James Lance

• Name — James Lance • Birth Name — James Frederick Grenville Lance • Born — 29 September 1974 • Birthplace — Southampton, England • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1988–present • Spouse — Kate Quilton (m. 2016; div. 2026) • Children — 1

Lance was born in Southampton on 29 September 1974 and grew up in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Lance first started acting in 1988 in two Persil Liquid adverts with British actor Peter Sallis. His appearances in comedy series include Top Buzzer, I'm Alan Partridge, Absolute Power, Spaced, Absolutely Fabulous, Smack the Pony, The Upper Hand, The Book Group, 2point4 Children, Rescue Me, Doc Martin, People Like Us, No Heroics, Toast of London, Saxondale and, most recently, as the recurring character Trent Crimm, a sportswriter at The Independent, on the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso. Drama appearances have included Teachers, Boy Meets Girl, The Impressionists, Sensitive Skin, Marple, Being Human, Midsomer Murders, Moving Wallpaper, Black Mirror, The Canterville Ghost and The Famous Five. Lance has also appeared in the films Late Night Shopping, The Search for John Gissing, Marie Antoinette, Bronson and Bel Ami. Lance voiced several UK TV commercials for brands such as Maybelline, Wrigley's Extra, the AA and Moneysupermarket.com. Lance appeared on stage as Miles at the Trafalgar Studios in May 2009 in Marcus Markou's play Ordinary Dreams; Or How to Survive a Meltdown with Flair. He portrayed Eric Idle at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival in a play called Pythonesque by writer Roy Smiles.

In 2016, Lance married Kate Quilton. Lance and Quilton separated in late 2023 and divorced in early 2026. The couple have a son, born in 2018.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — Jackanory — Will — 4 episodes • 1991 — The Upper Hand — Rick McGuire — Episode: "The Babysitter" • Teenage Health Freak — Contestant — Episode: "Blast Off!" • 1992 — Absolutely Fabulous — Daniel — Episode: "ISO Tank" • 1993 — Conjugal Rites — Boyfriend — Episode: "Bedtime Story" • 1994 — Second Thoughts — Ian — Episode: "She's Leaving Home" • Waiting for God — Boy in hospital — Episode: "Trouble with Men" • 1995 — The Bill — Alexis Vasiliakis — Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" • 1996 — Family Money — Youth — TV series • 1997 — I'm Alan Partridge — Ben — 5 episodes • 1998–1999 — 2point4 Children — Keith — 2 episodes • 1999 — People Like Us — Mark — Episode: "The Estate Agent" • Spaced — Richard — 3 episodes • 1999–2002 — Smack the Pony — 5 episodes • 2000 — Safe as Houses — Man on Estate — TV film • 2002 — Rescue Me — Guy — 6 episodes • 2002–2003 — The Book Group — Lachlan Glendenning / Barney Glendenning — 12 episodes • Teachers — Matt Harvey — 14 episodes • 2003–2005 — Absolute Power — Jamie Front — 12 episodes • 2004 — Top Buzzer — Sticky — 10 episodes • 2005–2007 — Sensitive Skin — Orlando Jackson — 7 episodes • 2006 — The Impressionists — Bazille — Episode: "#1.1" • Saxondale — Matt — Episode: "Cockroaches" • Losing It — Leo — TV film • 2007 — The Afternoon Play — Tom Hunter — Episode: "The Real Deal" • Biffovision — Mr. Hugo — TV film • 2007–2009 — Katy Brand's Big Ass Show — 15 episodes • 2008 — The Last Enemy — Bryan Holland — 2 episodes • Hotel Babylon — Tom — Episode: "#3.6" • No Heroics — Timebomb — 6 episodes • Marple — Dr Geoffrey Thomas — Episode: "Murder is Easy" • 2008–2009 — Moving Wallpaper — Tom Warren — 18 episodes • 2009 — Boy Meets Girl — Ali — 4 episodes • 2012 — Being Human — Kirby — 2 episodes • 2013 — Black Mirror — Conor Simpson — Episode: "The Waldo Moment" • Toast of London — Martin Aynuss — Episode: "Vanity Project" • 2014 — Siblings — Rich — Episode: "Vet Drugs" • Babylon — Granger — 3 episodes • 2015 — Midsomer Murders — Silas Raven — Episode: "The Dagger Club" • 2016 — Houdini & Doyle — Barrett Underhill — Episode: "Spring-Heel'd Jack" • I Want My Wife Back — Julian Wolverton — 2 episodes • Hoff the Record — Anton — Episode: "The Horror" • Mount Pleasant — Adam Wyatt — 6 episodes • 2018 — Benidorm — Angelo — Episode: "#10.9" • Agatha Raisin — Jonny Shawpart — Episode: "The Wizard of Evesham" • 2019 — Doc Martin — Nathan Fowler — Episode: "Equilibrium" • 2020 — Pennyworth — Jacques Duval — Episode: "The Hunted Fox" • 2020–2026 — Ted Lasso — Trent Crimm — 23 episodes • 2021 — Murder, They Hope — Clive — Episode: "The Bunny Trap" • The Canterville Ghost — Hiram Otis — 4 episodes • 2022 — Fate: The Winx Saga — Uncle Arthur — Episode: "Your Newfound Popularity" • 2023–2024 — The Famous Five — Uncle Quentin — 3 episodes • 2025 — NCIS: Tony & Ziva — Archie — Episode: "Dark Mirror" • Beyond Paradise — Terry Finch — Episode: "Christmas Special 2025"

• Title — Year — Artist — Role — Notes • Miss Erotica — 2025 — Peach PRC — "The Guy"