Lance was born in East Liverpool, Ohio. His father, Dominic, and mother, Carol got a divorce before his first birthday. He attended several schools and moved over thirteen times before graduating from East Liverpool High School. He graduated with honors and excelled in sports. He was also a professionally sponsored motocross racer at the age of fourteen. Upon graduating from high school, he set college aside and joined the United States Air Force as a Security Forces Member. Within his first six months of service he made the Defender Challenge team which is the military equivalent to the Olympics. He is a combat Veteran and spent his last year of service in a remote site base in Alaska. Upon his service commitment he was offered a job with Homeland Security as a Special Agent. He was based out of New York City for three years and traveled the globe as a Special Agent working numerous high profile cases. Lance is one of the best marksmen in the world and among the top combat and urban assault tacticians as well. He is trained in several forms of martial arts, knife fighting and lethal close quarters combat. He is an expert in surveillance, counter surveillance, counter terrorism, intelligence and profiling. He left the government service behind him in late 2004 to pursue a career in film and television. He has a degree in Criminal Justice and is currently finishing up a second in Journalism. He splits his time between writing, acting and producing. He also donates a large amount of time to the advocacy of the homeless.