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Lance E. Nichols
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Lance E. Nichols (born July 13, 1955) is an American actor best known for playing dentist Larry Williams on Treme.
Early life and education
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Nichols graduated from McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School and the University of New Orleans.
Career
Nichols 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. From 2015 to 2019, he's starred in the martial arts drama series Into the Badlands, as a supporting character named The River King.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Project X | Hamer | |
1987 | Cold Steel | Other Cop | |
1990 | Side Out | Taxi Driver | |
1991 | Convicts | Sherman Edwards | |
1995 | ... | Doctor | |
1998 | Snake Eyes | Cop #3 | |
2001 | K-PAX | David Patel | |
2001 | Frailty | FBI Agent #4 | |
2003 | Runaway Jury | Agent Shield | |
2008 | A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Deacon Smith | |
2008 | American Violet | Mr. Moss | |
2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Preacher | |
2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Houston Judge | |
2009 | Night of the Demons | Seargent Dawson | |
2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Jeremiah Goodhusband | |
2009 | Hurricane Season | Pastor | |
2010 | Welcome to the Rileys | Hamilton "Ham" Watkins | |
2010 | The Last Song | Pastor Harris | |
2010 | The Chameleon | FBI Doctor | |
2010 | Mirrors 2 | Detective Huston | |
2010 | Knucklehead | Milton's Dad | |
2010 | The Jack of Spades | Fred, The Jeweler | |
2011 | The Mechanic | Henry | |
2011 | Where I Begin | Patrick | |
2011 | The Mortician | Augie, The Shopkeeper | |
2011 | Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown | Official Agent | |
2011 | Flood Streets | Cedric | |
2011 | Dark Blue | Lieutenant Harris | |
2011 | Green Lantern | Cop | |
2011 | Brawler | Lieutenant McSweeney | |
2011 | Inside Out | Taxman #3 | |
2011 | Creature | Old Man | |
2011 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | Elderly Man / Phone (O.S.) | |
2011 | October Baby | Dr. Stewart | |
2011 | Storm War | Senator Aldrich | |
2011 | Snatched | Spud | |
2012 | Contraband | CBP Agent | |
2012 | Another Dirty Movie | Buck | |
2012 | Stash House | Priest | |
2012 | Fish Story: The Curse of Mocatawbi Pond | Wormy Angler | |
2012 | Hell and Mr. Fudge | Arnold | |
2012 | The Campaign | Denning Mayor | Uncredited |
2013 | Straight A's | Dr. Carr | |
2013 | Beautiful Creatures | Mayor Snow | |
2013 | The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia | Pastor Wells | |
2013 | Samuel Bleak | Lester | |
2013 | Susie's Hope | Judge Randolph | |
2013 | Fractured | Dr. Edwards | |
2013 | Homefront | Senior DEA Agent Ronnie | |
2014 | Elsa & Fred | Maitre D' | |
2014 | 13 Sins | Police Captain | |
2014 | Moms' Night Out | Ronald | |
2014 | American Heist | Auto Shop Boss | |
2014 | The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Arkansas Mayor Holdridge | |
2014 | Left Behind | Pastor Bruce Barnes | |
2015 | A Sort of Homecoming | Hal | |
2015 | The Livingston Gardener | Warden Bishop Wells | |
2015 | June | Dr. Wynstrom | |
2015 | I Am Potential | Charles | |
2015 | Fantastic Four | DC Senior Official (Area 57) | |
2015 | Shark Lake | Sheriff Lewis Galloway | |
2015 | Navy Seals vs. Zombies | Senator Abrams | |
2015 | Woodlawn | Junior | |
2015 | Heist | Captain Michaels | |
2016 | Here Comes Rusty | Keith | |
2016 | Before I Wake | Detective | |
2016 | Race to Win | Dr. Sanders | |
2016 | The Perfect Weapon | Politician | |
2016 | Believe | Mayor Harris | |
2017 | Camera Obscura | Lieutenant Vincent | |
2017 | County Line | "Doc" Bronson | |
2018 | Assassination Nation | FBI Agent Richard Vernon | |
2018 | Black Water | Buchanan | |
2018 | The Domestics | Winston | |
2018 | All Styles | Yonas | |
2018 | Mara | McCarthy | |
2019 | Bayou Tales | Hammel | |
2019 | Above Suspicion | Agent Baumgarten | |
2019 | Christmas on the Range | Gus | |
2019 | Semper Fi | Balfour | |
2020 | Body Cam | Pastor Thomas Jackson | |
2021 | Palmer | Sibs | |
2021 | Heart of Champions | President Harris | |
2021 | Dark Well | FBI Agent Rogers | |
2022 | The Contrast | Mr. Van Rough | |
2022 | Bruh-Bruh | Pastor Jeremiah McKnight | |
2023 | American Outlaws | Willy Spencer | |
2023 | The Burial | Judge Graves |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Gimme a Break! | Vampire | Episode: "The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls" |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | Cabbie | Episode: "Dead Woman's Shoes" |
1986 | Amazing Stories | Guard #2 | Episode: "You Gotta Believe Me" |
1987 | Cheers | Bailiff | Episode: "Chambers vs. Malone" |
1988 | L.A. Law | Clerk | Episode: "Belle of the Bald" |
1989 | Full Exposure: The ... Scandal | Hollis Strother | Television film |
1989 | The Hogan Family | Orderly | Episode: "Slapshot" |
1990 | Alien Nation | Delivery Man | Episode: "Gimme, Gimme" |
1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Policeman | Episode: "Trials and Tribulations" |
1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Paramedic | Television film |
1990 | Gabriel's Fire | Sergeant Glad | Episode: "The Wind Rancher" |
1992 | Matlock | Reporter / Stu | 2 episodes |
1992, 1994 | Renegade | Security Guard / Deputy | |
1993 | Tainted Blood | Social Worker | Television film |
1994 | Accidental Meeting | Ad Agency Guy | |
1994 | Sisters | Officer Sadowski | Episode: "Paradise Lost" |
1995 | As Good as Dead | Police Officer | Television film |
1995 | Martin | Pa Duke | Episode: "Cole on Ice" |
1995 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Producer | Episode: "There's the Rub: Part 2" |
1995 | Step by Step | Mr. Dickens | Episode: "The Fight Before Christmas" |
1996 | Picket Fences | Protester #2 | Episode: "Dante's Inferno" |
1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Security Salesman | Episode: "Assault with a Deadly Dick" |
1996 | Minor Adjustments | Mr. Chase | Episode: "A Christmas Story" |
1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Car Jacker | 2 episodes |
1996 | NewsRadio | George | Episode: "Daydream" |
1997 | Home Invasion | Dr. Royce | Television film |
1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Manager | Episode: "Mothers" |
1997 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Mack | Episode: "Neighbors" |
1997 | A Match Made in Heaven | Mort Paulson | Television film |
1997 | Mad About You | Dr. Eckstein | 2 episodes |
1997 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Lamonte Lassacier | Episode: "Do the Write Thing" |
1997 | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Mr. Morrison | Episode: "Dr. Love" |
1997 | The Steve Harvey Show | Man In Chicken Suit | Episode: "I'm Not a Chauvinist, Piggy" |
1997 | Smart Guy | Larry | Episode: "T.J. versus the Machine" |
1998 | Last Rites | FBI Agent #2 | Television film |
1998, 2000 | NYPD Blue | Bus Driver / Coley | 2 episodes |
1999 | Any Day Now | Man | Episode: "A Parent's Job" |
1999, 2000 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Officer Shields | 2 episodes |
2000 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Mark | Episode: "False Hero" |
2000 | The Practice | Evidence Room Officer | Episode: "Death Penalties" |
2000 | Something to Sing About | Councilman | Television film |
2000 | How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale | Principal Jones | |
2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Doctor | Episode: "The Game" |
2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Warren | Episode: "Eat Drink Drew Woman" |
2002 | The Invisible Man | The Mayor | Episode: "Mere Mortals" |
2002 | Touched by an Angel | Minister Russell | Episode: "Ship-in-a-Bottle" |
2002 | Firestarter: Rekindled | Medical Examiner | 2 episodes |
2002 | The Shield | Gene | Episode: "Pay in Pain" |
2002 | The Parkers | Guy #1 | Episode: "The Dates from Hell" |
2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Middle-Aged Man | Episode: "Touched" |
2003 | The West Wing | Jay | Episode: "Twenty Five" |
2004 | The Brooke Ellison Story | Play Off Official | Television film |
2005 | Oil Storm | Frank Milner | |
2005 | Half & Half | Guard | Episode: "The Big How to Do & Undo It Episode" |
2005 | Snow Wonder | Boudreaux | Television film |
2005 | Desperate Housewives | Minister | Episode: "The Sun Won't Set" |
2005 | Charmed | Joe | Episode: "Hulkus Pocus" |
2006 | In Justice | Wise Man #1 | Episode: "Cost of Freedom" |
2006 | ER | Detective Barnes | 2 episodes |
2006 | The Loop | Air Marshall #1 | Episode: "Jack Air" |
2006 | Standoff | Henry Bremner | Episode: "Heroine" |
2007 | Girl, Positive | Dr. Crane | Television film |
2007 | Big Shots | Boardmember #2 | Episode: "Pilot" |
2008 | Racing for Time | Keith Simons | Television film |
2008 | Living Proof | Dr. Brown | |
2010 | The Wronged Man | Judge Pifer | |
2010–2013 | Treme | Larry Williams | 29 episodes |
2011 | Swamp Shark | Simon | Television film |
2011 | Memphis Beat | Hank Miller | Episode: "Lost" |
2011 | Hound Dogs | Big Club G.M. | Television film |
2013 | American Horror Story: Coven | Detective Sanchez | Episode: "Boy Parts" |
2013, 2016 | House of Cards | Gene Clancy | 2 episodes |
2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Detective Mack Garrity | Episode: "The List" |
2015–2018 | Into the Badlands | River King | 4 episodes |
2016 | Arceneaux: Melpomene's Song | Lonnie Arceneaux | Television film |
2017 | Shepherd | Father Joseph | |
2017 | Family of Lies | Detective Whitaker | |
2017, 2019 | The Chosen | Sol | 2 episodes |
2018 | The Purge | Otis | Episode: "Take What's Yours" |
2018 | BFA New Orleans | Dean Benjamin Morgan | Television film |
2019–2021 | Queen of the South | Lucien | 4 episodes |
2020 | First Christmas | Eugene | Television film |
2021 | Maternally Yours | Joseph Roberts |