Lance Real Name: Lance Vance (GTA Character Bio)

Fictional character. Lance Vance is a fictional character from Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series. They're not a real person.

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Lance Vance is a fictional Vice City character voiced by Philip Michael Thomas. He's Tommy Vercetti's partner in Vice City and Victor Vance's brother.

Bio

Lance Vance is one of the most recognizable sidekicks in GTA, a flashy Vice City player with a white suit and big ambitions. In both Vice City and Vice City Stories, he's voiced by Philip Michael Thomas, the actor best known as Rico Tubbs on Miami Vice. That casting is a deliberate nod to the show that inspired the game.

In Vice City Stories, set in 1984, Lance is the younger brother of protagonist Victor "Vic" Vance. He's reckless and keen to get rich, and he keeps pulling Vic into bigger and riskier deals. Their partnership powers much of the story as the two brothers build a drug business in Vice City.

In Vice City, set in 1986, Lance is still looking for payback. His brother Vic was killed in the cocaine deal ambush at the start of the game, the same ambush that costs Tommy Vercetti his money. Lance teams up with Tommy to find who set them up, and the two become partners as Tommy takes over the city.

Lance wants respect, and he hates feeling like he's in Tommy's shadow. That resentment grows through the game and shapes how the story ends. Fans talk about Lance's arc as one of the key turns in Vice City.

Lance is fictional, but Philip Michael Thomas is credited for the role in both games. Lance's style, voice and attitude helped define the look and feel of Vice City.