Surf Wiki
Save to docs
arts

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

James Lance

English actor (born 1974)

English actor (born 1974)

FieldValue
nameJames Lance
imageJames Lance on March 20, 2023 in the Oval Office of the White House - P20230320AS-2576 (cropped).jpg
captionLance in 2023
birth_nameJames Frederick Grenville Lance
birth_date
birth_placeSouthampton, England
occupationActor
yearsactive1988–present
spouse
children1

|

James Frederick Grenville Lance (born 29 September 1974) is an English actor, best known for his appearances in a number of British comedy series and as Trent Crimm on 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 1974 and grew up in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Career

Lance first started acting in 1988 in two Persil Liquid adverts with British actor Peter Sallis. His appearances in comedy series include Top Buzzer, I'm Alan Partridge, Absolute Power, Spaced, Absolutely Fabulous, Smack the Pony, The Upper Hand, The Book Group, 2point4 Children, Rescue Me, Doc Martin, People Like Us, No Heroics, 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.

Drama appearances have included Teachers, Boy Meets Girl, The Impressionists, Sensitive Skin, Marple, Being Human, Midsomer Murders, Moving Wallpaper, Black Mirror, The Canterville Ghost and The Famous Five.

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.

Personal life

In 2016, Lance married Kate Quilton. The couple have a son, born in 2018.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995A Fistful of FingersGrindolini
1998The ConversationShort film
2001Late Night ShoppingVincent
The Search for John GissingDonny the Janitor
SubterrainKieran
It's Not You, It's MeHenryShort film
2004Call RegisterJulianShort film
2005The LeadThe LeadShort film
2006Marie AntoinetteLéonard
2007Hard to SwallowCarlosShort film
RubbishJulianShort film
2008BronsonPhil
2009City RatsChris
Mr. RightHarry
2011Man in FearGilchristShort film
DepartureJack TaylorShort film
Happy Birthday JimJimShort film
2012Bel AmiFrançois Laroche
2013The Look of LoveCarl Snitcher
LegendaryDoug McConnel
2014Northern SoulDJ Ray Henderson
2015SwansongSimon Dunton
JanuaryLaurence
2017The BookshopMilo North
2020Concrete PlansRichard
2021I'm Not in LoveRob's Dad
Me, Myself and DiChris Craven
2022The MountainThe MilkShort film
HoundedHugo Redwick
2023The Devil Went Down to IslingtonNick Kolski
2024HangingNarrator (voice)Short film
The Salt PathGrant
2025Tinsel TownSpencer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989JackanoryWill4 episodes
1991The Upper HandRick McGuireEpisode: "The Babysitter"
Teenage Health FreakContestantEpisode: "Blast Off!"
1992Absolutely FabulousDanielEpisode: "ISO Tank"
1993Conjugal RitesBoyfriendEpisode: "Bedtime Story"
1994Second ThoughtsIanEpisode: "She's Leaving Home"
Waiting for GodBoy in hospitalEpisode: "Trouble with Men"
1995The BillAlexis VasiliakisEpisode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
1996Family MoneyYouthTV series
1997I'm Alan PartridgeBen5 episodes
1998–19992point4 ChildrenKeith2 episodes
1999People Like UsMarkEpisode: "The Estate Agent"
SpacedRichard3 episodes
1999–2002Smack the Pony5 episodes
2000Safe as HousesMan on EstateTV film
2002Rescue MeGuy6 episodes
2002–2003The Book GroupLachlan Glendenning / Barney Glendenning12 episodes
TeachersMatt Harvey14 episodes
2003–2005Absolute PowerJamie Front12 episodes
2004Top BuzzerSticky10 episodes
2005–2007Sensitive SkinOrlando Jackson7 episodes
2006The ImpressionistsBazilleEpisode: "#1.1"
SaxondaleMattEpisode: "Cockroaches"
Losing ItLeoTV film
2007The Afternoon PlayTom HunterEpisode: "The Real Deal"
BiffovisionMr. HugoTV film
2007–2009Katy Brand's Big Ass Show15 episodes
2008The Last EnemyBryan Holland2 episodes
Hotel BabylonTomEpisode: "#3.6"
No HeroicsTimebomb6 episodes
MarpleDr Geoffrey ThomasEpisode: "Murder is Easy"
2008–2009Moving WallpaperTom Warren18 episodes
2009Boy Meets GirlAli4 episodes
2012Being HumanKirby2 episodes
2013Black MirrorConor SimpsonEpisode: "The Waldo Moment"
Toast of LondonMartin AynussEpisode: "Vanity Project"
2014SiblingsRichEpisode: "Vet Drugs"
BabylonGranger3 episodes
2015Midsomer MurdersSilas RavenEpisode: "The Dagger Club"
2016Houdini & DoyleBarrett UnderhillEpisode: "Spring-Heel'd Jack"
I Want My Wife BackJulian Wolverton2 episodes
Hoff the RecordAntonEpisode: "The Horror"
Mount PleasantAdam Wyatt6 episodes
2018BenidormAngeloEpisode: "#10.9"
Agatha RaisinJonny ShawpartEpisode: "The Wizard of Evesham"
2019Doc MartinNathan FowlerEpisode: "Equilibrium"
2020PennyworthJacques DuvalEpisode: "The Hunted Fox"
2020–2023Ted LassoTrent Crimm22 episodes
2021Murder, They HopeCliveEpisode: "The Bunny Trap"
The Canterville GhostHiram Otis4 episodes
2022Fate: The Winx SagaUncle ArthurEpisode: "Your Newfound Popularity"
2023–2024The Famous FiveUncle Quentin3 episodes
2025NCIS: Tony & ZivaArchieEpisode: "Dark Mirror"

Music videos

TitleYearArtistRoleNotes
Miss Erotica2025Peach PRC"The Guy"

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryProjectResultRef.
2021Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso
2022Online Film & Television AssociationBest Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2023Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

References

References

  1. "James Frederick Grenville LANCE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  2. "James Lance - British Comedy Guide".
  3. "James Lance".
  4. "Sylvia Young Theatre School - Alumni". sylviayoungtheatreschool.co.uk.
  5. "Persil Liquid (1988) Discussion".
  6. . ["Top Buzzer"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/top_buzzer/cast_crew/). *British Comedy Guide*.
  7. . ["I'm Alan Partridge"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0077d7y). *BBC*.
  8. . (29 October 2014). ["Biographies"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/10_october/21/absolute_power_biogs.shtml). *BBC*.
  9. Siegle, Lucy. (27 July 2003). "On the verge". The Observer.
  10. . ["The Book Group"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_book_group/). *British Comedy Guide*.
  11. . (28 October 2014). ["Rescue Me"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/rescueme/). *BBC*.
  12. John, Lawrence. (4 July 2018). "Big Interview: The Bookshop film star, James Lance from Somerset talks to the County Gazette". Somerset County Gazette.
  13. . ["The cast of No Heroics popped in to see Chappers"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chappersanddave/galleries/514/1/). *BBC*.
  14. 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.
  15. Eames, Tom. (5 October 2016). "Teachers started 15 years ago: Where are the cast now?". Digital Spy.
  16. . ["James Lance"](https://www.empireonline.com/people/james-lance/). *Empire*.
  17. . (24 September 2014). ["The Impressionists"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/30/impressionists.shtml). *BBC*.
  18. . ["Sensitive Skin"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007v9z0). *BBC*.
  19. Jeffery, Morgan. (9 January 2012). "Mark Gatiss, James Lance land 'Being Human' roles". Digital Spy.
  20. . (25 February 2013). ["Black Mirror – Season 2, Episode 3"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/black_mirror/s02/e03). *Rotten Tomatoes*.
  21. . (8 September 2021). ["Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost' is being adapted by BBC as mini-series"](https://britishperioddramas.com/news/the-canterville-ghost-bbc-series-anthony-head/). *British Period Dramas*.
  22. . (9 December 2023). ["The Famous Five cast on bringing Enid Blyton's classics to life and engaging "our inner child, our inner imagination""](https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/the-famous-five). *BBC*.
  23. Jones, Alice. (25 August 2009). "Pythonesque, Udderbelly's Pasture". [[The Independent]].
  24. Croce, Maria. (1 January 2018). "TV presenter Kate Quilton opens up on her actor husband, motherhood and fat-busting curries". The Daily Record.
  25. "“Miss Erotica” is out today! ✨".
  26. (4 February 2021). "2021 SAG Awards: The Complete Nominations List".
  27. "26th Annual TV Awards (2021-22)".
  28. (July 12, 2022). "Emmy Nominations: The Complete List". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
  29. (January 10, 2024). "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®". [[Screen Actors Guild]].
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

living-people 1974-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 actors-from-mendip-district
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about James Lance — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report