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| Born | 29 September 1975 Southampton, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Children | 1 |
James Frederick Grenville Lance (born 1975) is an English actor, best known for his appearances in a number of British comedy series and the British-American comedy series Ted Lasso for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2022.
Lance was born in Southampton on 29 September 1975 [1] and grew up in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
Lance's appearances in comedy series include Top Buzzer , I'm Alan Partridge , Absolute Power , Spaced , Absolutely Fabulous , Smack the Pony , The Upper Hand , The Book Group , 2point4 Children , Rescue Me , Doc Martin , People Like Us , No Heroics , Toast of London , Saxondale and, most recently, as the recurring character Trent Crimm, a sportswriter at The Independent , on the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso .
Drama appearances have included Teachers , Boy Meets Girl, The Impressionists , Sensitive Skin , Marple , Being Human , Midsomer Murders , Moving Wallpaper, Black Mirror , The Canterville Ghost and The Famous Five .
Lance has also appeared in the films Late Night Shopping , The Search for John Gissing , Marie Antoinette , Bronson and Bel Ami .
Lance voiced several UK TV commercials for brands such as Maybelline, Wrigley's Extra, the AA [ citation needed ] and Moneysupermarket.com.[ citation needed ]
Lance appeared on stage as Miles at the Trafalgar Studios in May 2009 in Marcus Markou's play Ordinary Dreams; Or How to Survive a Meltdown with Flair . He portrayed Eric Idle at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival in a play called Pythonesque by writer Roy Smiles. [2]
In 2016, Lance married Kate Quilton.[ citation needed ] The couple have a son, born in 2018.
| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | [3] |
| 2022 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [4] | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [5] | ||
| 2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Pending | [6] |
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