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Home/People/Bruce Payne
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Born
Nov 22, 1958
Age 67
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

63
Movies
12
TV Shows
Also Known As
Bruce Martyn Payne
IMDb Profile

Bruce Payne

Acting

Biography
Bruce Martyn Payne (born 22 November 1958) is an English actor and producer. Though better known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum. His notable villainous roles include Charles Rane in Passenger 57, Jacob Kell in Highlander: Endgame and Damodar in Dungeons & Dragons and Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God. His notable heroic roles include Frankie in Kounterfeit, Dr. Burton in Silence Like Glass and Major Baker in Britannic. His notable comic roles include Yellow in Keen Eddie, Dogger in Solarbabies, and the Devil in Switch. Payne has received many plaudits for his acting. A reviewer in Cosmopolitan once asserted that "saying that Payne is a good actor is like saying Fred Astaire is a good dancer." Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Payne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Stoic poster

The Stoic

as Rhodes
2024
Rendel: Cycle of Revenge poster

Rendel: Cycle of Revenge

as Edward Cox
2024
Give Them Wings poster

Give Them Wings

as Dr. Markum
2021
Nemesis poster

Nemesis

as Damien Osborne
2021
Creators: The Past poster

Creators: The Past

as Lord Kal
2020
Pit Stop poster

Pit Stop

Cast
2020
London Unplugged poster

London Unplugged

Cast
2018
The Rizen poster

The Rizen

as Admin
2017
Shopping poster

Shopping

as Nick
2016
Breakdown poster

Breakdown

as Peter Grainger
2016
Ripper poster

Ripper

as Jack the Ripper
2016
Re-Kill poster

Re-Kill

as Winston
2015
Age Of Kill poster

Age Of Kill

as Prime Minister
2015
The Antwerp Dolls poster

The Antwerp Dolls

as Ray Ferrino
2015
Tales of the Supernatural poster

Tales of the Supernatural

as Father Doyle
2014
Victor Young Perez poster

Victor Young Perez

as Commandant Heinrich Schwarz
2013
Vendetta poster

Vendetta

as Rooker
2013
Asylum poster

Asylum

as Sharp
2013
Getaway poster

Getaway

as Distinguished Man
2013
Greystone Park poster

Greystone Park

as Demonic Voice (voice)
2012