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James Lance | |
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Born | Southampton, England | 29 September 1975
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
James Frederick Grenville Lance (born 29 September 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. [2]
Lance's appearances in comedy series include Top Buzzer , [3] I'm Alan Partridge , [4] Absolute Power , [5] Spaced , [6] Absolutely Fabulous , [6] Smack the Pony , [6] The Upper Hand , The Book Group , [7] 2point4 Children , Rescue Me , [8] Doc Martin , People Like Us , [9] No Heroics , [10] 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 . [11]
Drama appearances have included Teachers , [12] Boy Meets Girl, [13] The Impressionists , [14] Sensitive Skin , [15] Marple , Being Human , [16] Midsomer Murders , Moving Wallpaper, Black Mirror , [17] The Canterville Ghost [18] and The Famous Five . [19]
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. [20]
In 2016, Lance married Kate Quilton. [21] The couple have a son, born in 2018.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | A Fistful of Fingers | Grindolini | |
1998 | The Conversation | Short film | |
2001 | Late Night Shopping | Vincent | |
The Search for John Gissing | Donny the Janitor | ||
Subterrain | Kieran | ||
It's Not You, It's Me | Henry | Short film | |
2004 | Call Register | Julian | Short film |
2005 | The Lead | The Lead | Short film |
2006 | Marie Antoinette | Léonard | |
2007 | Hard to Swallow | Carlos | Short film |
Rubbish | Julian | Short film | |
2008 | Bronson | Phil | |
2009 | City Rats | Chris | |
Mr. Right | Harry | ||
2011 | Man in Fear | Gilchrist | Short film |
Departure | Jack Taylor | Short film | |
Happy Birthday Jim | Jim | Short film | |
2012 | Bel Ami | François Laroche | |
2013 | The Look of Love | Carl Snitcher | |
Legendary | Doug McConnel | ||
2014 | Northern Soul | DJ Ray Henderson | |
2015 | Swansong | Simon Dunton | |
January | Laurence | ||
2017 | The Bookshop | Milo North | |
2020 | Concrete Plans | Richard | |
2021 | I'm Not in Love | Rob's Dad | |
Me, Myself and Di | Chris Craven | ||
2022 | The Mountain | The Milk | Short film |
Hounded | Hugo Redwick | ||
2023 | The Devil Went Down to Islington | Nick Kolski | |
2024 | Hanging | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
TBA | The Salt Path | Grant | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Jackanory | Will | 4 episodes |
1991 | The Upper Hand | Rick McGuire | Episode: "The Babysitter" |
Teenage Health Freak | Contestant | Episode: "Blast Off!" | |
1992 | Absolutely Fabulous | Daniel | Episode: "ISO Tank" |
1993 | Conjugal Rites | Boyfriend | Episode: "Bedtime Story" |
1994 | Second Thoughts | Ian | Episode: "She's Leaving Home" |
Waiting for God | Boy in hospital | Episode: "Trouble with Men" | |
1995 | The Bill | Alexis Vasiliakis | Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" |
1996 | Family Money | Youth | TV series |
1997 | I'm Alan Partridge | Ben | 5 episodes |
1998–1999 | 2point4 Children | Keith | 2 episodes |
1999 | People Like Us | Mark | Episode: "The Estate Agent" |
Spaced | Richard | 3 episodes | |
1999–2002 | Smack the Pony | 5 episodes | |
2000 | Safe as Houses | Man on Estate | TV film |
2002 | Rescue Me | Guy | 6 episodes |
2002–2003 | The Book Group | Lachlan Glendenning / Barney Glendenning | 12 episodes |
Teachers | Matt Harvey | 14 episodes | |
2003–2005 | Absolute Power | Jamie Front | 12 episodes |
2004 | Top Buzzer | Sticky | 10 episodes |
2005–2007 | Sensitive Skin | Orlando Jackson | 7 episodes |
2006 | The Impressionists | Bazille | Episode: "#1.1" |
Saxondale | Matt | Episode: "Cockroaches" | |
Losing It | Leo | TV film | |
2007 | The Afternoon Play | Tom Hunter | Episode: "The Real Deal" |
Biffovision | Mr. Hugo | TV film | |
2007–2009 | Katy Brand's Big Ass Show | 15 episodes | |
2008 | The Last Enemy | Bryan Holland | 2 episodes |
Hotel Babylon | Tom | Episode: "#3.6" | |
No Heroics | Timebomb | 6 episodes | |
Marple | Dr Geoffrey Thomas | Episode: "Murder is Easy" | |
2008–2009 | Moving Wallpaper | Tom Warren | 18 episodes |
2009 | Boy Meets Girl | Ali | 4 episodes |
2012 | Being Human | Kirby | 2 episodes |
2013 | Black Mirror | Conor Simpson | Episode: "The Waldo Moment" |
Toast of London | Martin Aynuss | Episode: "Vanity Project" | |
2014 | Siblings | Rich | Episode: "Vet Drugs" |
Babylon | Granger | 3 episodes | |
2015 | Midsomer Murders | Silas Raven | Episode: "The Dagger Club" |
2016 | Houdini & Doyle | Barrett Underhill | Episode: "Spring-Heel'd Jack" |
I Want My Wife Back | Julian Wolverton | 2 episodes | |
Hoff the Record | Anton | Episode: "The Horror" | |
Mount Pleasant | Adam Wyatt | 6 episodes | |
2018 | Benidorm | Angelo | Episode: "#10.9" |
Agatha Raisin | Jonny Shawpart | Episode: "The Wizard of Evesham" | |
2019 | Doc Martin | Nathan Fowler | Episode: "Equilibrium" |
2020 | Pennyworth | Jacques Duval | Episode: "The Hunted Fox" |
2020–2023 | Ted Lasso | Trent Crimm (The Independent) | 22 episodes |
2021 | Murder, They Hope | Clive | Episode: "The Bunny Trap" |
The Canterville Ghost | Hiram Otis | 4 episodes | |
2022 | Fate: The Winx Saga | Uncle Arthur | Episode: "Your Newfound Popularity" |
2023–2024 | The Famous Five | Uncle Quentin | 3 episodes |
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 | [22] |
2022 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [23] | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [24] | ||
2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [25] |
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