
Lance Gross
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 |
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Most Rating | 4.421 |
Birthday | 1981-07-08 |
Place of Birth | Oakland, California, USA |
Also Known As | Lance Darnell Gross , |

2010

Our Family Wedding
5.702/129
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.
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Our Family Wedding

2008

Meet the Browns
6.7/103
A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she'...
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Meet the Browns

2022

Erax
4.6/39
Monstrous creatures leap from a magical storybook and unleash mayhem and mischief for Auntie Opal and her tween niece Nina in this spooky short film.
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Erax

2023

Call Her King
5.4/7
After the courthouse is hijacked by Black Caesar, brother of Sean Samuels, who has just been sentenced, Judge Jaeda King must rely on her strength and...
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Call Her King

2013

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
6.6/175
Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing stale. Having just completed her graduate work in psych...
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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2022

Unthinkably Good Things
5.2/4
Follows Allison at a crossroads in her career and love life, in need of the love and support of her two friends. After visiting her in Tuscany, each w...
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Unthinkably Good Things

2012

Steel Magnolias
6.9/62
In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Loui...
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Steel Magnolias

2013

Say Yes
4.5/2
This short film by Ava DuVernay celebrates a love of African-American culture, camaraderie, love and romance.
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Say Yes

2012

The Last Fall
5.8/9
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.
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The Last Fall

2024

Dutch II: Angel's Revenge
0/0
"Dutch II" seamlessly continues the success of its predecessor, "Dutch" (2020), delving into the complex underworld of crime and redemption. The film...
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Dutch II: Angel's Revenge

2024

Snatched
0/0
When a dangerous criminal from her past breaks out of prison, a former CIA agent must tap back into her lethal skills to protect her family.
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Snatched

2017

Deuces
5.8/33
Assigned to go undercover to take down an impenetrable crime ring, a detective finds himself falling under the sway of it's enigmatic leader.
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Deuces

2017

When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story
8.1/13
"Hit A Lick," tells the tragic story of Falicia Blakely, a teen mom who grows up in the fast-lane. When she becomes an exotic dancer, she attracts the...
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When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story

2021

Dutch
7.2/16
James Bernard Jr., a.k.a. Dutch, has become the most dangerous criminal in New Jersey. From his early skill as a car thief, Dutch recognized the oppor...
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