Lance Gross

Born: 1981-07-08

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.


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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

as Brice
Released: 2013-03-29

Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing...

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Steel Magnolias

as Sammy
Released: 2012-10-07

In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias"...

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Our Family Wedding

as Marcus Boyd
Released: 2010-03-12

The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their...

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Meet the Browns

as Michael Brown
Released: 2008-03-21

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends...

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Dutch

as Benard 'dutch' James
Released: 2021-06-02

James Bernard Jr., a.k.a. Dutch, has become the most dangerous criminal in New Jersey. From his...

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When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story

as Dino
Released: 2017-09-04

"Hit A Lick," tells the tragic story of Falicia Blakely, a teen mom who grows up in the...

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Erax

as uncredited
Released: 2022-02-17

Monstrous creatures leap from a magical storybook and unleash mayhem and mischief for Auntie...

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Unthinkably Good Things

as Andre
Released: 2022-08-28

Follows Allison at a crossroads in her career and love life, in need of the love and support of...

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Deuces

as Jason
Released: 2017-04-01

Assigned to go undercover to take down an impenetrable crime ring, a detective finds himself...

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Call Her King

as Gabriel aka Black Caesar
Released: 2023-07-06

After the courthouse is hijacked by Black Caesar, brother of Sean Samuels, who has just been...

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Dutch II: Angel's Revenge

as Dutch
Released: 2024-01-18

"Dutch II" seamlessly continues the success of its predecessor, "Dutch" (2020), delving into the...

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Snatched

as uncredited
Released: 2024-04-13

When a dangerous criminal from her past breaks out of prison, a former CIA agent must tap back...

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The Last Fall

as uncredited
Released: 2012-03-09

An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.

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Grey's Anatomy

as Ethan Boyd
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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Hawaii Five-0

as Lincoln Cole
First aired: 2010-09-20

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers...

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MacGyver

as Billy Colton
First aired: 2016-09-23

20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for...

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Sleepy Hollow

as Daniel Reynolds
First aired: 2013-09-16

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a...

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House of Payne

as Calvin Payne
First aired: 2007-06-06

The show revolved around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by...

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Star

as Maurice
First aired: 2016-12-14

Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day...

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A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Jason Washington
First aired: 2019-08-02

A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and...

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Too Old to Die Young

as Larry
First aired: 2019-06-10

Detective Martin Jones, who leads a double life as a killer for hire in Los Angeles' deadly...

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Crisis

as Marcus Finley
First aired: 2014-03-16

When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely...

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The Finder

as Frank Haywood
First aired: 2012-01-12

Walter Sherman, an Iraq War veteran, has the extraordinary ability to help people find the...

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Our Kind of People

as Tyrique Freeman
First aired: 2021-09-21

A strong-willed single mom sets out to reclaim her family's name and make an impact with her...

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The Bobby Brown Story

as Steve Sealy
First aired: 2018-09-04

The life and career of R&B singer Bobby Brown, who left the pop group New Edition to score eight...

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Tales

as Reggie
First aired: 2017-06-27

A one-hour anthology series that distills classic hip-hop records and reimagines them as...

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