Lance Gross
Date of birth: 1981-07-08
Place of birth: Oakland, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Lance Darnell Gross
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.
Movie Credits
Our Family Wedding
2010-03-12
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respect
Meet the Browns
2008-03-21
A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet
Erax
2022-02-17
Monstrous creatures leap from a magical storybook and unleash mayhem and mischief for Auntie Opal an
Call Her King
2023-07-06
After the courthouse is hijacked by Black Caesar, brother of Sean Samuels, who has just been sentenc
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013-03-29
Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing stale
Unthinkably Good Things
2022-08-28
Follows Allison at a crossroads in her career and love life, in need of the love and support of her
Steel Magnolias
2012-10-07
In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chroni
Say Yes
2013-08-14
This short film by Ava DuVernay celebrates a love of African-American culture, camaraderie, love and
The Last Fall
2012-03-09
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.
Dutch II: Angel's Revenge
2024-01-18
"Dutch II" seamlessly continues the success of its predecessor, "Dutch" (2020), delving into the com
Snatched
2024-04-13
When a dangerous criminal from her past breaks out of prison, a former CIA agent must tap back into
Deuces
2017-04-01
Assigned to go undercover to take down an impenetrable crime ring, a detective finds himself falling
When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story
2017-09-04
"Hit A Lick," tells the tragic story of Falicia Blakely, a teen mom who grows up in the fast-lane. W
Dutch
2021-06-02
James Bernard Jr., a.k.a. Dutch, has become the most dangerous criminal in New Jersey. From his earl
Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story
2025-02-08
The biopic chronicles Gaynor's rise to fame, from her humble beginnings to becoming one of the most
Sugar Baby
2025-02-13
When her boyfriend lands in prison, Jade struggles financially and becomes a sugar baby to a wealthy
Dutch III: International Gangster
2025-07-31
A month before Dutch's "Month of Murder" trial, Roc and Angel are imprisoned. Craze takes charge but