Lance E. Nichols

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: Acting

Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1955-07-13

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1995	As Good as Dead	Police Officer	49
2	1998	Snake Eyes	Cop #3	62
3	2001	K-PAX	David Patel	72
4	2002	Frailty	FBI Agent #4	70
5	2005	Oil Storm	Frank Milner	0
6	2008	American Violet	Mr. Moss	67
7	2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Preacher	76
8	2010	The Last Song	Pastor Harris	72
9	2010	The Price of Flowers		0
10	2010	Mirrors 2	Detective Huston	55
11	2010	Welcome to the Rileys	Hamilton 'Ham' Watkins	66
12	2011	The Mortician	Auggie	51
13	2011	Creature	Old Man	53
14	2012	Contraband	CBP Agent	63
15	2012	Jeff, Who Lives at Home	Elderly Man / Phone (voice)	62
16	2012	Stash House	Priest	50
17	2012	Hell and Mr Fudge	Arnold	0
18	2013	Susie's Hope		72
19	2013	Beautiful Creatures	Mayor Snow	60
20	2013	Fractured	Doctor Edwards	42
21	2014	Elsa & Fred	Maitre D'	59
22	2014	Moms' Night Out	Ronald	56
23	2014	13 Sins	Police Captain	63
24	2014	Left Behind	Pastor Bruce Barnes	43
25	2014	The Town that Dreaded Sundown	Arkansas Mayor	57
26	2015	A Sort of Homecoming	Hal	62
27	2015	Fantastic Four	DC Senior Official (Area 57)	44
28	2015	Shark Lake	Lewis Galloway	35
29	2015	Woodlawn	Junior	69
30	2015	Heist	Captain Michaels	61
31	2016	Navy Seals vs. Zombies	Senator Abrams	52
32	2016	Before I Wake	Detective	65
33	2016	The Perfect Weapon	Politician	38
34	2022	The Contrast	Mr. Van Rough	30
35	2023	The Burial	Judge Graves	71
36	2024	Unsung Hero	Art Meriweather	66
37		Hard Matter	Cameron	0
38	2022	Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis	John Pernia	60
39	2023	What They Found	James	0
40	2024	The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story	Dwaine Robbins	0
41	2024	Caddo Lake	Doctor Mitchell	73
42		Coalescence	Professor	0
43	1982	Grey Area	Cecil	70
44	1987	Project X	Hamer	63
45	1990	Side Out	Taxi Driver	56
46	1997	Home Invasion	Dr. Royce	60
47	2000	Something to Sing About	Councilman	61
48	2003	Runaway Jury	Agent Shield	69
49	2005	Snow Wonder	Boudreaux	53
50	2008	Racing for Time	Keith Simons	58
51	2008	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Deacon Smith	53
52	2009	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans	Jeremiah Goodhusband	62
53	2009	Hurricane Season	Pastor at Rec Center	68
54	2010	The Chameleon	FBI Doctor (as Lance Nichols)	53
55	2010	Knucklehead	Milton's Dad	57
56	2011	National Lampoon's Snatched	Spud	46
57	2011	Where I Begin	Patrick	90
58	2011	Swamp Shark	Simon	41
59	2011	Night of the Demons	Seargent Dawson	50
60	2011	October Baby	Dr. Stewart	63
61	2011	Storm War	Senator Aldrich	54
62	2012	Another Dirty Movie	Buck	26
63	2012	The Campaign	Denning Mayor (uncredited)	58
64	2013	Straight A's	Dr. Carr	52
65	2013	The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia	Pastor Wells	58
66	2013	Homefront	Senior DEA Agent	69
67	2014	American Heist	Auto Shop Boss	48
68	2015	June	Dr. Wynstrom	40
69	2016	Here Comes Rusty	Keith	50
70	2016	Believe	Mayor Harris	65
71	2017	Camera Obscura	Lt. Vincent	58
72	2018	Black Water	Buchanan	55
73	2018	The Domestics	Winston	61
74	2018	Mara	McCarthy	57
75	2018	Assassination Nation	FBI Agent Richard Vernon	63
76	2019	Above Suspicion	Agent Baumgarten	59
77	2019	Semper Fi	Balfour	60
78	2019	Christmas on the Range	Gus	61
79	2021	Palmer	Sibs	81
80	2021	Heart of Champions	President Jack Harris	65
81	2022	Benediction	Pastor	0
82	2023	American Outlaws	Willy Spencer	50
83	2025	Wellwood	Sheriff Bradley	0
84	2025	Starbright	Richard	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Cheers	Bailiff	76
2	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Policeman	75
3	1985	The Twilight Zone	Cabbie	77
4	1985	Amazing Stories	security guard	75
5	1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Producer	79
6	1992	Martin		77
7	1992	Renegade	Deputy	66
8	1992	Renegade	Security Guard	66
9	1992	Mad About You	Dr. Eckstein	67
10	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Car Jacker	71
11	1994	ER	Detective Barnes	78
12	1994	Touched by an Angel	Minister Russell	72
13	1995	NewsRadio	George	73
14	1995	The Drew Carey Show	Warren	66
15	1996	3rd Rock from the Sun	Security Salesman	75
16	1996	The Steve Harvey Show	Man in Chicken Suit	69
17	1996	Everybody Loves Raymond	Mack	68
18	1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Middle-Aged Man	81
19	1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Officer Shields (segment "Gratuity")	72
20	1998	Oh Baby		50
21	1998	Charmed	Joe	82
22	1999	The West Wing	Jay	82
23	2002	The Shield	Gene	81
24	2004	Desperate Housewives	Minister	79
25	2011	American Horror Story	Detective Sanchez	81
26	2013	House of Cards	Gene Clancy	80
27	2018	The Purge	Otis	69
28	2019	The Chosen	Sol	86