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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 13, 1955
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
- Lance Nichols
- Лэнс Э. Николс
Lance E. Nichols
0.4 Popularity
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 also featured Drew Brees and his family and was aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI.
Known For
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Richard
Starbright
2025
8.0
Chief Twitchell
Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise
2025
5.1
Sheriff Bradley
Wellwood
2025
7.2
Doctor Mitchell
Caddo Lake
2024
0.0
Bill
The Last Summer
2024
7.0
Art Meriweather
Unsung Hero
2024
0.0
Dwaine Robbins
The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story
2024
0.0
James
What They Found
2023
7.1
Judge Graves
The Burial
2023
4.3
Willy Spencer
American Outlaws
2023
Credits
Starbright
as Richard
2025
0.0
Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise
as Chief Twitchell
2025
8.0
Wellwood
as Sheriff Bradley
2025
5.1
Caddo Lake
as Doctor Mitchell
2024
7.2
The Last Summer
as Bill
2024
0.0
Unsung Hero
as Art Meriweather
2024
7.0
The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story
as Dwaine Robbins
2024
0.0
What They Found
as James
2023
0.0
The Burial
as Judge Graves
2023
7.1
American Outlaws
as Willy Spencer
2023
4.3
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis
as John Pernia
2022
5.2
🎬
Benediction
as Pastor
2022
0.0
The Contrast
as Mr. Van Rough
2022
3.0
Heart of Champions
as President Jack Harris
2021
6.6
Palmer
as Sibs
2021
8.1
Stella for Star
as Chuck
2019
0.0
Christmas on the Range
as Gus
2019
6.1
Semper Fi
as Balfour
2019
6.0
Above Suspicion
as Agent Baumgarten
2019
5.9
The Chosen
as Sol
2019
8.7
🎬
BFA New Orleans
as Dean Benjamin Morgan
2018
0.0
Assassination Nation
as FBI Agent Richard Vernon
2018
6.3
The Purge
as Otis
2018
6.9
Mara
as McCarthy
2018
5.7
The Domestics
as Winston
2018
6.1
Black Water
as Buchanan
2018
5.6
Camera Obscura
as Lt. Vincent
2017
5.6
Believe
as Mayor Harris
2016
6.5
The Perfect Weapon
as Politician
2016
3.7
Before I Wake
as Detective
2016
6.5
Here Comes Rusty
as Keith
2016
5.0
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
as Senator Abrams
2016
5.2
Heist
as Captain Michaels
2015
6.1
Woodlawn
as Junior
2015
6.9
Shark Lake
as Lewis Galloway
2015
3.5
Fantastic Four
as DC Senior Official (Area 57)
2015
4.4
June
as Dr. Wynstrom
2015
4.0
The Livingston Gardener
as Warden Bishop Wells
2015
2.6
A Sort of Homecoming
as Hal
2015
5.5
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Arkansas Mayor
2014
5.8
Left Behind
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
2014
4.3
American Heist
as Auto Shop Boss
2014
4.8
13 Sins
as Police Captain
2014
6.3
Moms' Night Out
as Ronald
2014
5.6
Elsa & Fred
as Maitre D'
2014
6.0
Homefront
as Senior DEA Agent
2013
6.9
Fractured
as Doctor Edwards
2013
3.9
Beautiful Creatures
as Mayor Snow
2013
6.0
House of Cards
as Gene Clancy
2013
8.0
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Pastor Wells
2013
5.8
Straight A's
as Dr. Carr
2013
5.2
Susie's Hope
2013
7.2
The Campaign
as Denning Mayor (uncredited)
2012
5.8
Hell and Mr Fudge
as Arnold
2012
0.0
Stash House
as Priest
2012
5.0
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
as Buck
2012
2.1
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
as Elderly Man / Phone (voice)
2012
6.2
Contraband
as CBP Agent
2012
6.3
Storm War
as Senator Aldrich
2011
5.4
October Baby
as Dr. Stewart
2011
6.4
American Horror Story
as Detective Sanchez
2011
8.1
Creature
as Old Man
2011
5.2
Swamp Shark
as Simon
2011
4.0
Samuel Bleak
as Lester
2011
4.5
The Mortician
as Auggie
2011
5.1
🎬
Where I Begin
as Patrick
2011
9.0
National Lampoon's Snatched
as Spud
2011
4.1
Welcome to the Rileys
as Hamilton 'Ham' Watkins
2010
6.6
Knucklehead
as Milton's Dad
2010
5.6
Mirrors 2
as Detective Huston
2010
5.5
The Chameleon
as FBI Doctor (as Lance Nichols)
2010
5.3
The Price of Flowers
2010
0.0
The Last Song
as Pastor Harris
2010
7.2
Hurricane Season
as Pastor at Rec Center
2010
6.6
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
as Jeremiah Goodhusband
2009
6.2
Night of the Demons
as Seargent Dawson
2009
5.0
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Preacher
2008
7.6
Living Proof
as Dr. Brown
2008
6.5
American Violet
as Mr. Moss
2008
6.7
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
as Deacon Smith
2008
5.3
Racing for Time
as Keith Simons
2008
5.8
Big Shots
as Boardmember #2
2007
6.5
The Loop
as Air Marshall #1
2006
6.7
Snow Wonder
as Boudreaux
2005
5.3
Oil Storm
as Frank Milner
2005
0.0
The Brooke Ellison Story
as Play Off Official
2004
6.9
Desperate Housewives
as Minister
2004
7.9
Runaway Jury
as Agent Shield
2003
6.9
Frailty
as FBI Agent #4
2002
7.0
The Shield
as Gene
2002
8.1
Firestarter: Rekindled
as Medical Examiner
2002
5.1
K-PAX
as David Patel
2001
7.2
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Principal Jones
2000
3.4
Something to Sing About
as Councilman
2000
5.7
The West Wing
as Jay
1999
8.2
Charmed
as Joe
1998
8.2
Oh Baby
1998
5.0
Snake Eyes
as Cop #3
1998
6.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Officer Shields (segment "Gratuity")
1997
7.2
Smart Guy
as Larry
1997
7.8
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Middle-Aged Man
1997
8.1
The Practice
as Evidence Room Officer
1997
7.6
Home Invasion
as Dr. Royce
1997
6.0
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Mack
1996
6.8
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Lamonte Lassacier
1996
6.9
The Steve Harvey Show
as Man in Chicken Suit
1996
6.9
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Security Salesman
1996
7.5
The Drew Carey Show
as Warren
1995
6.5
As Good As Dead
as Police Officer
1995
4.9
NewsRadio
as George
1995
7.3
Touched by an Angel
as Minister Russell
1994
7.2
ER
as Detective Barnes
1994
7.8
Diagnosis: Murder
as Car Jacker
1993
7.1
Mad About You
as Dr. Eckstein
1992
6.7
Renegade
as Deputy
1992
6.7
Renegade
as Security Guard
1992
6.7
Martin
as Pa Duke
1992
7.7
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Producer
1990
7.9
Side Out
as Taxi Driver
1990
5.2
Alien Nation
as Delivery Man
1989
6.9
Project X
as Hamer
1987
6.3
Matlock
as Reporter / Stu
1986
7.1
Amazing Stories
as security guard
1985
7.4
The Twilight Zone
as Cabbie (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
1985
7.8
Murder, She Wrote
as Policeman
1984
7.5
Cheers
as Bailiff
1982
7.6
Grey Area
as Cecil
1982
7.0
Mississippi Scholar
as Dr. Allen
N/A
0.0
Coalescence
as Professor
N/A
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Hard Matter
as Cameron
N/A
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Bad Habit
as Don
N/A
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