Bruce Payne

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Bruce Martyn Payne (born November 22, 1958 in London ) is a British actor .

Life

Payne grew up in the Kilburn borough in north London. As a child he suffered from health problems. After finishing school, he worked for the National Youth Theater organization for two years . From 1979 to 1981 he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , from which he graduated with awards.

In the comedy Ari & Sam (1991) Payne starred alongside Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick . He played the role of the devil in the comedy Switch (1991) with Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits . In the action film Passenger 57 (1992) he played the role of Charles Rane , the terrorist against whom John Cutter ( Wesley Snipes ) fights. In the action flick One Tough Bastard (1995) he played the criminal FBI agent Karl Savak and thus, along with Jeff Kober, the main adversary of leading actor Brian Bosworth . In the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons (2000) he played on the side of Justin Whalin , Jeremy Irons and Thora Birch . In the action film Riders (2002) he played one of the bigger roles alongside Natasha Henstridge .

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SURNAME Payne, Bruce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Payne, Bruce Martyn (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH London