John Cross
Welcome to my acting portfolio where you can view my career highlights, headshots and information about my professional career as an actor in film, television and theatre, enjoy.
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Film Credits
Here are some of my film credits.
Played: Lt. Marcos
Got to use and learnt further skills of sword fighting and stage combat with different weapons including a whip. Also, it was a unionised film, Directed by Brett Ratner who has also directed The Rush Hour Franchise and starring Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson.
Played: John – Hired Hitman
A Bangladeshi film directed by prolific Bangladeshi director Shihab Shaheen, who won best director for this film at the Bangladeshi Film Awards. This was a Binge original, and I performed with and opposite Bangladeshi film star Tasnia Farin. During this film I got to use and utilise my knowledge and experience with handguns which I have had extensive training within the United States and am at an advanced level of proficiency with. I also possess a firearms licence for rifles here in Australia and am at an intermediate stage of proficiency with this type of weapon
Role: Production Runner
Production and Construction Department, Sydney, Australia
For Moulin Rouge I did everything from researching what type of typewriters they used during turn of the 19th/20th century Paris and tracking said typewriter down at The NSW Library to Delivering pay checks to each department. I also even drove for a hole day to country NSW in Sofala to pick up Turn of the century lightbulbs from Paris, France which were used in the film, directed by Baz Luhrmann who also directed Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo Di Caprio and The Great Gatsby. Moulin Rouge itself stared Ewan McGreggor of Star Wars fame and Australian actress Nicole Kidman, who at the time was married to Tom Cruise who was acting in Mission Impossible Two here in Australia.
Professional References
Hear what some of the industry experts have to say about me...
John’s acting feels real and heartfelt. He can switch from serious to funny so naturally, it’s hard not to watch him. Every role he takes on has something genuine in it.
He thought of every detail and it meant really smooth completion of the schedule. His knowledge acting and the way he handled the auditions and the preparation of the actors was great.