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Lance E. Nichols 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 also featured Drew Brees and his family and was aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI. From 2015 to 2019, he's starred in the martial arts drama series Into the Badlands, as a supporting character named The River King.
Born
Wednesday, 13 July 1955
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Unsung Hero | Art Meriweather | 2024 |
| American Outlaws | Willy Spencer | 2023 |
| The Burial | Judge Graves | 2023 |
| Starbright | Richard | 2022 |
| Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis | John Pernia | 2022 |
| Mike | Captain Joe | 2022 |
| Bruh-Bruh | Pastor Jeremiah McKnight | 2022 |
| The Contrast | Mr. Van Rough | 2022 |
| Heart of Champions | President Jack Harris / President Harris | 2021 |
| Palmer | Sibs | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Unsung Hero | Art Meriweather | 2024 |
| American Outlaws | Willy Spencer | 2023 |
| The Burial | Judge Graves | 2023 |
| Starbright | Richard | 2022 |
| Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis | John Pernia | 2022 |
| Mike | Captain Joe | 2022 |
| Bruh-Bruh | Pastor Jeremiah McKnight | 2022 |
| The Contrast | Mr. Van Rough | 2022 |
| Heart of Champions | President Jack Harris / President Harris | 2021 |
| Palmer | Sibs | 2021 |
| First Christmas | Eugene | 2020 |
| Here Comes Rusty | Keith | 2020 |
| Body Cam | Pastor Thomas Jackson | 2020 |
| Cherish the Day | Mr. Moran | 2020 |
| Semper Fi | Balfour | 2019 |
| Christmas on the Range | Gus | 2019 |
| Above Suspicion | Agent Baumgarten | 2019 |
| Above Suspicion | Agent Baumgarten | 2019 |
| Assassination Nation | FBI Agent Richard Vernon | 2018 |
| The Purge | Otis | 2018 |
| Mara | McCarthy | 2018 |
| All Styles | Yonas | 2018 |
| The Domestics | Winston | 2018 |
| Black Water | Buchanan | 2018 |
| Family of Lies | Detective Whitaker | 2017 |
| The Chosen | Sol | 2017 |
| County Line | Doc Bronson | 2017 |
| Camera Obscura | Lt. Vincent | 2017 |
| Believe | Mayor Harris | 2016 |
| The Perfect Weapon | Politician | 2016 |
| Race to Win | Dr. Sanders | 2016 |
| Queen of the South | Lucien | 2016 |
| Before I Wake | Detective | 2016 |
| Into the Badlands | River King | 2015 |
| Heist | Captain Michaels | 2015 |
| Woodlawn | Junior | 2015 |
| Navy Seals vs. Zombies | Senator Abrams | 2015 |
| Shark Lake | Sheriff Lewis Galloway / Lewis Galloway | 2015 |
| Fantastic Four | DC Senior Official (Area 57) | 2015 |
| June | Dr. Wynstrom | 2015 |
| I Am Potential | Charles | 2015 |
| Another Dirty Movie | Buck | 2015 |
| The Livingston Gardener | Warden Bishop Wells | 2015 |
| A Sort of Homecoming | Hal | 2015 |
| The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Arkansas Mayor | 2014 |
| Left Behind | Pastor Bruce Barnes | 2014 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | NOPD Detective Mack Garrity | 2014 |
| American Heist | Auto Shop Boss | 2014 |
| Moms' Night Out | Ronald | 2014 |
| 13 Sins | Police Captain | 2014 |
| Elsa & Fred | Maitre D' | 2014 |
| Homefront | Senior DEA Agent | 2013 |
| Fractured | Doctor Edwards | 2013 |
| Beautiful Creatures | Mayor Snow | 2013 |
| The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia | Pastor Wells | 2013 |
| House of Cards | Gene Clancy | 2013 |
| Straight A's | Dr. Carr | 2013 |
| Susie's Hope | Judge Randolph | 2013 |
| The Campaign | Denning Mayor | 2012 |
| Hell and Mr. Fudge | Arnold | 2012 |
| Stash House | Priest | 2012 |
| Contraband | CBP Agent | 2012 |
| Fish Story: The Curse of Mocatawbi Pond | Wormy Angler | 2012 |
| Storm War | Senator Aldrich | 2011 |
| October Baby | Dr. Stewart | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Detective Sanchez | 2011 |
| Jeff, Who Lives at Home | Phone (O.S.) / Elderly Man / Phone (voice) | 2011 |
| Inside Out | Taxman #3 | 2011 |
| Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown | Official Agent | 2011 |
| Brawler | Lt. McSweeney | 2011 |
| Swamp Shark | Simon | 2011 |
| Green Lantern | Cop | 2011 |
| Flood Streets | Cedric | 2011 |
| Samuel Bleak | Lester | 2011 |
| The Mortician | Augie the Shopkeeper / Auggie | 2011 |
| Where I Begin | Patrick | 2011 |
| The Mechanic | Henry | 2011 |
| Snatched | Spud | 2011 |
| Welcome to the Rileys | Hamilton 'Ham' Watkins / Hamilton | 2010 |
| Knucklehead | Milton's Dad | 2010 |
| Mirrors 2 | Detective Huston | 2010 |
| The Chameleon | FBI Doctor | 2010 |
| Memphis Beat | Hank Miller | 2010 |
| Creature | The Old Man / Old Man | 2010 |
| The Last Song | Pastor Harris | 2010 |
| Treme | Larry Williams | 2010 |
| I Love You Phillip Morris | Houston Judge | 2010 |
| The Wronged Man | Judge Pifer | 2010 |
| The Jack of Spades | Fred the Jeweler | 2010 |
| Hurricane Season | Pastor at Rec Center / Pastor | 2009 |
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Jeremiah Goodhusband | 2009 |
| Night of the Demons | Seargent Dawson | 2009 |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Preacher | 2008 |
| Living Proof | Dr. Brown | 2008 |
| American Violet | Mr. Moss | 2008 |
| A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Deacon Smith | 2008 |
| Racing for Time | Keith Simons | 2008 |
| Big Shots | Boardmember #2 | 2007 |
| Girl, Positive | Dr. Crane | 2007 |
| Standoff | Henry Bremner | 2006 |
| The Loop | Air Marshall #1 | 2006 |
| In Justice | Wise Man #1 | 2006 |
| Snow Wonder | Boudreaux | 2005 |
| Oil Storm | Frank Milner | 2005 |
| Desperate Housewives | Minister | 2004 |
| The Brooke Ellison Story | Play Off Official | 2004 |
| Runaway Jury | Agent Shield | 2003 |
| Half & Half | Guard | 2002 |
| Frailty | FBI Agent #4 | 2002 |
| The Shield | Gene | 2002 |
| Firestarter 2: Rekindled | Medical Examiner | 2002 |
| K-PAX | David Patel | 2001 |
| Something to Sing About | Councilman | 2000 |
| The Invisible Man | Mayor | 2000 |
| 18 Wheels of Justice | Doctor | 2000 |
| 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Mark | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Jay | 1999 |
| The Parkers | Guy #1 | 1999 |
| A Vow to Cherish | (as Lance Nichols) | 1999 |
| Charmed | Joe | 1998 |
| Any Day Now | Man | 1998 |
| Snake Eyes | Cop #3 | 1998 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Officer Shields (segment "Gratuity") | 1997 |
| A Match Made in Heaven | Mort Paulson | 1997 |
| Smart Guy | Larry | 1997 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Middle-Aged Man | 1997 |
| The Practice | Evidence Room Officer | 1997 |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | Mack | 1996 |
| The Jamie Foxx Show | Lamonte Lassacier | 1996 |
| The Steve Harvey Show | Man in Chicken Suit | 1996 |
| Tracey Takes On... | Manager | 1996 |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Security Salesman | 1996 |
| Serial Killer | Doctor | 1995 |
| Minor Adjustments | Mr. Chase | 1995 |
| The Drew Carey Show | Warren | 1995 |
| As Good as Dead | Police Officer | 1995 |
| NewsRadio | George | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Minister Russell | 1994 |
| ER | Detective Barnes | 1994 |
| Accidental Meeting | Ad Agency Guy | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Car Jacker | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | Coley / Bus driver | 1993 |
| Mad About You | Dr. Eckstine / Dr. Eckstein | 1992 |
| Renegade | Security Guard / Deputy | 1992 |
| Picket Fences | Protester #2 | 1992 |
| Martin | Pa Duke | 1992 |
| Step by Step | Mr. Dickens | 1991 |
| Sisters | Officer Sadowski | 1991 |
| Convicts | Sherman Edwards | 1991 |
| The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Paramedic | 1990 |
| Gabriel's Fire | Sgt. Glad | 1990 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Producer | 1990 |
| Side Out | Taxi Driver | 1990 |
| Alien Nation | Delivery Man | 1989 |
| Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Hollis Strother | 1989 |
| Cold Steel | Other Cop | 1987 |
| Project X | Hamer | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Clerk | 1986 |
| Matlock | Reporter / Stu | 1986 |
| Valerie | Orderly | 1986 |
| Amazing Stories | Guard #2 | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Cabbie (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Policeman | 1984 |
| Cheers | Bailiff | 1982 |
| Gimme a Break! | Vampire | 1981 |
