Bruce Payne
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 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Privates on Parade
- 1983: The Uncanny Power (The Keep)
- 1986: Absolute Beginners - Junge Helden (Absolute Beginners)
- 1987: Miss Marple (episode: Nemesis )
- 1988: For Queen and Country
- 1988: The Fruit Machine
- 1991: Ari & Sam (Pyrates)
- 1991: Switch - The woman in the man (Switch)
- 1992: Passenger 57 (Passenger 57)
- 1993: Necronomicon
- 1993: Full Eclipse
- 1995: One Tough Bastard
- 1998: The Sweeper - Land Mines (Sweepers)
- 1998: Nikita ( La Femme Nikita , episodes 202–204: Under suspicion , a test , a love breaks )
- 1999: Warlock - The Ghost Castle
- 1999: Cleopatra
- 2000: Britannic (TV movie)
- 2000: Highlander: Endgame
- 2000: Dungeons & Dragons
- 2001: Ripper - Letter from Hell (Ripper)
- 2002: Riders
- 2002: The Bible - Apocalypse (San Giovanni - L'apocalisse)
- 2004: One Point Zero - You are programmed (One Point 0 , also: Paranoia 1.0)
- 2005: Dungeons & Dragons : Wrath of the Dragon God
- 2010: Prowl
- 2013: Getaway
Web links
- Bruce Payne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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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 |