Lance Gross

Lance Gross, a Ghanaian-American actor and model, was born in Oakland, California, and studied theater at Howard University before further training at the Ivanna Chubbuck and Tasha Smith studios. His earliest work came as a model for Karl Kani and in music videos, and in 2006 he had minor roles on Eve and The Bernie Mac Show. That led to the part of Calvin Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which brought him four NAACP Image Awards. He made his big screen debut in Meet the Browns (2008) and later appeared in Our Family Wedding (2010), the independent film The Last Fall, the Lifetime remake Steel Magnolias (2012) and Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013). His television credits also include Crisis, Sleepy Hollow and Star, and he starred in the action thriller Call Her King (2023).