Tom Payne is an actor of British descent who became famous thanks to his participation in such films as “The Doctor: Avicenna's Apprentice”, “Wuthering Heights”, “Miss Pettigrew”. Also, the actor became popular thanks to his participation in the TV series The Walking Dead and The Skins. In the article you can learn about the biography and filmography of Tom.
Actor Biography
Actor Tom Payne was born in the winter of 1982 in the small town of Chelmsford. The future actor studied at a school with a theatrical bias. After some time, he moved to live in London, where he entered the school with an acting bias. Graduation from school took place in 2005. After receiving a diploma of graduation, the young actor immediately begins filming in films.
Since 2007, the artist has been actively involved in the filming of the series “Waterloo Street”. The film tells about the difficulties of both schoolchildren and their teachers. Despite the fact that by the time the series was filmed, the actor was 24 years old, he managed to perfectly play the role of a 17-year-old.
Movie work
A year later, Tom Payne took part in the feature-length comic film "Miss Pettigrew", where the main roles were played by Francis McDormand and Amy Adams. By 2009, the current actor managed to win the hearts of all housewives in the UK and gain first glory. All this happened after the artist appeared in the film "Wuthering Heights", created based on the novel by Emily Bronte. In the film, Tom got the role of a secondary character, which was a success.
In the same 2009, he began filming a multi-part project called "Miss Marple Agatha Christie." Since 2011, the actor plays in the film "Fart". The project was created by the famous director Michael Manna, where Dustin Hoffman also participated.
Role in the film “The Doctor: Avicenna’s Apprentice”
With the onset of 2013, actor Tom Payne is given one of the leading roles in an expensive project created by the bestselling book of the same name entitled “The Doctor: Avicenna’s Apprentice”. The actor plays a young guy who hopes to become a student of Avicenna, an outstanding Persian doctor. He longs to solve the mystery of the cure of mankind for incurable diseases. The partners on the set were Ben Kingsley and Stellan Skarsgard, who looked great on the screens in the same acting team. The film is known worldwide. Thanks to participation in this project, the actor’s popularity has grown several times. According to actor Tom Payne, this is one of his most successful projects.