Get to Know 'Cross' Actress Samantha Walkes with These 10 Fun Facts! (Exclusive)

Season one of the new Prime Video series Cross is now streaming and we caught up with actress Samantha Walkes amid the release!

Samantha plays Alex Cross’ love interest Elle Monteiro who is an executive director of a nonprofit organization. The show is bound to be a major hit as Amazon has already renewed it for a second season.

While this is Samantha‘s most high-profile project to-date, you might also recognize her from shows like Murdoch Mysteries or The Changeling.

Check out 10 Fun Facts about Samantha below:

1. During the shooting of season 2 on CROSS, I had the opportunity to shadow most of our directors on set. This lit a passion in me that set off a desire to shoot my first BTS project. I did the sound, set dressing, and camera angles and we are currently in post. I got bit hard by the director bug! Working towards sharpening this passion as my career grows.
2. My sister and I started an 8-piece Motown band around 2014 playing all the hits from Aretha to Donna Summer, Whitney to Gloria Estefan. We were the face and vocalists, and it was one of the happiest times in my life. I love performing with my baby sis!
3. I’m a runner but this year, fell in love with boxing. I am addicted to this athletic art form and have found that it has become a form of meditation.
4. I’ve been journaling since I was 8 or 9 years old. It started by writing my prayers out to God as I child because I found it hard to pray in my head. This has transitioned into writing poetry, spoken word and even, music from time to time. Still return to journaling/praying!
5. I start my mornings with my husband. We carve out the mornings to walk our pup and have coffee. We take the trail to our fav coffee shop or head to the park around our house to play frisbees or throw sticks for our girl, Nalou. Being self-employed means 9-5’s don’t exist for us and we usually have to work on weekends, so we always start work days at 10am to give us a moment to reset together.

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6. Love to read but find I start and stop based on my mood and where I’m at in life. Currently, have about 5 books in rotation: “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson, “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz, “All the Things She Said” by Daisy Jones, “Nobody Knows My Name” by James Baldwin and “Atlas of the Heart” by Dr. Brené Brown. I learned this from my mother who always had 5 books on the go!
7. I love visual art. Since I’ve been blessed enough to make a living doing what I love, I’ve started to acquire pieces from local artists and support my artistic community. My office walls are full!
8. I’m a huge plant mom. Currently have about 30 individual plants in my home. There are more plants than seating!
9. Having fresh flowers in the house is a must. I love curating my own bouquets from my local florist who have granted me full access to their inventory because I’m in there so much!
10. Huge wine head! Love red wine but will never discriminate.

Stream season one of Cross on Prime Video right now! You can follow Samantha on Instagram at @SamanthaWalkes.