Terry Mross was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas, a rural farming community, in 1951. He is the youngest of four children and graduated from T.A. Futrall High School in Marianna, Arkansas. He is married and has three children and three grandchildren. Mross' first role was in Merhcant/Ivory's The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991) starring Vanessa Redgrave. It was Ms. Redgrave who encouraged him to pursue acting as a career. Cast by Don Phillips as "Coach Conrad" in Génération rebelle (1993) (directed by Richard Linklater) was his true breakthrough role and is the role he is most known for. Mross is also a Country and Western and R&B singer, plays electric guitar and owns a Fender Telecastor.
In 1973 Terry worked as a DJ at KFFA Radio in Helena, Arkansas. At various times he guest hosted the King Biscuit Time Radio Show, sitting in for "Sunshine" Sonny Payne. Sonny begins each show with "Pass the biscuits". This line was in the movie "O' Brother, Where Art Thou? The show originally featured Sonny Boy Williamson playing live every day at noon. It is the longest running show in history having been broadcast more than 15,000 times. B.B. King, Levon Helm and others credit this program as a big influence on their musical style while growing up in the Delta. Levon said when he was a child he'd go to town at noon and buy some donuts and a coke then go to the radio station to watch the show live.
