About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1981-07-08
Place of birth:
Oakland, California, USA
Website:
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Lance Gross

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2024 Snatched Actor N/A
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2024 Dutch II: Angel's Revenge Actor Dutch N/A
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2023 Call Her King Actor Gabriel aka Black Caesar 58
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2022 Unthinkably Good Things Actor Andre 59
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2022 Erax Actor 58
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2021 Our Kind of People Actor Tyrique Freeman 72
Good
2021 Dutch Actor Benard 'dutch' James 59
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2018 The Bobby Brown Story Actor Steve Sealy 70
Good
2017 When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story Actor Dino 59
Average
2017 Deuces Actor Jason 58
Average
2016 Star Actor Maurice 76
Good
2014 Crisis Actor Marcus Finley 65
Fair
2013 Say Yes Actor Him 59
Average
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Actor Brice 60
Fair
2012 Steel Magnolias Actor Sammy 60
Fair
2012 The Last Fall Actor 59
Average
2010 Our Family Wedding Actor Marcus Boyd 58
Average
2008 Meet the Browns Actor Michael Brown 60
Fair
2007 House of Payne Actor Calvin Payne 72
Good