Carl Anthony Payne II

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Carl Anthony Payne II
Payne in 2018
Born	(1969-05-24) May 24, 1969 (age 52) Clinton, SC, U.S.
Other names	Carl Payne
Occupation	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1985–present

Carl Anthony Payne II (born May 24, 1969) is an American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom Martin and Walter "Cockroach" Bradley on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, Carl on Rock Me Baby (TV series), Curtis on the sitcom George Lopez (2002–2003), and as Myles Wilson on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan. and his film roles as Chris in The Breaks (1999), and as Slasher Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds (2008) and Feast 3 (2009).

Early life[]

Payne studied acting at the First All Children's Theater, an off-Broadway repertory theatre company. He graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York and Howard University.

Acting career[]

Carl Payne is best known for his role as Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom Martin and his recurring role as Theo Huxtable's best friend Cockroach on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.

Payne played Reynaldo St. James on the BET series The Game. He directed and produced music videos, web series and short films, all while continuing to tour the country as a stand up comic. He even starred in the series For Richer or For Poorer, whose stars were LeToya Luckett and Rockmond Dunbar.

Payne also played an FBI agent, turned FCC field agent, on The Rickey Smiley Show.

Selected filmography[]

Music video appearances[]

• Whodini - "Growing Up" (1986)
• Bobby Brown - "Girl Next Door" (1987)
• Mint Condition - "Walk On" (2011)

References[]

External links[]

• "New Additions Made to Cast in TLC Biopic - JetMag.com". jetmag.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Casting Complete: Rochelle Aytes & Carl Payne Join TLC Movie | AlwaysAList.com". alwaysalist.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Carl Anthony Payne To Play L.A. Reid In Forthcoming TLC Biopic « MadameNoire MadameNoire". madamenoire.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Men get suited up for the 2013 Trumpet Award". rollingout.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Martin Star Carl Anthony Payne Speaks On The 11 Eleven 11 Project | USL Magazine | Music, Entertainment, Fashion, Lifestyle, Art & Culture". uslmag.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "KARLTON SAYS: Real Talk with Carl Anthony Payne 2 - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• Carl Anthony Payne II at IMDb