James Lance

In 2016, Lance married Kate Quilton. The couple had a son in 2018.

Lance has voiced several UK TV commercials for brands such as Maybelline, Wrigley's Extra and the AA. As of August 2013, Lance appears in adverts for Moneysupermarket.com.

Lance has also had roles in films including Late Night Shopping, The Search for John Gissing, Marie Antoinette, Bronson as art teacher Phil Danielson, and in 2012 in Bel Ami.

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.

He played a small part in Series 1, Episode 4 of Absolutely Fabulous in 1992, playing the part of Saffy's classmate

He has acted in the mini-series The Impressionists (as Bazille) and the sitcoms The Book Group, Sensitive Skin and Rescue Me. Smaller roles have included appearances in 2point4 Children, People Like Us, Saxondale, and as "Daniel" in the 1992 episode of Absolutely Fabulous called Iso Tank. Additionally he played the character of Mr. Hugo in the pilot episode of Biffovision, as well as featuring alongside Mark Heap and Tim Key in another Paul Rose-penned pilot, "Now The Weather". He also guest-starred in the 2012 fourth series of the BBC Three production Being Human, as the ghost of a murderer named Kirby. He was in a 2015 episode of Midsomer Murders, called "The Dagger Club".

James Frederick Grenville Lance (born 29 September 1974 in Southampton) is an English actor, best known for his appearances in a number of British comedy series. He also starred in the 2009 ITV drama Boy Meets Girl, alongside Martin Freeman.