Lance E. Nichols
Acting
Born July 13, 1955, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Filmography
- 2026Just One More — Charles
- 2026Kill Code — Cameron
- 2026Starbright — Richard
- Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries — Chief Twitchell
- Demascus — James
- 2025Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise — Chief Twitchell
- 2025Wellwood — Sheriff Bradley
- 2024Caddo Lake — Doctor Mitchell
- 2024Mississippi Scholar — Dr. Allen
- 2024The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story — Dwaine Robbins
- 2024The Last Summer — Bill
- 2024Unsung Hero — Art Meriweather
- 2023American Outlaws — Willy Spencer
- 2023The Burial — Judge Graves
- 2023What They Found — James, Executive Producer
- 2022Benediction — Pastor
- 2022Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis — John Pernia
- 2022The Contrast — Mr. Van Rough
- 2021Heart of Champions — President Jack Harris
- 2021Palmer — Sibs
- 2019Above Suspicion — Agent Baumgarten
- 2019Christmas on the Range — Gus
- 2019Semper Fi — Balfour
- 2019Stella for Star — Chuck
- The Chosen — Sol
- 2018Assassination Nation — FBI Agent Richard Vernon
- 2018BFA New Orleans — Dean Benjamin Morgan
- 2018Black Water — Buchanan
- 2018Mara — McCarthy
- 2018The Domestics — Winston
- The Purge — Otis
- 2017Camera Obscura — Lt. Vincent
- 2016Before I Wake — Detective
- 2016Believe — Mayor Harris
- 2016Here Comes Rusty — Keith
- 2016Navy Seals vs. Zombies — Senator Abrams
- 2016The Perfect Weapon — Politician
- 2015A Sort of Homecoming — Hal
- 2015Fantastic Four — DC Senior Official (Area 57)
- 2015Heist — Captain Michaels
- 2015June — Dr. Wynstrom
- 2015Shark Lake — Lewis Galloway
- 2015The Livingston Gardener — Warden Bishop Wells
- 2015Woodlawn — Junior
- 201413 Sins — Police Captain
- 2014American Heist — Auto Shop Boss
- 2014Elsa & Fred — Maitre D'
- 2014Left Behind — Pastor Bruce Barnes
- 2014Moms' Night Out — Ronald
- 2014The Town that Dreaded Sundown — Arkansas Mayor
- 2013Beautiful Creatures — Mayor Snow
- 2013Fractured — Doctor Edwards
- 2013Homefront — Senior DEA Agent
- House of Cards — Gene Clancy
- 2013Straight A's — Dr. Carr
- 2013Susie's Hope
- 2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia — Pastor Wells
- 2012Contraband — CBP Agent
- 2012Hell and Mr Fudge — Arnold
- 2012Jeff, Who Lives at Home — Elderly Man / Phone (voice)
- 2012National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie — Buck
- 2012Stash House — Priest
- 2012The Campaign — Denning Mayor (uncredited)
- American Horror Story — Detective Sanchez
- 2011Creature — Old Man
- 2011Green Lantern — Cop
- 2011National Lampoon's Snatched — Spud
- 2011October Baby — Dr. Stewart
- 2011Samuel Bleak — Lester
- 2011Storm War — Senator Aldrich
- 2011Swamp Shark — Simon
- 2011The Mortician — Auggie
- 2011Where I Begin — Patrick
- 2010Hurricane Season — Pastor at Rec Center
- 2010I Love You Phillip Morris — Houston Judge
- 2010Knucklehead — Milton's Dad
- 2010Mirrors 2 — Detective Huston
- 2010The Chameleon — FBI Doctor (as Lance Nichols)
- 2010The Last Song — Pastor Harris
- 2010The Price of Flowers
- 2010Welcome to the Rileys — Hamilton 'Ham' Watkins
- 2009Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans — Jeremiah Goodhusband
- 2009Night of the Demons — Seargent Dawson
- 2008A Good Man Is Hard to Find — Deacon Smith
- 2008American Violet — Mr. Moss
- 2008Living Proof — Dr. Brown
- 2008Racing for Time — Keith Simons
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — Preacher
- Big Shots — Boardmember #2
- The Loop — Air Marshall #1
- 2005Oil Storm — Frank Milner
- 2005Snow Wonder — Boudreau
- Desperate Housewives — Minister
- 2004The Brooke Ellison Story — Play Off Official
- 2003Runaway Jury — Agent Shield
- Firestarter: Rekindled — Medical Examiner
- 2002Frailty — FBI Agent #4
- The Shield — Gene
- 2001K-PAX — David Patel
- 2000How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale — Principal Jones
- 2000Something to Sing About — Councilman
- 1999Last Rites — FBI Agent #2
- The West Wing — Jay
- Charmed — Joe
- Oh Baby
- 1998Snake Eyes — Cop #3
- 1997A Match Made in Heaven — Mort Paulson
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Officer Shields (segment "Gratuity")
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Middle-Aged Man
- 1997Home Invasion — Dr. Royce
- Smart Guy — Larry
- The Practice — Evidence Room Officer
- 3rd Rock from the Sun — Security Salesman
- Everybody Loves Raymond — Mack
- The Jamie Foxx Show — Lamonte Lassacier
- The Steve Harvey Show — Man in Chicken Suit
- 1995As Good As Dead — Officer
- NewsRadio — George
- The Drew Carey Show — Warren
- ER — Detective Barnes
- Touched by an Angel — Minister Russell
- Diagnosis: Murder — Car Jacker
- Mad About You — Dr. Eckstein
- Martin — Pa Duke
- Renegade — Deputy, Security Guard
- 1990Side Out — Taxi Driver
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Producer
- Alien Nation — Delivery Man
- 1987Project X — Hamer
- Matlock — Reporter / Stu
- Amazing Stories — security guard
- The Twilight Zone — Cabbie (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
- Murder, She Wrote — Policeman
- Cheers — Bailiff
- 1982Grey Area — Cecil
- Bad Habit — Don
- Coalescence — Professor