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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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'', '' Dexter'', '' Rizzoli & Isles'', ''

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'', and, as Commander Harry Langford, on '' Hawaii Five-0''. He has a recurring role as Dalton Walsh on Amazon Prime Video's '' Bosch''.

Early life

Vance was born in

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, Central London, one of four children of

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parents. He attended St Bede's Secondary School in

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, and played youth football for

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and

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. He then attended Newcastle University, graduating with an honours degree in civil engineering. 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

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's play '' Closer'' and David Edgar's play '' Albert Speer'', both at the Royal National Theatre, the latter being directed by

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. He then made guest appearances in British television series including '' Kavanagh QC'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Doctors''. In 2002, Vance moved to Australia and appeared in the Australian television series '' Stingers'' and ''

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'', 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

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. In June 2008, Vance moved to Colombia in order to film the

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

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series '' Burn Notice'' for five episodes toward the end of

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. 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

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. 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