Lance E. Nichols

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Lance E. Nichols
Born (1955-07-13) July 13, 1955 (age 69)
Occupation Actor

Lance E. Nichols (born July 13, 1955) is an American actor best known for playing dentist Larry Williams on Treme .

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Early life and education

A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Nichols graduated from McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School and the University of New Orleans. [1]

Career

Nichols is also known for his roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [2] and House of Cards and is a frequent presence in films that were made in the city. In 2012 he appeared as a character similar to his Treme character, and also named "Larry", in a commercial for Chase Bank that also featured Drew Brees and his family and was aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI. [3] [4] From 2015 to 2019, he's starred in the martial arts drama series Into the Badlands , as a supporting character named The River King.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Project X Hamer
1987 Cold Steel Other Cop
1990 Side Out Taxi Driver
1991 Convicts Sherman Edwards
1995Serial KillerDoctor
1998 Snake Eyes Cop #3
2001 K-PAX David Patel
2001 Frailty FBI Agent #4
2003 Runaway Jury Agent Shield
2008A Good Man Is Hard to FindDeacon Smith
2008 American Violet Mr. Moss
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Preacher
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Houston Judge
2009 Night of the Demons Seargent Dawson
2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Jeremiah Goodhusband
2009 Hurricane Season Pastor
2010 Welcome to the Rileys Hamilton "Ham" Watkins
2010 The Last Song Pastor Harris
2010 The Chameleon FBI Doctor
2010 Mirrors 2 Detective Huston
2010 Knucklehead Milton's Dad
2010The Jack of SpadesFred, The Jeweler
2011 The Mechanic Henry
2011Where I BeginPatrick
2011 The Mortician Augie, The Shopkeeper
2011 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown Official Agent
2011Flood StreetsCedric
2011Dark BlueLieutenant Harris
2011 Green Lantern Cop
2011 Brawler Lieutenant McSweeney
2011 Inside Out Taxman #3
2011 Creature Old Man
2011 Jeff, Who Lives at Home Elderly Man / Phone (O.S.)
2011 October Baby Dr. Stewart
2011Storm WarSenator Aldrich
2011SnatchedSpud
2012 Contraband CBP Agent
2012Another Dirty MovieBuck
2012 Stash House Priest
2012Fish Story: The Curse of Mocatawbi PondWormy Angler
2012 Hell and Mr. Fudge Arnold
2012 The Campaign Denning MayorUncredited
2013 Straight A's Dr. Carr
2013 Beautiful Creatures Mayor Snow
2013 The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia Pastor Wells
2013Samuel BleakLester
2013Susie's HopeJudge Randolph
2013 Fractured Dr. Edwards
2013 Homefront Senior DEA Agent Ronnie
2014 Elsa & Fred Maitre D'
2014 13 Sins Police Captain
2014 Moms' Night Out Ronald
2014 American Heist Auto Shop Boss
2014 The Town That Dreaded Sundown Arkansas Mayor Holdridge
2014 Left Behind Pastor Bruce Barnes
2015 A Sort of Homecoming Hal
2015The Livingston GardenerWarden Bishop Wells
2015JuneDr. Wynstrom
2015I Am PotentialCharles
2015 Fantastic Four DC Senior Official (Area 57)
2015Shark LakeSheriff Lewis Galloway
2015 Navy Seals vs. Zombies Senator Abrams
2015 Woodlawn Junior
2015 Heist Captain Michaels
2016Here Comes RustyKeith
2016 Before I Wake Detective
2016Race to WinDr. Sanders
2016 The Perfect Weapon Politician
2016 Believe Mayor Harris
2017 Camera Obscura Lieutenant Vincent
2017 County Line "Doc" Bronson
2018 Assassination Nation FBI Agent Richard Vernon
2018 Black Water Buchanan
2018 The Domestics Winston
2018All StylesYonas
2018 Mara McCarthy
2019Bayou TalesHammel
2019 Above Suspicion Agent Baumgarten
2019Christmas on the RangeGus
2019 Semper Fi Balfour
2020 Body Cam Pastor Thomas Jackson
2021 Palmer Sibs
2021 Heart of Champions President Harris
2021Dark WellFBI Agent Rogers
2022The ContrastMr. Van Rough
2022Bruh-BruhPastor Jeremiah McKnight
2023 American Outlaws Willy Spencer
2023 The Burial Judge Graves

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Gimme a Break! VampireEpisode: "The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls"
1985 The Twilight Zone CabbieEpisode: "Dead Woman's Shoes"
1986 Amazing Stories Guard #2Episode: "You Gotta Believe Me"
1987 Cheers BailiffEpisode: "Chambers vs. Malone"
1988 L.A. Law ClerkEpisode: "Belle of the Bald"
1989Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes ScandalHollis StrotherTelevision film
1989 The Hogan Family OrderlyEpisode: "Slapshot"
1990 Alien Nation Delivery ManEpisode: "Gimme, Gimme"
1990 Murder, She Wrote PolicemanEpisode: "Trials and Tribulations"
1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake ParamedicTelevision film
1990 Gabriel's Fire Sergeant GladEpisode: "The Wind Rancher"
1992 Matlock Reporter / Stu2 episodes
1992, 1994 Renegade Security Guard / Deputy
1993Tainted BloodSocial WorkerTelevision film
1994 Accidental Meeting Ad Agency Guy
1994 Sisters Officer SadowskiEpisode: "Paradise Lost"
1995 As Good as Dead Police OfficerTelevision film
1995 Martin Pa DukeEpisode: "Cole on Ice"
1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ProducerEpisode: "There's the Rub: Part 2"
1995 Step by Step Mr. DickensEpisode: "The Fight Before Christmas"
1996 Picket Fences Protester #2Episode: "Dante's Inferno"
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun Security SalesmanEpisode: "Assault with a Deadly Dick"
1996 Minor Adjustments Mr. ChaseEpisode: "A Christmas Story"
1996 Diagnosis: Murder Car Jacker2 episodes
1996 NewsRadio GeorgeEpisode: "Daydream"
1997Home InvasionDr. RoyceTelevision film
1997 Tracey Takes On... ManagerEpisode: "Mothers"
1997 Everybody Loves Raymond MackEpisode: "Neighbors"
1997 A Match Made in Heaven Mort PaulsonTelevision film
1997 Mad About You Dr. Eckstein2 episodes
1997 The Jamie Foxx Show Lamonte LassacierEpisode: "Do the Write Thing"
1997 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Mr. MorrisonEpisode: "Dr. Love"
1997 The Steve Harvey Show Man In Chicken SuitEpisode: "I'm Not a Chauvinist, Piggy"
1997 Smart Guy LarryEpisode: "T.J. versus the Machine"
1998Last RitesFBI Agent #2Television film
1998, 2000 NYPD Blue Bus Driver / Coley2 episodes
1999 Any Day Now ManEpisode: "A Parent's Job"
1999, 2000 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Officer Shields2 episodes
2000 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd MarkEpisode: "False Hero"
2000 The Practice Evidence Room OfficerEpisode: "Death Penalties"
2000 Something to Sing About CouncilmanTelevision film
2000 How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale Principal Jones
2001 18 Wheels of Justice DoctorEpisode: "The Game"
2001 The Drew Carey Show WarrenEpisode: "Eat Drink Drew Woman"
2002 The Invisible Man The MayorEpisode: "Mere Mortals"
2002 Touched by an Angel Minister RussellEpisode: "Ship-in-a-Bottle"
2002 Firestarter: Rekindled Medical Examiner2 episodes
2002 The Shield GeneEpisode: "Pay in Pain"
2002 The Parkers Guy #1Episode: "The Dates from Hell"
2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Middle-Aged ManEpisode: "Touched"
2003 The West Wing JayEpisode: "Twenty Five"
2004 The Brooke Ellison Story Play Off OfficialTelevision film
2005 Oil Storm Frank Milner
2005 Half & Half GuardEpisode: "The Big How to Do & Undo It Episode"
2005 Snow Wonder BoudreauxTelevision film
2005 Desperate Housewives MinisterEpisode: "The Sun Won't Set"
2005 Charmed JoeEpisode: "Hulkus Pocus"
2006 In Justice Wise Man #1Episode: "Cost of Freedom"
2006 ER Detective Barnes2 episodes
2006 The Loop Air Marshall #1Episode: "Jack Air"
2006 Standoff Henry BremnerEpisode: "Heroine"
2007 Girl, Positive Dr. CraneTelevision film
2007 Big Shots Boardmember #2Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Racing for Time Keith SimonsTelevision film
2008 Living Proof Dr. Brown
2010 The Wronged Man Judge Pifer
2010–2013 Treme Larry Williams29 episodes
2011 Swamp Shark SimonTelevision film
2011 Memphis Beat Hank MillerEpisode: "Lost"
2011Hound DogsBig Club G.M.Television film
2013 American Horror Story: Coven Detective SanchezEpisode: "Boy Parts"
2013, 2016 House of Cards Gene Clancy2 episodes
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Detective Mack GarrityEpisode: "The List"
2015–2018 Into the Badlands River King4 episodes
2016Arceneaux: Melpomene's SongLonnie ArceneauxTelevision film
2017ShepherdFather Joseph
2017Family of LiesDetective Whitaker
2017, 2019 The Chosen Sol2 episodes
2018 The Purge OtisEpisode: "Take What's Yours"
2018BFA New OrleansDean Benjamin MorganTelevision film
2019–2021 Queen of the South Lucien4 episodes
2020First ChristmasEugeneTelevision film
2021Maternally YoursJoseph Roberts

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