Lance E. Nichols
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Frailty
2002
Contraband
2012
Welcome to the Rileys
2010
Snake Eyes
1998
Mirrors 2
2010
Unsung Hero
2024
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
2012
The Contrast
2022
As Good As Dead
1995
Oil Storm
2005
The Mortician
2011
Stash House
2012
Kill Code
—
Elsa & Fred
2014
Moms' Night Out
2014
The Burial
2023
American Violet
2008
The Price of Flowers
2010
Creature
2011
13 Sins
2014
Caddo Lake
2024
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis
2022
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
Before I Wake
2016
Hell and Mr Fudge
2012
The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story
2024
Heist
2015
Left Behind
2014
What They Found
2023
Shark Lake
2015
A Sort of Homecoming
2015
The Perfect Weapon
2016
Fractured
2013
Beautiful Creatures
2013
Susie's Hope
2013
Coalescence
—
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
2016
Woodlawn
2015
K-PAX
2001
Fantastic Four
2015
The Last Song
2010
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
2008
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
Benediction
2022
Something to Sing About
2000
Above Suspicion
2019
Believe
2016
Swamp Shark
2011
Black Water
2018
American Heist
2014
Racing for Time
2008
Wellwood
2025
The Campaign
2012
Mara
2018
June
2015
Runaway Jury
2003
Storm War
2011
Knucklehead
2010
Homefront
2013
The Domestics
2018
Side Out
1990
American Outlaws
2023
Night of the Demons
2009
Heart of Champions
2021
Christmas on the Range
2019
Starbright
2026
Assassination Nation
2018
Snow Wonder
2005
Grey Area
1982
Here Comes Rusty
2016
Straight A's
2013
October Baby
2011
Project X
1987
Hurricane Season
2010
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
Palmer
2021
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
2012
Semper Fi
2019
National Lampoon's Snatched
2011
Home Invasion
1997
Where I Begin
2011
Camera Obscura
2017
The Chameleon
2010
The Livingston Gardener
2015
Stella for Star
2019
Mississippi Scholar
—
The Last Summer
2024
Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise
2025
The Brooke Ellison Story
2004
Samuel Bleak
2011
BFA New Orleans
2018
Living Proof
2008
Bad Habit
—
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
Martin
1992
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The Chosen
2019
American Horror Story
2011
Amazing Stories
1985
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Oh Baby
1998
The Shield
2002
House of Cards
2013
ER
1994
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
The Purge
2018
NewsRadio
1995
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
The Twilight Zone
1985
Desperate Housewives
2004
The West Wing
1999
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Mad About You
1992
Cheers
1982
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Touched by an Angel
1994
Charmed
1998
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Renegade
1992
Renegade
1992
The Loop
2006
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
The Practice
1997
Big Shots
2007
Smart Guy
1997
Firestarter: Rekindled
2002
Matlock
1986
Alien Nation
1989