
Lance Barber
Department: Acting
Biography
Lance Barber (born June 29, 1973) is an American actor. He gained recognition for his main role as Paulie G on the HBO sitcom The Comeback (2005; 2014), which was followed with a starring role in the film The Godfather of Green Bay (2005). In the 2010s, Barber had recurring roles as Bill Ponderosa on the FX and FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2013; 2015–2018) and Lucas on the MTV television series Faking It (2014–2016). He received renewed attention for his main role as George Cooper Sr. on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon (2017–2024).
Known For

For Your Consideration
2006

Fool's Paradise
2023

Timms Valley
2013

Bad Meat
2004

The Godfather of Green Bay
2005

Leatherheads
2008

Penny
2010

Like Mike
2002

Gangster Squad
2013

What I Like About You
2002

Joey
2004

Californication
2007

CSI: Miami
2002

Monk
2002

Free Agents
2011

The Mentalist
2008

Gilmore Girls
2000

United States of Tara
2009

On the Spot
2003

The Middleman
2008

Faking the Video
2004

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

The Comeback
2005

Baby Daddy
2012

Faking It
2014

Men of a Certain Age
2009

All Hail King Julien
2014

Dr. Ken
2015

Grey's Anatomy
2005

The Talk
2010

ER
1994

Young Sheldon
2017

Gilmore Girls
2000

Franklin & Bash
2011

Bob's Burgers
2011

The Big Bang Theory
2007

Justified
2010

The Big Bang Theory
2007

Masters of Sex
2013

ER
1994

How I Met Your Mother
2005

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013

black-ish
2014

Stars in the House
2020

Hot in Cleveland
2010

The Crazy Ones
2013

Key & Peele
2012

Garfunkel and Oates
2014

Whitney
2011

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024

Harry's Law
2011

The Soul Man
2012