Lance Gross
Born: 1981-07-08 in Oakland, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lance Darnell Gross (born July 8, 1981) is an American actor, producer and photographer. He's best known for his roles as Calvin Payne on TBS' House of Payne, Tyrique Freeman on Fox's Our Kind of People, Maurice Jetter on Fox’s Star, Billy Colton on the CBS remake of MacGyver, Marcus Finley on the NBC drama Crisis, Daniel Reynolds on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow, Brice in the Tyler Perry film Temptation, Sammy in the Lifetime remake of Steel Magnolias, Marcus Boyd in the movie Our Family Wedding alongside America Ferreira, and Michael Brown in Meet the Browns. He is the first actor to win four NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. Gross starred in TV One’s “When Love Kills: The Felicia Blakely Story” directed by Tasha Smith, the BET anthology series “Tales: Trap Queen” directed by Benny Boom, and BET’s “The Bobby Brown Story.” He is also the creator, producer and star of the MACRO digital series “I Turned My Camera On” on Essence, which combined his love of photography with a series of celebrity interviews. The series featured Michael B. Jordan, Omari Hardwick and Kelly Rowland, among others.
Filmography
2025
- Sugar Baby as Anthony
- Dutch III: International Gangster as Dutch
- Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story as Linwood Simon
2024
- Snatched
- Dutch II: Angel's Revenge as Dutch
2023
- Call Her King as Gabriel aka Black Caesar
2022
- Unthinkably Good Things as Andre
- Erax
2021
- Dutch as Benard 'dutch' James
- Our Kind of People as Tyrique Freeman
2019
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Jason Washington
- Too Old to Die Young as Larry
2018
- The Bobby Brown Story as Steve Sealy
2017
- Tales as Reggie
- When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story as Dino
- Deuces as Jason
2014
- Crisis as Marcus Finley
2013
- Sleepy Hollow as Daniel Reynolds
- Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor as Brice
- Say Yes as Him
2012
- Steel Magnolias as Sammy
- The Finder as Frank Haywood
- The Last Fall as Kyle Bishop
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Lincoln Cole
- Our Family Wedding as Marcus Boyd
2008
- Meet the Browns as Michael Brown
2007
- Tyler Perry's House of Payne as Calvin Payne
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Ethan Boyd