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Waylon Payne is a Actor American born on 5 april 1972

Waylon Payne

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Nationality USA
Birth 5 april 1972 (52 years)

Waylon Payne (né le 5 avril 1972) est un acteur, chanteur et musicien américain.

Biography

Enfance
Waylon Payne naît à Nashville (Tennessee) le 5 avril 1972. Il est le fils du guitariste Jody Payne et de la chanteuse Sammi Smith. Waylon Jennings, avec qui cette dernière avait fait plusieurs tournées, devient le parrain de Payne et lui prête son prénom. À cause des tournées et du divorce de ses parents, Payne vit jusqu'à ses 18 ans chez son oncle et sa tante avec ses demi-frère et sœur Bob et Yvonne.

Après le lycée, il commence à s’intéresser à la bière, la marijuana et la musique populaire, ce qui déçoit beaucoup son oncle et sa tante.


Carrière
Wayle se fait d'abord connaître dans les bars de Los Angeles mais continue d'écrire ses propres chansons à côté. Ne trouvant aucun label pour publier ses chansons, il se dirige à New York et se fait repérer par Pat Green. Son premier album The Drifter sort le 22 juin 2004.


Au cinéma
Il joue en 2005 le rôle de Jerry Lee Lewis dans Walk the Line, aux côtés de Joaquin Phoenix et Reese Witherspoon. On l'aperçoit également dans Crazy, jouant le rôle du célèbre guitariste Hank Garland en 2008 ou à la télévision dans Les Experts.

Usually with

Lian Lunson
Lian Lunson
(1 films)
Thomas Jane
Thomas Jane
(1 films)
Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Waylon Payne (8 films)

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Actor

Waiting for the Miracle to Come, 1h22
Directed by Lian Lunson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Charlotte Rampling, Sophie Lowe, Willie Nelson, Todd Terry, Waylon Payne
Roles Shooter Jones
Rating44% 2.2201352.2201352.2201352.2201352.220135
Une jeune fille trouve une lettre de son père peu après sa mort, et part à la recherche d'une mine d'or dans le désert de Californie. Elle arrive dans une ville mystérieuse, et se retrouve devant une maison occupée par deux anciennes stars du vaudeville.
The Identical, 1h47
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Seth Green, Ashley Judd, Joe Pantoliano, Amanda Crew, Ray Liotta, Danny Woodburn
Roles Tony Nash
Rating53% 2.6528652.6528652.6528652.6528652.652865
After William and Helen Hemsley give birth to identical twin boys, the brothers are unknowingly separated at birth during the Great Depression. Drexel Hemsley becomes an iconic 1950s rock and roll star, while Ryan Wade, born Dexter Hemsley, struggles to balance his love for music and pleasing his father. The Reverend Reece Wade and his wife, Louise, are sure their adopted son has been gifted and called by God to be a preacher. But Ryan challenges his parents' vision for his life, and unflinchingly chooses to launch his own music career with his best friend, Dino. Encouraged by his wife, Jenny, and employer, Avi, Ryan embarks on an unpredictable, provocative path – performing the legendary music of Drexel Hemsley in sold out venues all across the country. As the brothers' destinies tragically collide, Ryan discovers that Drexel is his twin brother.
Road to Nowhere, 2h2
Directed by Monte Hellman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Romance
Actors Cliff De Young, Shannyn Sossamon, Tygh Runyan, Dominique Swain, Fabio Testi, John Diehl
Roles Bruno Brotherton
Rating54% 2.706142.706142.706142.706142.70614
Promising filmmaker named Mitchell Haven invites Laurel Graham, a non-professional actress, to play Velma Duran, a person involved in a financial scandal that made headlines and is featured in the Haven's new film. The director falls in love with his muse, to the despair of some members of the crew.
Hindsight
Hindsight (2008)
, 1h36
Directed by Paul Holahan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Documentary, Horror
Actors Leonor Varela, Jeffrey Donovan, Waylon Payne, Richard Riehle, Deborah Offner, Arnell Powell
Rating48% 2.4155852.4155852.4155852.4155852.415585
Young and broke couple Dina (Miranda Bailey) and Ron (Waylon Payne) put their unborn baby up for adoption online. They get a response from a wealthy married couple, Paul (Jeffrey Donovan) and Maria (Leonor Varela), who are willing to pay up front for the adoption. Dina and Ron arrive at their home and are welcomed in. But, Ron and Dina have a plan in their mind. They are to take their money to buy a new home and not give them the baby. However, Maria and Paul fight back.
Crazy
Crazy (2008)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Waylon Payne, Ali Larter, Brad Hawkins, Lane Garrison, Scott Michael Campbell, David Conrad
Rating63% 3.1916753.1916753.1916753.1916753.191675
Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville. Artists such as Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, The Everly Brothers, and Elvis Presley all sought Hank’s brilliant playing for their recordings. Moving effortlessly from country, to rock-a-billy, to jazz, Hank was also quickly recognized by the likes of Dave Brubeck, Gary Burton, Joe Morello, and Joe Benjamin.
The Tripper, 1h33
Directed by David Arquette
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jaime King, Thomas Jane, Lukas Haas, Rick Overton, Jason Mewes, Balthazar Getty
Rating50% 2.5005952.5005952.5005952.5005952.500595
The film is a nostalgic homage to the exploitation films of Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper that follows a group of free-loving hippies who escape to a modern-day Woodstock for a weekend of debauchery, only to be stalked by a radical-minded psychopath dressed and talking like Ronald Reagan.
Walk the Line, 2h16
Directed by James Mangold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Hailey Anne Nelson, Dallas Roberts
Roles Jerry Lee Lewis
Rating77% 3.8983753.8983753.8983753.8983753.898375
The film opens in 1968, as an audience of inmates at Folsom State Prison cheer for Johnny Cash's band as he waits backstage near a table saw, reminding him of his early life.