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Bruce Payne
Acting · Born 1958-11-22 · London, England, UK
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.
Known for
Charmed
Leader of the Order
The Equalizer
Greg Rivers
Spooks
Michael Kaharias
Bergerac
Jake
Tales from the Crypt
Colonel Parker
La Femme Nikita
Jurgen
The Bill
1984
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Miss Marple: Nemesis
Michael Rafiel
Passenger 57
Charles Rane
Filmography
- 2024The StoicRhodes
- 2024Rendel: Cycle of RevengeEdward Cox
- 2021Give Them WingsDr. Markum
- 2021NemesisDamien Osborne
- 2020Creators: The PastLord Kal
- 2020Pit Stop
- 2018London Unplugged
- 2017The RizenAdmin
- 2016ShoppingNick
- 2016BreakdownPeter Grainger
- 2016RipperJack the Ripper
- 2015Re-KillWinston
- 2015Age Of KillPrime Minister
- 2015The Antwerp DollsRay Ferrino
- 2014Tales of the SupernaturalFather Doyle
- 2013Victor Young PerezCommandant Heinrich Schwarz
- 2013VendettaRooker
- 2013AsylumSharp
- 2013GetawayDistinguished Man
- 2012Greystone ParkDemonic Voice (voice)
- 2010ProwlBernard
- 2010Carmen's KissMichael
- 2008BrothelThief
- 2007MessagesDr Robert Golding
- 2005Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon GodDamodar
- 2004The ApocalypseDomitian
- 2004One Point ONeighbour
- 2003HellbornDr. McCort
- 2003Never Say Never Mind
- 2003Keen Eddie
- 2002SpooksMichael Kaharias
- 2002StealLt. Macgruder
- 2001Ripper: Letter from HellMarshall Kane
- 2000Dungeons & DragonsDamodar
- 2000Highlander: EndgameJacob Kell
- 2000BritannicDoctor Baker
- 1999Warlock III: The End of InnocenceThe Warlock
- 1998SweepersDr. Cecil Hopper
- 1998CharmedLeader of the Order
- 1997RavagerCooper Wayne
- 1997La Femme NikitaJurgen
- 1996No Contest IIJack Terry
- 1996KounterfeitFrankie
- 1996One Tough BastardAgent Karl Savak
- 1995Aurora: Operation InterceptGordon Pruett
- 1994The Cisco KidGeneral Martin Dupre
- 1993Full EclipseAdam Garou
- 1993NecronomiconEdward De Lapoer
- 1992Passenger 57Charles Rane
- 1991PyratesLiam
- 1991SwitchThe Devil
- 1991Howling VI: The FreaksR.B Harker
- 1990Yellowthread StreetDet. Nick Eden
- 1989Silence Like GlassDr. Burton
- 1989Tales from the CryptColonel Parker
- 1988The Fruit MachineEcho
- 1988The Bell-RunPace
- 1988For Queen & CountryColin
- 1987Miss Marple: NemesisMichael Rafiel
- 1986SolarbabiesDogger
- 1986Smart MoneyLawrance MacNiece
- 1986CapriceJacko / Edwina LaPage
- 1986Absolute BeginnersFlikker
- 1985Billy the Kid and the Green Baize VampireT.O, The One
- 1985The EqualizerGreg Rivers
- 1985Operation JulieD.C. Malcolm Pollard
- 1984The Bill
- 1984Oxford BluesPeter Howles
- 1984DianaSgt Grice
- 1983The KeepBorder Guard 2
- 1983Birth of a NationBarratt
- 1983Tales Out of SchoolBarratt
- 1983Privates on ParadeFlight Sergeant Kevin Cartwright
- 1981BergeracJake
- 1950Lux Video Theatre
- —DisorientatedHank Rogers
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