Chris Vance

Chris Vance Biography

Chris Vance (born 30 December 1971) is an English actor. Vance is known for his roles as Jack Gallagher in the Fox series Mental and James Whistler in Prison Break. He is the second actor after Jason Statham to play Frank Martin (in TNT's Transporter: The Series) and has guest-starred on Burn Notice (as Mason Gilroy) and Dexter. He had a recurring role as the love interest of Angie Harmon's character on Rizzoli & Isles. He has also been cast as Non on the CBS show Supergirl.

Early life

Vance attended St Bede's Secondary School in Lawrence Weston, Bristol. He then attended Newcastle University, graduating with a degree in civil engineering.

Career

Vance appeared in the British television series, The Bill, and in the Australian television series Stingers and Blue Heelers, before achieving success in the role of Sean Everleigh in All Saints. He 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.

Personal life

Vance met his wife in London. They married in Australia in 2003, separating in 2007.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Sexy Thing	Dad	Short
2006	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"
2003	Blue Heelers	Andrew Purkiss	Episode: "Safety Last"
2004	Stingers	Sean Hunter	6 Episodes
2005	The Secret Life of Us	Piers	Episode: "When the Bell Rings" Episode: "Ill Communication" Episode: "Glimpses of Perfection"
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
2010	Dexter	Cole Harmon	2 Episodes
2011-present	Rizzoli & Isles	Lt. Colonel Charles 'Casey' Jones	Recurring in Season 2-present
2011	Fairly Legal	Paul Shelton	1 Episode
2012-14	Transporter: The Series	Frank Martin	24 Episodes
2013	Crossing Lines	Alex Vaughn	1 Episode
2015	Supergirl	Non

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