Lance Wilkinson

In-universe information
In-universe information
Other names	Lance Hails
Occupation	Student; Landscape gardener; Sci-fi convention organiser
Father	Bill Hails
Mother	Ruth Wilkinson
Stepfather	Philip Martin
Sisters	Anne Wilkinson
Half-brothers	Ben Atkins
Sons	Kai
Nephews	Jackson Kennedy

Lance Wilkinson
Lance Wilkinson
Neighbours character
Portrayed by	Andrew Bibby
Duration	1995–2001, 2005, 2018, 2022–2023
First appearance	9 August 1995
Last appearance	13 November 2023
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Bill Searle (1995); Stanley Walsh (1996); Ric Pellizerri (2005); Jason Herbison (2018);
Other names	Lance Hails
In-universe information
Other names	Lance Hails
Occupation	Student; Landscape gardener; Sci-fi convention organiser
Father	Bill Hails
Mother	Ruth Wilkinson
Stepfather	Philip Martin
Sisters	Anne Wilkinson
Half-brothers	Ben Atkins
Sons	Kai
Nephews	Jackson Kennedy

Lance Wilkinson (also Hails) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Andrew Bibby. He made his first on-screen appearance on 9 August 1995. Bibby was cast in the recurring role of Lance after an audition. After a year, Bibby auditioned for another character called Jon and the writers chose to turn him into Lance. Lance was a bookish, paranoid boy, with a kind heart and keen wit. Lance departed on 29 March 2001, but Bibby reprised his role in July 2005 for the show's 20th anniversary, in 2018 and also for the final episode in 2022. Bibby reprised his role in a flashback sequence the following year.