James Lance (born 29 September 1975) is a British actor who is best known for his appearances in a number of British comedy series. Lance attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. He also appeared in the ITV1 mockumentary Moving Wallpaper, ITV1's Boy Meets Girl, as well as the ITV2 original comedy No Heroics as Timebomb.

Filmography

• 2025Big Trouble on Billycock Hill — Uncle Quentin
• NCIS: Tony & Ziva — Archie
• 2025The Salt Path — Grant
• 2025Tinsel Town — Spencer
• 2024Mystery at the Prospect Hotel — Uncle Quentin
• 2024Peril on the Night Train — Uncle Quentin
• 2024The Eye of the Sunrise — Uncle Quentin
• 2023The Curse of Kirrin Island — Uncle Quentin
• 2023The Devil Went Down to Islington — Nick Kolski
• The Famous Five — Uncle Quentin
• 2022Hounded — Hugo Redwick
• 2021I'm Not in Love — Rob's Dad
• 2021Me, Myself & Di — Chris Craven
• Murder, They Hope — Clive
• The Canterville Ghost — Hiram Otis
• 2020Concrete Plans — Richard
• Ted Lasso — Trent Crimm
• Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler — Jacques Duval
• 2017The Bookshop — Milo North
• Agatha Raisin — Jonny Shawpart
• Houdini & Doyle — Barrett Underhill
• I Want My Wife Back — Julian Wolverton
• 2015Estranged — Laurence
• 2015Swansong — Simon Dunton
• Babylon — Granger
• 2014Northern Soul — Ray Henderson
• Siblings — Rich
• 2013Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon — Doug McConnell
• 2013The Look of Love — Carl Snitcher
• Toast of London
• 2012Bel Ami — François Laroche
• 2012Secret Life of the Rainforest — Narrator (voice)
• Black Mirror — Conor Simpson
• 2011Departure — Jack Taylor
• 2011Happy Birthday Jim — Jim
• 2011Man in Fear — Gilchrist
• Being Human — Kirby
• Boy Meets Girl — Ali
• 2009Bronson — Phil
• 2009City Rats — Chris
• 2009Mr. Right — Harry
• Moving Wallpaper — Tom Warren
• No Heroics — Timebomb
• The Last Enemy — Bryan Holland
• Benidorm — Angelo
• 2007Hard to Swallow — Carlos (as Jimmy Lance)
• Katy Brand's Big Ass Show — Various
• 2007Rubbish — Julian
• Hotel Babylon
• 2006Losing It — Leo
• 2006Marie Antoinette — Léonard
• Saxondale — Matt
• The Impressionists — Bazille
• Sensitive Skin — Orlando Jackson
• 2005The Lead — The Lead, Writer
• Agatha Christie's Marple — Dr. Geoffrey Thomas
• 2004Call Register — Julian
• Top Buzzer
• Absolute Power
• The Afternoon Play — Tom Hunter
• Rescue Me — Guy
• The Book Group — Barney Glendenning, Lachlan Glendenning
• 2001Late Night Shopping — Vincent
• Teachers — Matt
• 2001The Search for John Gissing — Donny the Janitor
• People Like Us — Mark
• Smack the Pony — Various Characters
• Spaced — Richard
• I'm Alan Partridge — Ben
• Midsomer Murders — Silas Raven
• 1995A Fistful of Fingers — Gringolini
• Absolutely Fabulous — Daniel
• 2Point4 Children — Keith
• Second Thoughts
• Teenage Health Freak — Contestant
• The Upper Hand — Rick McGuire
• Waiting for God — Boy in hospital
• 1986The Russian Soldier — Danny
• Uncle Vanya — Vanya

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2023Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas — Self
• 2006Saxondale: On The Road — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self