Ricco Ross is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of private Frost in the 1986 science fiction action film Aliens and currently as Horace Bellarie in Tyler Perry's Netflix's drama series Beauty in Black.

Early life Ross was born in Chicago.

Career Ross' first television role was as an extra on The Young and the Restless, which was followed by a small part in Hill Street Blues and the male lead in the music video for Whitney Houston's 1985 hit song "Saving All My Love for You". He later played Private Ricco Frost in the film Aliens (1986), and also appeared in the films Death Wish 3 (1985), Spies Like Us (1985), The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985 TV film), "Displaced Person" (1985 episode of American Playhouse), Gulliver's Travels (1996), Mission Impossible (1996), Fierce Creatures (1997), Nate and the Colonel (2003) and Hydra (2009).

From the late 1980s to the early 1990s, he lived and worked in the United Kingdom. He portrayed Greg Dacosta on the BBC1 drama Westbeach. While there, he made guest appearances in Doctor Who (in the 1988 serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy) and Jeeves and Wooster, and played a supporting role as CIA agent Karl Richfield in the 1991 mini-series Sleepers.

Ross now appears in various commercials as well as TV shows aired throughout the United States.

Aliens Ricco Ross originally read for the part of Corporal Hicks. He was then offered the role of Private Drake, but he turned it down in favour of appearing in Full Metal Jacket. However, James Cameron was so impressed with Ross' audition that he wrote the character of Frost specifically for him, and as a result Ross left Kubrick's production to appear in Aliens. In a 2014 interview for the podcast I Was There Too, Ross stated that Private Frost's first name is actually Robert.

Stage In 1994 Ross toured Great Britain performing in the play Skin.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Scarred - 1985 The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission Arlen Dregors TV movie Death Wish 3 The Cuban Spies Like Us WAMP Guard 1986 Aliens Private Frost 1987 The Return of Sherlock Holmes Matthew TV movie Body Contact Smiley 1988 Crusoe 2nd Victim 1989 Slipstream 1st Man at Table Murder on the Moon Alvarado TV movie The Return of Sam McCloud Rifkin 1992 Project Shadowchaser Jackson 1993 Passport to Murder Dealer TV movie 1995 Project Shadowchaser 3000 Lennox Video Hackers Second Reporter Proteus Buckley 1996 Mission: Impossible Denied Area Security Guard Timelock Tibuck 1997 Fierce Creatures TV Journalist Wishmaster Lt. Nathanson 2000 Octopus Brickman 2002 The Tower of Babble Clint Short 2003 Nate and the Colonel Nate Washington 2007 Alls Well That Ends Well Billy Shakes Short Santa Croce Crazed Proclaimer Short 2009 The Least Among You Marvin Kelly Hydra Broughton TV movie 2011 Apocalypse According to Doris Bauer 2012 Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan Dr. Daniel Clark Celestial Guard Torno Short An Average American Marriage Jerome TV movie Potluck Mike 2013 Marriage of Inconvenience Pastor Short Foreclosed Deputy Drews Video Trane and Miles John Coltrane Short You & Me Doctor 2014 Bermuda Tentacles Captain Phillips TV movie Whipping Boy Napalm's Father Short The New Jersey Americans Player Ricco Hidden in the Woods Ricco 2015 Story of Eva Detective Grind A Gifted Amateur Detective Savino Short Batgirl Rises The Riddler Family Times Jasmine's Dad In Between the Gutter and the Stars Tourist in Love Stormageddon Agent Travers TV movie 2016 Opening Night Mr. Robertson A Husband for Christmas Roger Burkett TV movie The Hidden Toll Community Director Short 2017 Capture Drew Fat Camp Fred The Possessed Louis Laveau Bobbi Kristina Uncle Ray TV movie The Sandman Detective Price My Christmas Grandpa Jim Short 2018 Where Branches Break Abraham Short 2019 Night Walk Saud The Wrong Boy Next Door Principal Perkins TV movie A Brother's Honor Sheppard Granger The Shinjuku Five Ronny Hayes 2020 She's in Portland Paul TALIENS: Last Stand Sergeant John Davis Short A Christmas for Mary David TV movie 2021 Do Something Detective Dillon

Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 Hill Street Blues Tyler Bragg Recurring cast: season 2 1985 American Playhouse Jackson Episode: "Displaced Person" C.A.T.S. Eyes Edsom Episode: "Love Byte" 1988 The Play on One Larry Episode: "Airbase" 1988-89 Doctor Who Ringmaster Serial: "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" 1989 The Bill Maxi Silver Episode: "Duty Elsewhere" CBS Summer Playhouse Alvin Episode: "American Nuclear" 1991 Sleepers Karl Richfield Recurring cast Murder Most Horrid Gary Episode: "Mrs Hat and Mrs Red" 1992 Jeeves and Wooster Liftman Coneybear Recurring cast: season 3 The Tomorrow People Sergeant Young Serial: "The Origin Story" 1993 Westbeach Greg Dacosta Main cast Sitting Pretty Cliff Monahann Episode: "Wills of Fire" 1996 Gulliver's Travels Brobdingnag Scientist Episode: "Episode #1.1" Highlander: The Series Kassim Episode: "Promises" 1997 JAG Secret Service #2 Episode: "Washington Holiday" Babylon 5 Captain Frank Episode: "The Face of the Enemy" The Pretender Larron Episode: "Back from the Dead Again" The Practice Reporter Episode: "Reasonable Doubts" & "Hide and Seek" 1999 Beverly Hills, 90210 Miles Caufield Episode: "Agony" 2000 Days of Our Lives Reggie Morris Episode: "Episode #1.8729" 2006 ER Barnard Episode: "Scoop and Run" 2012 Bite Me Barnard Main cast: season 2 2014 Caper Psycho Recurring cast Family Time - Episode: "Powering Down" Match Detective Purcell Episode: "Secret Lives" 2015 Escorts Charles Stone Sr. Recurring cast 2016 K.C. Undercover Preacher Episode: "The Love Jinx" 2019 No Good Nick Walter Strickland Episode: "The Pigeon Drop" 2020-22 P-Valley Pastor R. J. Gilfield Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 2024–26 Beauty in Black Horace Main cast

Music video Year Title Artist Role 1985 Saving All My Love for You Whitney Houston Producer / Lover

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