Education
Born in London, Cross was educated at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School He studied at Queen Mary, University of London, rowing for the college boat club
Born in London, Cross was educated at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School He studied at Queen Mary, University of London, rowing for the college boat club
Rowing
Writing and journalism
He published an autobiography, Olympic Obsession in 2001, and is currently working part-time as a history and politics teacher at Hampton School. He writes about rowing for The Guardian and co-commentates with Greg Searle for the International Rowing Federation on the World Rowing Cup and World Rowing Championships events. Media appearance
Cross appears as a cameo in the 2004 romantic hit The Notebook.
Although his work is uncredited, his character of "Rower" appears first in the credits list - something which co-star Ryan Gosling has described as "well-deserved." The Canadian once commented, "I could not expect to be credited above an Olympic gold medalist! lieutenant was such an honor to appear on the same list as Martin, and I"m pleased to be able to call him my friend." Coincidentally, Cross also taught Gosling how to row in order to ensure that the film"s famous lake scene was authentic.