Among his acting credits are films such as Desperate Measures (1998, with Marcia Gay Harden), Wide Awake (1998, with Dana Delany), Running with Scissors (2006, with Alec Baldwin), and Untraceable (2008, with Billy Burke and Mary Beth Hurt). Cross has guest starred in television series such as Touched by an Angel (1998), Third Watch (2003, with Amy Carlson, Michael Beach, Skipp Sudduth, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, Kim Raver, Bobby Cannavale and Cara Buono), and Smallville (2004, with Annette O'Toole and John Glover).