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
Spies Like Us (1985)
as WAMP Guard
Death Wish 3 (1985)
as The Cuban
Fierce Creatures (1997)
as TV Journalist
Stormageddon (2015)
as Agent Travers
Fat Camp (2017)
as Fred
The Sandman (2017)
as Detective Price
Slipstream (1989)
as 1st Man at Table
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain (2024)
as Martin Johnson
The Wrong Boy Next Door (2019)
as Principal Perkins
Aliens Expanded (2024)
as Self
Bermuda Tentacles (2014)
as Captain Phillips
Crusoe (1989)
as 2nd Victim
Octopus (2000)
as Brickman
She's in Portland (2020)
Actor
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)
as Arlen Dregors
Proteus (1995)
as Buckley
A Brother's Honor (2019)
as Sheppard Granger
Project: Shadowchaser (1992)
as Jackson
Body Contact (1987)
as Smiley
Unexpected Christmas (2025)
as Willie
Timelock (1996)
as Tibuck, New Prisoner
A Husband for Christmas (2016)
as Roger Burke
Tin Fish (1990)
Actor
Sleepers (1991)
as Karl Richfield
Murder on the Moon (1989)
as Alvarado
The Least Among You (2009)
as Marvin Kelly
The Return of Sam McCloud (1989)
as Rifkin
Opening Night (2016)
as Mr. Robertson
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
as Matthew
The Tower of Babble (2002)
as Clint
Bobbi Kristina (2017)
as Uncle Ray
My Christmas Grandpa (2017)
as Jim
Airbase (1988)
as Larry
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)
as Ringmaster
Hidden in the Woods (2014)
as Ricco
Passport to Murder (1993)
as Dealer
Everything That Rises Must Converge (2014)
Actor
Project Shadowchaser III (1995)
as Lennox
Story of Eva (2015)
as Detective Grind
Family Times (2015)
as Jasmine’s Dad
A Christmas for Mary (2020)
as David
You & Me (2015)
as Doctor
A Man's Promise (2024)
as Sheppard Granger
Displaced Person (1985)
as Jackson
Web of Fries (2018)
as Informant
Curse of Vandor (—)
as Tobias
Nate and the Colonel (2003)
as Nate Washington
A Lover's Vow (2025)
as Sheppard Granger
The Possessed (2017)
as Louis Laveau
I Left My Heart in Colombia (2024)
as Suga-Man
The Shinjuku Five (2019)
as Ronny Hayes
Message Read (2020)
Actor
Whipping Boy (2014)
as Napalm's Father