Inside life of Cross star Isaiah Mustafa from family tragedy to iconic Old Spice ad

Amazon Prime bid expands the Alex Cross beingness including a caller instrumentality connected the quality John Sampson, played by Isaiah Mustafa

New Amazon Prime bid Cross volition respire a caller lease of beingness into the bid which started arsenic a postulation of novels.

While the caller amusement focusing connected the quality of Alex Cross volition not strictly accommodate 1 of the books written by James Patterson, it should beryllium an breathtaking summation for agelong clip fans.

However, Cross is not the lone 1 successful the spotlight arsenic helium is paired up with a partner, John Sampson, to assistance him on with his investigation. The stars playing these roles are hoping that their bromance volition travel crossed connected the screen.

Bringing Sampson to beingness is Isaiah Mustafa, who you whitethorn recognise from a definite advertizing campaign. But what other bash you request to cognize astir the actor? How did helium statesman his vocation and is helium married? Here's what you request to know.

Who is Isaiah Mustafa?

Born Isaiah Amir Mustafa, connected February 11, 1974 successful Portland, Oregon, the histrion was the youngest of 7 children. His household moved to California erstwhile helium was 5 years old, wherever his begetter began a limousine service. Years later, his begetter tragically died successful a car accident.

Mustafa studied past astatine Arizona State University and expected to go a precocious schoolhouse teacher pursuing graduation, an cause encouraged him to effort retired for NFL teams. He was signed by the Tennessee Oilers, who sent him to the European broadside Barcelona Dragons successful 1998.

This was followed by a play with the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns signifier squads. He past attended Seattle Seahawks grooming campy successful 2000.

After hanging up his cleats, Mustafa decided to embark connected an acting career. To assistance him connected this ambitious journey, helium managed to triumph $47,000 connected The Weakest Link acknowledgment to his cognition of comic publication villain Doctor Doom.

What other is Isaiah Mustafa known for?

Mustafa happened connected a rather unsocial breakout relation that galore actors don't achieve, which made him a recognisable look crossed the world.

He appeared successful a present iconic advertizing run for Old Spice. Dubbed ' The Man Your Man Could Smell Like' successful 2010. Mustafa reprised his Old Spice feline quality successful 2014 and successful 2015 erstwhile the advert besides featured different erstwhile NFL star, Terry Crews.

Elsewhere, Mustafa's different erstwhile credits see a main relation successful the bid Shadowhunters, portion helium has besides appeared successful episodes of NCIS, Castle, Grey's Anatomy and Black-ish.

He plays the big mentation of Mike Hanlon successful IT: Chapter Two and besides features successful the movie Boy Kills World.

Is Isaiah Mustafa married?

Mustafa has 1 kid from a erstwhile matrimony with nonrecreational wrestler Catherine Joy Perry, known arsenic Lana.

He past joined Lisa Mitchell successful 2018 successful Texas wherever Mustafa's teenage girl walked him down the aisle, according to People magazine. He said of his wife: “I conscionable ne'er met idiosyncratic who was truthful good enactment unneurotic arsenic acold arsenic the mode she spoke and carried herself. That it blew maine away,” helium says. “I had to cognize her more.”

The mates person since welcomed a lad together.

Cross is present streaming connected Amazon Prime