Ricco Ross
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ricco Ross (born April 16, 1960) is an American actor. Ricco was born in Chicago, Il. at Cook County Hospital, is the 5th of 8 children with three additional step sisters and another brother from his father and with his first wife. He begin acting in a local high school production. He continued with this development of a new career going to a local Community College where he majored in Theater, moving forward to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) where he received is BA in Theatre, earning a scholarship to UCLA where his career begain to develop. His first TV role was as an extra on the "Young and the Restless", then a small part on the hit series "Hill Street Blues" opening the door for more TV and Movie Roles. He played Private Frost in Aliens, and also appeared in the films Mission Impossible and Fierce Creatures. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he lived and worked in the United Kingdom, leading to guest appearances on Doctor Who ("The Greatest Show in the Galaxy") and Jeeves and Wooster. Ross also co-starred as Nate in the film "Nate and the Colonel". He also played in Charles Bronsons "Death Wish Three", "Spies Like Us" with Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase, the "Dirty Dozen Next Mission" with Lee Marvin. "Displaced Person" and many more films. Ross is appearing in various commercials, as well as television shows shown throughout the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ricco Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Aliens (1986)
as Private Frost
Mission: Impossible (1996)
as Denied Area Security Guard
Hackers (1995)
as Second Reporter
Wishmaster (1997)
as Lt. Nathanson
Death Wish 3 (1985)
as The Cuban
Spies Like Us (1985)
as WAMP Guard
Fierce Creatures (1997)
as TV Journalist
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)
as Arlen Dregors
Stormageddon (2015)
as Agent Travers
Cruel Love (2026)
as Lincoln
Bermuda Tentacles (2014)
as Captain Phillips
The Sandman (2017)
as Detective Price
Project: Shadowchaser (1992)
as Jackson
Unexpected Christmas (2025)
as Willie
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain (2024)
as Martin Johnson
Crusoe (1989)
as 2nd Victim
A Husband for Christmas (2016)
as Roger Burke
Aliens Expanded (2024)
as Self
Octopus (2000)
as Brickman
Slipstream (1989)
as 1st Man at Table
Proteus (1995)
as Buckley
Fat Camp (2017)
as Fred
The Wrong Boy Next Door (2019)
as Principal Perkins
She's in Portland (2020)
Actor
Murder on the Moon (1989)
as Alvarado
Timelock (1996)
as Tibuck, New Prisoner
Airbase (1988)
as Larry
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
as Matthew
A Brother's Honor (2019)
as Sheppard Granger
You & Me (2015)
as Doctor
Tin Fish (1990)
Actor
The Tower of Babble (2002)
as Clint
Project Shadowchaser III (1995)
as Lennox
Hidden in the Woods (2014)
as Ricco
Everything That Rises Must Converge (2014)
Actor
Bobbi Kristina (2017)
as Uncle Ray
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)
as Ringmaster
Body Contact (1987)
as Smiley
Family Times (2015)
as Jasmine’s Dad
A Man's Promise (2024)
as Sheppard Granger
Opening Night (2016)
as Mr. Robertson
Sleepers (1991)
as Karl Richfield
Displaced Person (1985)
as Jackson
My Christmas Grandpa (2017)
as Jim
Story of Eva (2015)
as Detective Grind
A Christmas for Mary (2020)
as David
The Return of Sam McCloud (1989)
as Rifkin
Passport to Murder (1993)
as Dealer
The Least Among You (2009)
as Marvin Kelly
I Left My Heart in Colombia (2024)
as Suga-Man
Curse of Vandor (—)
as Tobias
A Lover's Vow (2025)
as Sheppard Granger
Web of Fries (2018)
as Informant
Nate and the Colonel (2003)
as Nate Washington
Do You Want to Play (2026)
as Scary Gary
Whipping Boy (2014)
as Napalm's Father
The Possessed (2017)
as Louis Laveau
Message Read (2020)
Actor
The Shinjuku Five (2019)
as Ronny Hayes