Payne, Bruce 1960–

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Payne, Bruce 1960–

(Bruce Martyn Payne)

PERSONAL

Born May 22, 1960, in London, England. Education: Studied acting at the National Youth Theatre and The Royal Academy for the Dramatic Arts.

Addresses: Agent—Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor. Appeared in television commercial for Budweiser.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Flight Sergeant Kevin Cartwright, Privates on Parade, Orion Classics, 1982.

Border guard number two, The Keep, Paramount, 1983.

Peter, Oxford Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984.

T. O. (The One), Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, 1985.

Flikker, Absolute Beginners, Orion, 1986.

Dogger, Solarbabies (also known as Solar Warriors), 1986.

Lawrence MacNiece, Smart Money, 1988.

Echo, The Fruit Machine (also known as Wonderland), Vestron Video, 1988.

Colin, For Queen and Country, 1988.

Doctor Burton, Zwei frauen (also known as Silence Like Glass), Moviestore Entertainment, 1989.

(As Bruce Martyn Payne) The devil, Switch (also known as Blake Edwards' "Switch"), Warner Bros., 1991.

(As Bruce Martyn Payne) Liam, Pyrates, Vestron Video, 1991.

(As Bruce Martyn Payne) R. B. Harker, Howling VI: The Freaks, 1991.

Charles Rane, Passenger 57, Warner Bros., 1992.

Edward De La Poer, "The Mansion of the Drowned," Necronomicon (also known as H. P. Lovecraft's "Necronomicon, Book of the Dead" and Necronomicon: Book of the Dead), New Line Home Video, 1994.

Karl Savak, One Tough Bastard (also known as North's War and One Man's Justice), Live Entertainment, 1995.

Gordon Pruett, Aurora: Operation Intercept (also known as Operation Intercept), Vidmark Entertainment, 1995.

Lowball, 1996.

Frankie, Kounterfeit (also known as Money Crush), Live Entertainment, 1996.

Jack, No Contest II (also known as "No Contest II": Access Denied and Face the Evil), A-Pix Entertainment, 1997.

Cooper Wayne, Ravager, 1997.

Cecil Hopper, Sweepers, 1998.

Warlock/Phillip Covington, The Warlock III: The End of Innocence, Trimark, 1999.

Jacob Kell, Highlander: Endgame, Miramax, 2000.

Damodar, Dungeons & Dragons, New Line Cinema, 2000.

Marshall Kane, Ripper (also known as "Ripper": Letter from Hell), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Mr. Blue, Never Say Never Mind: The Swedish Bikini Team, A Plus Entertainment, 2001.

Lieutenant Macgruder, Riders (also known as Steal, Extreme inconduite, Riders, and Team Riders), 2002.

Newton's Law (short), 2003.

Dr. McCort, Hellborn (also known as Asylum of the Damned), 2003.

The neighbour, One Point O (also known as Ein graoa and Paranoia: 1.0), ThinkFilm, 2004.

Damodar, Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (also known as Dungeons & Dragons 2: The Elemental Might), Warner Bros., 2005.

Thief, Brothel, 2006.

Dr. Robert Golding, Messages, 2006.

Himself, Rolling the Dice: Adapting the Game to the Screen (documentary short), Warner Home Video, 2006.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Lowball, 1997.

Television Appearances; Series:

Detective Nick Eden, Yellowthread Street, YTV, 1990.

Supervisor Jurgen, La Femme Nikita, NBC, 1997–98.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Detective Constable Malcolm Pollard, Operation Julie, 1985.

Simon Hunt, Lost Belongings, Channel 4, 1987.

Cassius, Cleopatra, ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Pace, The Bell-Run, 1987.

Detective Adam Garou, Full Eclipse, HBO, 1993.

General Martin Dupre, The Cisco Kid, TNT, 1994.

Cooper Wayne, Ravager, Sci-Fi Channel, 1997.

Cecil Hopper, Sweepers, USA Network, 1999.

Doctor Baker, Britannic, Fox Family, 2000.

Domitian, San Giovanni—L'apocalisse (also known as Die Bibel: "Apokalypse" and The Apocalypse), 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Paul March, "Clutching at Straws," The Bill, ITV1, 1984.

Michael Rafiel, "Nemesis" (also known as "Miss Marple: Nemesis"), Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple," Series III, BBC and PBS, 1987.

James, "Eighteen with a Bullet," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988.

Jake, "The Messenger Boy," Bergerac, BBC1, 1990.

Parker, "Comes the Dawn," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), 1995.

(As Bruce Martyn Payne) Vince, "Surprise Party," The Huntress, 2000.

Alex Karp, "All That Glitters," Dragnet (also known as L.A. Dragnet), ABC, 2003.

Yellow, "Horse Heir," Keen Eddie, Fox, 2003.

Michael Kaharias, "Smoke and Mirrors," Spooks (also known as MI-5), BBC1 and Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Leader of the Order, "Prince Charmed," Charmed, The WB, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Macbeth, 1982.

The inventor, Alice, Leeds Playhouse Theatre, Leeds, England, 1984.

Eddy and fortune-teller, Greek, Wyndhams Theatre, London, 1988.

Also appeared as Les, West, Donmar Warehouse, London; Yves Montand, Piaf, York Theatre Royal, York, England; Frank'n'furter, Rocky Horror Show; Cobweb, Midsummer Night's Dream, Nottingham Play House, Nottingham, England; title role, Julius Caesar, Shaw Theatre, London.