Tom Payne
Actor, TV Actor
1982 –
Who is Tom Payne?
Thomas "Tom" Payne is an English actor. He is best known for playing Brett Aspinall in television drama series Waterloo Road from January 2007 to March 2008.
Payne grew up in Bath, Somerset where he attended King Edward's School and was a prolific contributor to the school's Drama Department. He attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in June 2005. He then appeared in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.
In January 2007, he first appeared in Waterloo Road for the BBC, playing sixth former Brett Aspinall. Despite being 24 at the time, Payne portrayed a 17-year-old character. He remained in the series until the end of the following season in March 2008. It was revealed afterwards that he would not be returning for the new season, beginning in January 2009.
In 2009, Payne played George Best in Best: His Mother's Son, a BBC 2 film about the legendary footballer. In the same year he appeared in Marple: They Do It With Mirrors and Wuthering Heights for ITV.
Payne was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2007.
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- Born
- Dec 21, 1982
Chelmsford - Also known as
- Thomas Payne
- Tom
- Thomas "Tom" Payne
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- King Edward's School, Bath
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on July 23, 2013
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