. Four years later Read More

Chariots of Fire

Actors: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Nicholas Farrell, Ian Holm, Daniel Gerroll, John Gielgud

Synopsis: Based on a true story, Chariots of Fire is the internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning drama of two very different men who compete as runners in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a serious Christian Scotsman, believes that he has to succeed as a testament to his undying Read More

The Flame Trees of Thika

Actors: Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird

Synopsis: Based on an autobiographical novel by Elspeth Huxley, this 1981 film tells the story of the Grant family -- little Elspeth (Holly Aird) and her parents, Robin (David Robb) and Tilly (Hayley Mills) -- after they arrive in Kenya to start a coffee plantation. The episodic production begins when a Read More

A Bridge Too Far

Actors: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox

Synopsis: It's late 1944, and the Allied armies are confident they'll win the World War II and be home in time for Christmas. What's needed, says British general Bernard Law Montgomery, is a knockout punch, a bold strike through Holland, where German troops are spread thin, that will put the Allies into Read More

Great Expectations

Actors: Joss Ackland, Margaret Leighton, James Mason, Michael York, Sarah Miles

Synopsis: This third talking-picture version of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations stars Michael York as Pip, the humble British lad whose aspirations to become a gentleman are financed by a mysterious benefactor. We first see young Pip (played by Simon Gipps-Kent) coming to the aid of escaped Read More