English actor (born 1975)
James Lance
Lance in 2023
Born (1975-09-29 ) 29 September 1975 (age 49) Occupation Actor Years active 1991–present Spouse
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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
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
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
In 2016, Lance married Kate Quilton .[ 21] The couple have a son, born in 2018.
Filmography
Film
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
Television
Awards and nominations
References
^ "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 .
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