Biography
A history major as a Harvard undergraduate, Vance began acting in college and joined Shakespeare and Company, a theater company in nearby Lenox, Massachusetts. He went on to further hone his thesping skills at the Yale School of Drama. While there, Vance originated the role of Cory, son of a formidable James Earl Jones, in the Yale Rep production of August Wilson's award-winning "Fences". In 1987, he made his Broadway debut reprising the role. …
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Career Milestones
1981 | Became a company member with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA |
1982 | Played Attendant in "The Comedy of Errors" |
1983 | Made TV acting debut in the CBS movie "First Affair" |
1986 | Originated the role of Cory in August Wilson's "Fences" at the Yale Repertory Theater |
1987 | Made feature acting debut in "Hamburger Hill" |
1987 | Made his Broadway debut reprising the role of Cory in "Fences" |
1991 | Provided the voice of the Scribe for the "Emperor's New Clothes" segment of the animated series "Long Ago and Far Away" (PBS) |
1993 | First leading role in a feature, "The Adventures of Huck Finn" opposite Elijah Wood |
1995 | Co-starred as Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale in the feature "Panther" |
1995 | Starred in the HBO movie "The Affair" as a black GI who falls in love with a married white woman in WWII England |
1996 | Co-starred with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston in Penny Marshall's "The Preacher's Wife" |
1999 | Joined an ensemble cast for Robert Altman's "Cookie's Fortune" |
2000 | Landed a small role in Clint Eastwood's "Space Cowboys" |
2001 | Played a regular on NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" as Ron Carver |
2008 | Appeared in the final season of NBC's "ER" as the husband of Dr. Catherine Banfield (played by real-life wife Angela Bassett) |
2009 | Cast as Stanford Wedeck, the head of the FBI Los Angeles office on ABC's "FlashForward" |
2012 | Featured alongside Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah in the musical comedy "Joyful Noise" |
Awards
1999 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Blind Faith |