[2] Lance's appearances in comedy series include Top Buzzer,[3] I'm Alan Partridge,[4] Absolute Power,[5] Spaced,[6] Absolutely Fabulous,[6] Smack the Pony,[6] The Upper Hand, The Book Group,[7] 2point4 Children, Rescue Me,[8] Doc Martin, People Like Us,[9] No Heroics,[10] Toast of London, Saxondale and, most recently, as the recurring character Trent Crimm, a sportswriter at The Independent, on the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.

[11] Drama appearances have included Teachers,[12] Boy Meets Girl,[13] The Impressionists,[14] Sensitive Skin,[15] Marple, Being Human,[16] Midsomer Murders, Moving Wallpaper, Black Mirror,[17] The Canterville Ghost[18] and The Famous Five.

[19] Lance has also appeared in the films Late Night Shopping, The Search for John Gissing, Marie Antoinette, Bronson and Bel Ami.

Lance voiced several UK TV commercials for brands such as Maybelline, Wrigley's Extra, the AA [citation needed] and Moneysupermarket.com.

[citation needed] Lance appeared on stage as Miles at the Trafalgar Studios in May 2009 in Marcus Markou's play Ordinary Dreams; Or How to Survive a Meltdown with Flair.