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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 London's 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 Night's Dream, Richard III, and The Man Who Had All the Luck. After graduating, he landed his first leading role in London's West End production of Journey's End. He appeared alongside Imogen Stubbs in Maria Aberg's 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 Pettigrew's 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.
An island of exotic radiance is hidden from the inquisitive human eye. Thousands of miles away, children are dressed in red and blue, playing the good and the bad, while others watch over the roofs, impatient, until the familiar silhouette of the bat is sketched through the clouds. But further down, where the innocent ear of children no longer listens, where the light no longer has its place, there men machinent, bet on the life of the next unconscious who will venture on their territories. Between evil and good, no one knows which one came first. One does not live without the other, just as the hero does not exist without his antipode. It is up to the man to decide on which side of the edge he will set foot. Will you choose vice to hope? Darkness to light?
