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Tom Payne
Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Thomas "Tom" Payne (born December 21, 1982 in Chelmsford, Essex) is a British actor. He is known for the role of Paul "Jesus" Rovia in the television series The Walking Dead. Curr…
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Thomas "Tom" Payne (born December 21, 1982 in Chelmsford, Essex) is a British actor. He is known for the role of Paul "Jesus" Rovia in the television series The Walking Dead. Currently he can be seen in the role of Malcolm Bright in the series Prodigal Son. Payne grew up in Bath, Somerset, in western England. He trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005. During his training, he gained his first experience in plays such as Class Enemy, The Balcony, The Rivals, Three Sisters, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, and The Man Who Had All the Luck. After graduating, he landed his first leading role in London's West End production of Journey's End. He appeared alongside Imogen Stubbs in Maria Aberg's production of Shrieks of Laughter at the Soho Theatre. After his first television roles in series such as Skins - Hautnah or Casualty, in 2007 he obtained the role of Brett Aspinall in two seasons of the series Waterloo Road. In 2008, he made his feature film debut alongside Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrew's Big Day. From 2011 to 2012, he appeared in the television series Luck as Leon Micheaux. In 2013, Payne took his first leading role in The Medicus, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon. His brother Will Payne is also active as an actor.
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2026
The Faithful
TV show Jacob
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2025
The Physician II
Movie Robert 'Rob' Cole
- 2024
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2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Movie Hugh Proctor
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2024
Imaginary
Movie Max
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2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TV show Julian Emery / Redcoat
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2019
Prodigal Son
TV show Malcolm Bright
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2019
IO
Movie Elon
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2017
It's No Game
Movie East
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2015
MindGamers
Movie Jaxon
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2015
Fear the Walking Dead
TV show Paul 'Jesus' Rovia
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2015
Winter
Movie Tom
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2014
Der Medicus
TV show Rob Cole
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2014
New Worlds
TV show Monmouth
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2013
The Physician
Movie Robert 'Rob' Cole
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2013
Cal
Movie Jason
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2012
Inheritance
Movie Matthew
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2012
My Funny Valentine
Movie Zander
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2012
Luck
TV show Leon Micheaux
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2011
Talking Dead
TV show Self
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2011
The Task
Movie Stanton
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2010
The Walking Dead
TV show Jesus Rovia
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2009
Svenska Hollywoodfruar
TV show Himself
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2009
Wuthering Heights
TV show Linton Heathcliff
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2009
Best: His Mother's Son
Movie George Best
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2009
When Saturday Came
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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2008
Beautiful People
TV show Mr. Carr
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2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie Phil Goldman
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2007
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Movie Bernard Dillon
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2007
Skins
TV show Spencer
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2006
Rachael Ray
TV show
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2006
Waterloo Road
TV show Brett Aspinall
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1988
This Morning
TV show Self
