Tom Payne

Thomas Tom Payne born December 21 1982 in Chelmsford Essex is a British actor He is known for the role of Paul Jesus Rovia in the television series The Walking Dead Currently he can be seen in the role of Malcolm Bright in the series Prodigal Son Payne grew up in Bath Somerset in western England He trained at Londons Central School of Speech and Drama graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005 During his training he gained his first experience in plays such as Class Enemy The Balcony The Rivals Three Sisters A Midsummer Nights Dream Richard III and The Man Who Had All the Luck After graduating he landed his first leading role in Londons West End production of Journeys End He appeared alongside Imogen Stubbs in Maria Abergs production of Shrieks of Laughter at the Soho Theatre After his first television roles in series such as Skins Hautnah or Casualty in 2007 he obtained the role of Brett Aspinall in two seasons of the series Waterloo Road In 2008 he made his feature film debut alongside Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrews Big Day From 2011 to 2012 he appeared in the television series Luck as Leon Micheaux In 2013 Payne took his first leading role in The Medicus the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon His brother Will Payne is also active as an actor