| James Lance | |
| Birth Date: | 1975 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Southampton, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1991–present |
| 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 and Moneysupermarket.com.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Uncle Arthur | Episode: "Your Newfound Popularity" | ||
| 2023–2024 | The Famous Five | Uncle Quentin | 3 episodes |
| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | [22] | |
| 2022 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | [23] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | [24] | |||
| 2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | [25] |