Lance Carr

Lance Justin Nazario Carr (born October 22, 2000) is a Filipino actor and former basketball player. He first came to prominence in 2018 to 2019 as a teen housemate on the reality competition program Pinoy Big Brother: Otso. He portrayed small roles in ABS-CBN television shows until signing a contract with Viva Artists Agency in 2025. That year, he starred as Clyden Ramirez, his first lead role, in the romance series Avenues of the Diamond and appeared in the romance film Minamahal: Isang Daang Bulaklak Para Kay Luna. He portrays Raze Silvenia on the mystery horror program Hell University and will next star in the horror film Rosario.

Early life Lance Justin Nazario Carr was born on October 22, 2000 in Davao City, Philippines. He was a basketball player at the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU). In 2023, he graduated cum laude from AdDU with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication.

Career In November 2018, he joined the reality competition program Pinoy Big Brother: Otso as a teen "housemate" (contestant). He was eliminated from the show in May 2019.

Carr subsequently performed small roles in ABS-CBN programs like Bawal Lumabas and Dirty Linen for six years. He considered quitting acting, believing his career would not go anywhere and finding it difficult to juggle school with showbiz.

The casting reportedly garnered mixed to negative responses on social media. It was his first lead role. Carissa Alcantara of the Manila Bulletin said that Carr's performance in the show was successful even though some of the backlash persisted, opining that it established him as potentially one of his generation's "important" Filipino actors. The Manila Standard also listed Diamond as one of 2025's top Filipino programs.

Later that year, Carr was cast as Eugene in Minamahal: Isang Daang Bulaklak Para Kay Luna, a romance film starring Ashtine Olviga and Andres Muhlach.

In 2026, he portrayed Raze Silvenia in the mystery horror series Hell University. He will next appear in the horror film Rosario.

Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Film