Lance E. Nichols

ActorProducer Jul 13 (age 70) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 1982–2026 (44 year career)

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Biography

Lance E. Nichols (born July 13, 1955) is an American actor from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known for playing dentist Larry Williams on Treme. A graduate of McDonogh 35 High School and the University of New Orleans, he is also known for his roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 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 als…

Known For

Film

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Preacher

Film

Palmer

Sibs

Film

The Last Song

Pastor Harris

Film

K-PAX

David Patel

Film

Homefront

Senior DEA Agent

Film

Runaway Jury

Agent Shield

Film

Frailty

FBI Agent #4

Film

Before I Wake

Detective

Filmography

Acting (131)

Movies (96)

Starbright

as Richard

Wellwood

as Sheriff Bradley

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise

as Chief Twitchell

Caddo Lake

as Doctor Mitchell

Unsung Hero

as Art Meriweather

The Last Summer

as Bill

The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story

2024

as Dwaine Robbins

The Burial

as Judge Graves

American Outlaws

as Willy Spencer

What They Found

as James

Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

2022

as John Pernia

5.2

Benediction

2022

as Pastor

The Contrast

as Mr. Van Rough

Palmer

as Sibs

Heart of Champions

as President Jack Harris

Above Suspicion

as Agent Baumgarten

Semper Fi

as Balfour

Christmas on the Range

2019

as Gus

6.1

Stella for Star

2019

as Chuck

Black Water

2018

as Buchanan

5.6

BFA New Orleans

2018

as Dean Benjamin Morgan

Assassination Nation

2018

as FBI Agent Richard Vernon

Mara

as McCarthy

The Domestics

as Winston

Camera Obscura

as Lt. Vincent

Before I Wake

as Detective

Navy Seals vs. Zombies

as Senator Abrams

The Perfect Weapon

as Politician

Here Comes Rusty

as Keith

Believe

as Mayor Harris

Fantastic Four

as DC Senior Official (Area 57)

Heist

as Captain Michaels

Shark Lake

as Lewis Galloway

The Livingston Gardener

2015

as Warden Bishop Wells

Woodlawn

as Junior

June

as Dr. Wynstrom

A Sort of Homecoming

as Hal

Left Behind

as Pastor Bruce Barnes

Elsa & Fred

as Maitre D'

13 Sins

as Police Captain

American Heist

as Auto Shop Boss

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

as Arkansas Mayor

Moms' Night Out

as Ronald

Homefront

as Senior DEA Agent

Beautiful Creatures

as Mayor Snow

Susie's Hope

Straight A's

as Dr. Carr

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

as Pastor Wells

Fractured

as Doctor Edwards

The Campaign

as Denning Mayor (uncredited)

5.8

Contraband

2012

as CBP Agent

6.3

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

2012

as Elderly Man / Phone (voice)

6.2

National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie

as Buck

Stash House

as Priest

Hell and Mr Fudge

as Arnold

Samuel Bleak

as Lester

Swamp Shark

as Simon

National Lampoon's Snatched

as Spud

Creature

as Old Man

October Baby

as Dr. Stewart

Where I Begin

as Patrick

The Mortician

as Auggie

Storm War

as Senator Aldrich

The Price of Flowers

I Love You Phillip Morris

as Houston Judge

The Last Song

as Pastor Harris

Welcome to the Rileys

2010

as Hamilton 'Ham' Watkins

Knucklehead

as Milton's Dad

Mirrors 2

as Detective Huston

Hurricane Season

as Pastor at Rec Center

6.6

The Chameleon

2010

as FBI Doctor (as Lance Nichols)

5.3

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009

as Jeremiah Goodhusband

6.2

Night of the Demons

2009

as Seargent Dawson

5.0

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as Preacher

Living Proof

as Dr. Brown

American Violet

as Mr. Moss

Racing for Time

as Keith Simons

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

as Deacon Smith

Snow Wonder

as Boudreaux

Oil Storm

as Frank Milner

The Brooke Ellison Story

as Play Off Official

Runaway Jury

as Agent Shield

Frailty

as FBI Agent #4

K-PAX

as David Patel

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

2000

as Principal Jones

3.4

Something to Sing About

as Councilman

Snake Eyes

as Cop #3

Home Invasion

as Dr. Royce

As Good As Dead

as Police Officer

Side Out

as Taxi Driver

Project X

as Hamer

Grey Area

as Cecil

Kill Code

as Cameron

Coalescence

as Professor

Mississippi Scholar

as Dr. Allen

Bad Habit

as Don

Television (35)

The Chosen

as Sol

The Purge

as Otis

House of Cards

as Gene Clancy

American Horror Story

as Detective Sanchez

Big Shots

as Boardmember #2

The Loop

as Air Marshall #1

Desperate Housewives

as Minister

The Shield

as Gene

Firestarter: Rekindled

as Medical Examiner

The West Wing

as Jay

Charmed

as Joe

Oh Baby

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997

as Middle-Aged Man

8.1

The Practice

1997

as Evidence Room Officer

7.6

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

as Officer Shields (segment "Gratuity")

7.2

Smart Guy

1997

as Larry

7.8

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996

as Security Salesman

7.5

Everybody Loves Raymond

as Mack

The Jamie Foxx Show

as Lamonte Lassacier

The Steve Harvey Show

1996

as Man in Chicken Suit

The Drew Carey Show

as Warren

NewsRadio

as George

as Detective Barnes

Touched by an Angel

as Minister Russell

Diagnosis: Murder

as Car Jacker

Renegade

as Deputy

Martin

as Pa Duke

Mad About You

as Dr. Eckstein

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Producer

Alien Nation

as Delivery Man

Matlock

as Reporter / Stu

Amazing Stories

as security guard

The Twilight Zone

as Cabbie (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")

Murder, She Wrote

as Policeman

Cheers

as Bailiff

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

What They Found

2023

Executive Producer