Chris Vance | |
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 Vance at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–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.
Vance's parents are Irish. He 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]
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. Vance also 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, he played Frank Martin in Transporter: The Series, a French-Canadian production.
| 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 |
