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 villains include Charles Rane in Passenger 57, Jacob Kell in Highlander: Endgame and Damodar in Dungeons & Dragons and Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God. His hero roles include Dr. Burton in Silence Like Glass, Major Baker in Britannic, and Jurgen ...
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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 villains include Charles Rane in Passenger 57, Jacob Kell in Highlander: Endgame and Damodar in Dungeons & Dragons and Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God. His hero roles include Dr. Burton in Silence Like Glass, Major Baker in Britannic, and Jurgen in the television version of La Femme Nikita. His 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."
Payne was born in London, England and grew up in Kilburn, North London. He developed an interest for acting at an early age. At the age of 14 he was diagnosed with a slight form of Spina Bifida which by age 16 required surgery to...
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