Chris Vance (actor)

Chris Vance
Chris Vance at San Diego 2010 Comic-Con International
Born	George Christopher Vance (1971-12-30) 30 December 1971 Paddington, London, England
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Spouse	Ramona Vance ​ (m. 2017)​

George Christopher Vance (born 30 December 1971) is an English actor who is known for his television roles as Jack Gallagher in the Fox series Mental (2009), and James Whistler in Prison Break (2007–2008). He played Frank Martin (in TNT's Transporter: The Series) and has recurred on Burn Notice (as Mason Gilroy), Dexter, the love interest of Angie Harmon's character on Rizzoli & Isles, Non on the CBS show Supergirl, and as Commander Harry Langford on Hawaii Five-0. He is currently filming a recurring role on Bosch for Amazon.

Early life

Vance was born in Paddington, central London, one of four children of Irish parents. 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.

Career

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 U.S. and appeared in the third and fourth seasons of Prison Break, as James Whistler.

In June 2008, Vance moved to Colombia in order to film the Fox series Mental, but the show was cancelled after only 13 episodes. He guest–starred in an antagonistic role as Mason Gilroy on the USA 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. From 2012, he has starred in Transporter: The Series, a French-Canadian production.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Sexy Thing	Dad	Short film
	Macbeth	Detective Caithness

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Kavanagh QC	Yob	Episode: "Briefs Trooping Gaily"
2001	Peak Practice	John	Episode: "Flesh and Blood" Episode: "Episode No. 12.1"
2002	The Bill	Computer Expert	Episode: "011"
2003	Doctors	John	Episode: "As Time Goes By"
	Blue Heelers	Andrew Purkiss	Episode: "Safety Last"
2004	Stingers	Sean Hunter	6 episodes
2005	The Secret Life of Us	Piers	3 episodes
2005–2007	All Saints	Sean Everleigh	54 episodes
2007–2008	Prison Break	James Whistler	14 episodes
2009	Mental	Jack Gallagher	13 episodes
2010	Burn Notice	Mason Gilroy	5 episodes
	Dexter	Cole Harmon	2 episodes
2011–2016	Rizzoli & Isles	Lt. Colonel Charles 'Casey' Jones	Recurring in Seasons 2-4
2011	Fairly Legal	Paul Shelton	1 episode
2012–2014	Transporter: The Series	Frank Martin	24 episodes
2013	Crossing Lines	Alex Vaughn	1 episode
2015–2016	Supergirl	Non	9 episodes
2016–2018	Hawaii Five-0	Commander Harry Langford; Former MI6 Agent	3 episodes

External links

• Chris Vance at IMDb