Tom Payne

The British actor was born in 1982 in Chelmsford, Essex. He grew up in Bath where he attended King Edward's School, and even at that early stage demonstrated his acting talent in drama class and various school plays. He then studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2005.

Between 2007 and 2008 he appeared in Seasons 2 and 3 of "Waterloo Road", playing Brett Aspinall. In 2007 the renowned trade magazine Screen International named him as one of its 'Stars of Tomorrow'. Payne's first film role was the Anglo-American romantic comedy "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" (2008).

His other film and television work includes "Marple: They Do It with Mirrors" (2009) and the title role in the BBC 2 film "Best: His Mother's Son" (2009) about the legendary footballer George Best. In 2010 he joined a prestigious cast (Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte) for the pilot of the acclaimed HBO series "Luck" directed by Michael Mann. THE PHYSICIAN ("THE PHYSICIAN") was Tom Payne's first leading role in a cinematic production.

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