Chris Vance (actor)

Chris Vance
Vance at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Chris Vance is an English actor. He is known for his starring roles in television, such as Jack Gallagher in the Fox series Mental (2009), as James Whistler in Fox's series Prison Break (2007–2008), and for playing Frank Martin in TNT's Transporter: The Series. Vance has recurred on the television series Burn Notice, Dexter, Rizzoli & Isles, and Supergirl. He played Commander Harry Langford on Hawaii Five-0, and Dalton Walsh in the fifth season of Amazon Prime Video's police drama series Bosch.

Early years

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Of Irish descent, Vance attended St Bede's Secondary School in Lawrence Weston, Bristol, and played youth football for West Bromwich Albion and Bristol Rovers. He then attended Newcastle University, graduating with an honours degree in civil engineering.[1]

Career

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Vance began his acting career at the age of 25 appearing in stage productions, initially in repertory theatre before appearing in Patrick Marber's play Closer and David Edgar's play Albert Speer, both at the Royal National Theatre, the latter being directed by Trevor Nunn. He then made guest appearances in British television series including Kavanagh QC, Peak Practice, The Bill and Doctors.

In 2002, Vance moved to Australia and appeared in the Australian television series Stingers and Blue Heelers, before achieving success in the role of Sean Everleigh in All Saints. In 2007, he moved to the United States and appeared in the third and fourth seasons of Prison Break, portraying James Whistler.[2]

In June 2008, Vance moved to Colombia in order to film the Fox series Mental, but the show was cancelled after 13 episodes. He guest–starred in an antagonistic role as Mason Gilroy on the USA Network series Burn Notice for five episodes toward the end of season 3. He appeared on Showtime series' fifth season of Dexter as Cole, chief of security for a popular motivational speaker who becomes implicated in a series of heinous female torture-murders in Southern Florida.[3] From 2012-2014, he played Frank Martin in Transporter: The Series, a French-Canadian production.

Filmography

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Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Kavanagh QC Yob Episode: "Briefs Trooping Gaily"
2001 Peak Practice SHO / John 2 episodes
2002 The Bill Computer Expert Episode: "011"
2003 Doctors John Episode: "As Time Goes By"
2003 Blue Heelers Andrew Purkiss Episode: "Safety Last"
2004 Stingers Sean Hunter Recurring role (season 8), 6 episodes
2005 The Secret Life of Us Piers 3 episodes
2005–2007 All Saints Sean Everleigh Main role (seasons 9–10)
2006 Macbeth Detective Caithness Film
2007–2008 Prison Break James Whistler Main role (season 3); guest role (season 4)
2009 Mental Jack Gallagher Main role
2010 Burn Notice Mason Gilroy Recurring role (season 3), 5 episodes
2010 Dexter Cole Harmon 3 episodes
2011 Fairly Legal Paul Shelton Episode: "Ultravinyl"
2011–2016 Rizzoli & Isles Lt. Colonel Charles "Casey" Jones Recurring role (seasons 2–4), 10 episodes
2012–2014 Transporter: The Series Frank Martin Lead role
2013 Crossing Lines Wolf Episode: "The Animals"
2015–2016 Supergirl Non Recurring role (season 1), 9 episodes
2016–2020 Hawaii Five-0 Commander Harry Langford Recurring role (seasons 7–10), 5 episodes
2019 Bosch Dalton Walsh 4 episodes (season 5)
2022 The Equalizer Mason Quinn 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Addison-Swan, Catherine (15 August 2022). "Famous faces who studied at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ Perth Sunday Times Archived 7 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine News.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Chris Vance Joins Dexter for Multi-Episode Arc". TVGuide.com. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
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