
Person
Dave Payton
Acting
Biography
Dave Payton has been acting since his elementary-school days in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from college with a BA in English, he toured with the professional Christian acting company Covenant Players, where he performed all over the country in churches, schools, prisons, and nursing homes. After his tour, he returned to Brooklyn where he was Pee Wee the Seagull, one of the mascots for the New York Mets single-A team, the Brooklyn Cyclones. After meeting his wife on an internet dating site, Dave moved to Wisconsin, where he has founded Least of These Players. LOTP has produced "The Man in The Empty Chair" on stage and film as well as "The Gift." TMIETC marks the debut of LOTP as they hope to cultivate a bigger audience. Dave has written several plays, mostly faith-based. He has also played many stage roles including: Harold Hill in "The Music Man", Mr. Tumnus in "The Chronicles of Narnia"; Mike Teevee in "Willy Wonka"; Lumiere in "Beauty and the Beast"; and Juror 2 in "12 Angry Men".
Known for

The Good Shepherd
College Student (uncredited)

Random Hearts
Passenger (uncredited)

Timbertown
Bill Childers

Bigfoot Kills: A True Crime Documentary
Milton Ripp

Through Eyes of Grace
Pastor Seth Adams

Thy Neighbor
Neighbor

Cohabitation
Ron

Stalked by Shadows
2024
The Man in the Empty Chair
Cab

The Perfect Day
Chuck
Filmography
- 2024Stalked by Shadows
- 2023Bigfoot Kills: A True Crime DocumentaryMilton Ripp
- 2020CohabitationRon
- 2019TimbertownBill Childers
- 2018Thy NeighborNeighbor
- 2017The Perfect DayChuck
- 2015The Man in the Empty ChairCab
- 2006The Good ShepherdCollege Student (uncredited)
- 1999Random HeartsPassenger (uncredited)
- —Through Eyes of GracePastor Seth Adams
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