Lance E. Nichols (born July 13, 1955) is an American actor best known for playing dentist Larry Williams on Treme.

Lance E. Nichols
Born (1955-07-13) July 13, 1955 (age 69)
OccupationActor

Early life and education

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A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Nichols graduated from McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School and the University of New Orleans.[1]

Career

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Nichols is also known for his roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button[2] 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.[3][4] 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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Project X Hamer
1987 Cold Steel Other Cop
1990 Side Out Taxi Driver
1991 Convicts Sherman Edwards
1995 Serial Killer 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

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Year Title Role Notes
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 Sex Tapes 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

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