Quentin Lance

"Your luck never seems to run out, does it?"

- Detective Lance to Oliver Queen

Sergeant Quentin Lance is a police sergeant, formerly a detective (having been premoted in "Year's End"), and is partners with Detective Lucas Hilton. He is the father of Laurel and Sara Lance.

Personality
Lance is described as a "gruff, determined city detective" who believes true justice can only come from law and order.

Behind the scenes
In the comic books, Laurel's father's name is Lawrence "Larry" Lance, rather than Quentin. Both his daughter and his wife (also known as Dinah Drake) were at different times known as the heroine "Black Canary".

Trivia

 * Quentin discovered Oliver's identity as Arrow after viewing CCTV footage in "An Innocent Man". However, this discovery was later disproven when John Diggle dressed up as Arrow, (unbeknownst to the detective) absolving Oliver.


 * In "Damaged", it is revealed that Quentin threw himself into his work after Sara died, which resulted in his wife leaving him.

Quentin Lance