Brayden Cross (Arabic: برايدن كروس) is an American former actor and Arabic language translator of mixed Caucasian-Asian descent, a Muslim, and a bilingual English-Arabic language speaker. He was born on July 14, 2002 in Coshocton, Ohio, United States, to Warren Cross and Retta Cross. He attended Conesville Elementary School (2007-2015), and was a cross country and track runner for River View Junior High School (2015-2017), and River View High School (2017-2021). He graduated from River View High School in 2021. He made his acting debut performing a heavily recurring role in Chris Robinson's biographical Universal Pictures movie "Shooting Stars" (2023). He portrayed a St. Vincent-St. Mary Basketball Player / Student. He was featured in the Coshocton Tribune newspaper for his role in "Shooting Stars" on March 13, 2023. He then starred in the horror short film "241". He has had acting training under Broadway2LA, Houde School of Acting, and AGB Studios. He attended Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue in Plano on December 19, 2024 and was featured in the Coshocton Beacon newspaper on January 9, 2025.