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.
Early life
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]In 2016, Lance married Kate Quilton.[21] The couple have a son, born in 2018.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]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 |
Television
[edit]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 | 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 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]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] |
References
[edit]- ^ "James Lance". TV Insider. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Sylvia Young Theatre School - Alumni". sylviayoungtheatreschool.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Top Buzzer". comedy.co.uk. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "I'm Alan Partridge". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Biographies". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Siegle, Lucy (27 July 2003). "On the verge". theguardian.com. The Observer. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "The Book Group". comedy.co.uk. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Rescue Me". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ John, Lawrence (4 July 2018). "Big Interview: The Bookshop film star, James Lance from Somerset talks to the County Gazette". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "The cast of No Heroics popped in to see Chappers". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (16 June 2023). "'Ted Lasso' Star James Lance 'Cried' When He Learned About His Arc in Season 3: 'It Changed the Course of My Life'". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Eames, Tom (5 October 2016). "Teachers started 15 years ago: Where are the cast now?". digitalspy.com. Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "James Lance". empireonline.com. Empire. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "The Impressionists". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Sensitive Skin". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (9 January 2012). "Mark Gatiss, James Lance land 'Being Human' roles". digitalspy.com. Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Black Mirror – Season 2, Episode 3". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost' is being adapted by BBC as mini-series". britishperioddramas.com. British Period Dramas. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "The Famous Five cast on bringing Enid Blyton's classics to life and engaging "our inner child, our inner imagination"". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Jones, Alice (25 August 2009). "Pythonesque, Udderbelly's Pasture". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ Croce, Maria (1 January 2018). "TV presenter Kate Quilton opens up on her actor husband, motherhood and fat-busting curries". The Daily Record.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan; Oganesyan, Natalie (4 February 2021). "2021 SAG Awards: The Complete Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "26th Annual TV Awards (2021-22)". OFTA. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Hipes, Patrick (12 July 2022). "Emmy Nominations: The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links
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- James Lance at IMDb
- Living people
- 1975 births
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School
- English male film actors
- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- Male actors from Somerset
- Male actors from Southampton
- People from Mendip District