| Birth Date: | 13 July 1955 |
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Lance E. Nichols (born July 13, 1955) is an American actor best known for playing dentist Larry Williams on Treme.
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Nichols graduated from McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School and the University of New Orleans.[1]
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.
| 1987 | Project X | Hamer | ||
| 1987 | Cold Steel | Other Cop | ||
| 1990 | Side Out | Taxi Driver | ||
| 1991 | Convicts | Sherman Edwards | ||
| 1995 | Serial Killer | Doctor | ||
| 1998 | Snake Eyes | Cop #3 | ||
| 2001 | K-PAX | David Patel | ||
| 2001 | Frailty | FBI Agent #4 | ||
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Agent Shield | ||
| 2008 | A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Deacon 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 | 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 | ||
| 2010 | The Jack of Spades | Fred, The Jeweler | ||
| 2011 | The Mechanic | Henry | ||
| 2011 | Where I Begin | Patrick | ||
| 2011 | The Mortician | Augie, The Shopkeeper | ||
| 2011 | Official Agent | |||
| 2011 | Flood Streets | Cedric | ||
| 2011 | Dark Blue | Lieutenant 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 | ||
| 2011 | Storm War | Senator Aldrich | ||
| 2011 | Snatched | Spud | ||
| 2012 | Contraband | CBP Agent | ||
| 2012 | Another Dirty Movie | Buck | ||
| 2012 | Stash House | Priest | ||
| 2012 | Fish Story: The Curse of Mocatawbi Pond | Wormy Angler | ||
| 2012 | Hell and Mr. Fudge | Arnold | ||
| 2012 | The Campaign | Denning Mayor | Uncredited | |
| 2013 | Straight A's | Dr. Carr | ||
| 2013 | Beautiful Creatures | Mayor Snow | ||
| 2013 | Pastor Wells | |||
| 2013 | Samuel Bleak | Lester | ||
| 2013 | Susie's Hope | Judge 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 | ||
| 2015 | The Livingston Gardener | Warden Bishop Wells | ||
| 2015 | June | Dr. Wynstrom | ||
| 2015 | I Am Potential | Charles | ||
| 2015 | Fantastic Four | DC Senior Official (Area 57) | ||
| 2015 | Shark Lake | Sheriff Lewis Galloway | ||
| 2015 | Navy Seals vs. Zombies | Senator Abrams | ||
| 2015 | Woodlawn | Junior | ||
| 2015 | Heist | Captain Michaels | ||
| 2016 | Here Comes Rusty | Keith | ||
| 2016 | Before I Wake | Detective | ||
| 2016 | Race to Win | Dr. 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 | ||
| 2018 | All Styles | Yonas | ||
| 2018 | Mara | McCarthy | ||
| 2019 | Bayou Tales | Hammel | ||
| 2019 | Above Suspicion | Agent Baumgarten | ||
| 2019 | Christmas on the Range | Gus | ||
| 2019 | Semper Fi | Balfour | ||
| 2020 | Body Cam | Pastor Thomas Jackson | ||
| 2021 | Palmer | Sibs | ||
| 2021 | Heart of Champions | President Harris | ||
| 2021 | Dark Well | FBI Agent Rogers | ||
| 2022 | The Contrast | Mr. Van Rough | ||
| 2022 | Bruh-Bruh | Pastor Jeremiah McKnight | ||
| 2023 | American Outlaws | Willy Spencer | ||
| 2023 | The Burial | Judge Graves |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Gimme a Break! | Vampire | Episode: "The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls" |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Cabbie | Episode: "Dead Woman's Shoes" |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Guard #2 | Episode: "You Gotta Believe Me" |
| 1987 | Cheers | Bailiff | Episode: "Chambers vs. Malone" |
| 1988 | L.A. Law | Clerk | Episode: "Belle of the Bald" |
| 1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Hollis Strother | Television film |
| 1989 | The Hogan Family | Orderly | Episode: "Slapshot" |
| 1990 | Alien Nation | Delivery Man | Episode: "Gimme, Gimme" |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Policeman | Episode: "Trials and Tribulations" |
| 1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Paramedic | Television film |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire | Sergeant Glad | Episode: "The Wind Rancher" |
| 1992 | Matlock | Reporter / Stu | 2 episodes |
| 1992, 1994 | Renegade | Security Guard / Deputy | |
| 1993 | Tainted Blood | Social Worker | Television film |
| 1994 | Accidental Meeting | Ad Agency Guy | |
| 1994 | Sisters | Officer Sadowski | Episode: "Paradise Lost" |
| 1995 | As Good as Dead | Police Officer | Television film |
| 1995 | Martin | Pa Duke | Episode: "Cole on Ice" |
| 1995 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Producer | Episode: "There's the Rub: Part 2" |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Mr. Dickens | Episode: "The Fight Before Christmas" |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Protester #2 | Episode: "Dante's Inferno" |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Security Salesman | Episode: "Assault with a Deadly Dick" |
| 1996 | Minor Adjustments | Mr. Chase | Episode: "A Christmas Story" |
| 1996 | Car Jacker | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | NewsRadio | George | Episode: "Daydream" |
| 1997 | Home Invasion | Dr. Royce | Television film |
| 1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Manager | Episode: "Mothers" |
| 1997 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Mack | Episode: "Neighbors" |
| 1997 | A Match Made in Heaven | Mort Paulson | Television film |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Dr. Eckstein | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Lamonte Lassacier | Episode: "Do the Write Thing" |
| 1997 | Mr. Morrison | Episode: "Dr. Love" | |
| 1997 | The Steve Harvey Show | Man In Chicken Suit | Episode: "I'm Not a Chauvinist, Piggy" |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Larry | Episode: "T.J. versus the Machine" |
| 1998 | Last Rites | FBI Agent #2 | Television film |
| 1998, 2000 | NYPD Blue | Bus Driver / Coley | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Any Day Now | Man | Episode: "A Parent's Job" |
| 1999, 2000 | Officer Shields | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Mark | Episode: "False Hero" |
| 2000 | The Practice | Evidence Room Officer | Episode: "Death Penalties" |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About | Councilman | Television film |
| 2000 | Principal Jones | ||
| 2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Doctor | Episode: "The Game" |
| 2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Warren | Episode: "Eat Drink Drew Woman" |
| 2002 | The Invisible Man | The Mayor | Episode: "Mere Mortals" |
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Minister Russell | Episode: "Ship-in-a-Bottle" |
| 2002 | Medical Examiner | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | The Shield | Gene | Episode: "Pay in Pain" |
| 2002 | The Parkers | Guy #1 | Episode: "The Dates from Hell" |
| 2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Middle-Aged Man | Episode: "Touched" |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Jay | Episode: "Twenty Five" |
| 2004 | The Brooke Ellison Story | Play Off Official | Television film |
| 2005 | Oil Storm | Frank Milner | |
| 2005 | Half & Half | Guard | Episode: "The Big How to Do & Undo It Episode" |
| 2005 | Snow Wonder | Boudreaux | Television film |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Minister | Episode: "The Sun Won't Set" |
| 2005 | Charmed | Joe | Episode: "Hulkus Pocus" |
| 2006 | In Justice | Wise Man #1 | Episode: "Cost of Freedom" |
| 2006 | ER | Detective Barnes | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The Loop | Air Marshall #1 | Episode: "Jack Air" |
| 2006 | Standoff | Henry Bremner | Episode: "Heroine" |
| 2007 | Girl, Positive | Dr. Crane | Television film |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Boardmember #2 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008 | Racing for Time | Keith Simons | Television film |
| 2008 | Living Proof | Dr. Brown | |
| 2010 | The Wronged Man | Judge Pifer | |
| 2010–2013 | Treme | Larry Williams | 29 episodes |
| 2011 | Swamp Shark | Simon | Television film |
| 2011 | Memphis Beat | Hank Miller | Episode: "Lost" |
| 2011 | Hound Dogs | Big Club G.M. | Television film |
| 2013 | Detective Sanchez | Episode: "Boy Parts" | |
| 2013, 2016 | House of Cards | Gene Clancy | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Detective Mack Garrity | Episode: "The List" | |
| 2015–2018 | Into the Badlands | River King | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Arceneaux: Melpomene's Song | Lonnie Arceneaux | Television film |
| 2017 | Shepherd | Father Joseph | |
| 2017 | Family of Lies | Detective Whitaker | |
| 2017, 2019 | The Chosen | Sol | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | The Purge | Otis | Episode: "Take What's Yours" |
| 2018 | BFA New Orleans | Dean Benjamin Morgan | Television film |
| 2019–2021 | Queen of the South | Lucien | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | First Christmas | Eugene | Television film |
| 2021 | Maternally Yours | Joseph Roberts |