George Christopher Vance (born 30 December 1971) is an English actor who is known for his television roles as Jack Gallagher in the

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'' (2009), and James Whistler in ''

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'' (2007–2008). He played Frank Martin (in TNT's '' Transporter: The Series'') and has recurred on ''

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'', '' Supergirl'', and, as Commander Harry Langford, on '' Hawaii Five-0''. He has a recurring role as Dalton Walsh on

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's '' Bosch''.

Early life

Vance was born in Paddington,

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, 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

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, graduating with an honours degree in

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ing. Vance has been married to Ramona Vance since 2017. He has a son, William, from a previous relationship.

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 ''

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'', both at the

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, the latter being directed by Trevor Nunn. He then made guest appearances in British television series including ''

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'', '' 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 ''

'', portraying James Whistler. In June 2008, Vance moved to Colombia in order to film the

series ''

'', but the show was cancelled after 13 episodes. He guest–starred in an antagonistic role as Mason Gilroy on the USA Network series ''

'' for five episodes toward the end of season 3. Vance also appeared on Showtime series' fifth season of ''

'' 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

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vance, Chris 1971 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of Newcastle University British expatriate male actors in the United States English expatriates in the United States English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English people of Irish descent Living people Male actors from London People from Paddington