Kinjite -- Forbidden Subjects
Polleke
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Date of birth: |
1978-01-01 |
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Appearances
Harley Cross was born in New York in 1978. He first became interested in acting at age four when he was chosen by an audience to participate in a children's play. He attended school at Massillion in Paris, France and speaks fluent French.
Cross made his film debut as Diane Keaton's son in Mrs. Soffel (1984). He went on to portray Tom Berenger's son in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) and Jane Fonda's son in Stanley & Iris (1990). Cross was excellent as Martin Sheen's son in the disturbing horror film The Believers (1987) and was likewise outstanding as a crafty little boy who's abducted by ruthless hired killers Roy Scheider and Adam Baldwin in the terrific road movie thriller Cohen and Tate (1988).
Cross gave his most impressive and accomplished performance to date as a deeply troubled and psychotic 12-year-old juvenile delinquent sociopath in the potent and unnerving indie drama The Boy Who Cried Bitch (1991). Cross recently had a small part as a young man in a gay bar in the acclaimed Kinsey. In addition to his motion picture credits, Cross has also acted in several TV commercials and was one of the stars of the short-lived sitcom Sister Kate (1989). He's also appeared as a guest star on Law & Order (1990), Touched by an Angel (1994) and other shows.
An avid sports enthusiast who enjoys scuba diving, horseback riding and ice-skating, He was co-founder, CEO, and artistic director of Hint Mint Inc., Toronto in 2016.
In early 2017, Harley co-founded Land Core USA . The organisation is focused on passing US federal legislation that gives market based solutions for American farmers to adopt existing USDA soil health management practices that address food security and wether resilience.
In 2015 he co-created the after school music education program "Play with Music", which focuses on bringing relevant music education to at-risk youth. The program is currently running at Allen Leroy Locke High School in South Los Angeles.
Harley was also the co-founder of Interconnected, a Los Angeles-based creative agency and production company, that he started in 2011 with his friend and business partner Nirvan Mullick. Through Interconnected, Harley and Nirvan produced the viral video Caine's Arcade and the follow-up Caine's Arcade 2. After the viral success of Caine's Arcade, Harley and Nirvan co-founded the Imagination Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to "find, foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in kids".
Harley was also the frontman of "The Harley Cross Band" in the early 2000s and has recently started a new music project with Lauren Turk called "The New History."
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