Bruce Payne

For the American educator, see Bruce Ryburn Payne.

Bruce Payne
Born
Bruce Martyn Payne

(1958-11-22) 22 November 1958 (age 66)
Addlestone, Surrey, England
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, screenwriter, film director, Theatre director
Years active1981–present

Bruce Martyn Payne (born 22 November 1958)[1] is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, film director and theatre director. Payne is best known for portraying villains,[2][3] such as Charles Rane in Passenger 57, Jacob Kell in Highlander: Endgame, and Damodar in Dungeons & Dragons and Dungeons & Dragons 2: Wrath of the Dragon God.

Payne trained at RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in London and was identified, in the late 1980s, with the "Brit Pack" of rising young British actors.[4]

  1. ^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television Vol.73. Gale. p. 185. ISBN 9780787690465.
  2. ^ Usher, William (1 July 2009). "iMEvil Featuring Halo Wars, COD4 Voice Talent Is Coming Soon". Cinemablend.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Bruce Payne Deserves Way More Credit for his 90s Bad Guy Persona". TVOverMind. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ Kistler, Alan (2013). Doctor Who: A History. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 198. ISBN 9781493000166. Retrieved 20 November 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)