# Dan Payne

Daniel Payne (born August 4, 1972) is a Canadian actor best known for playing the role of John in the television series Alice, I Think.

## Career

In his early 20s, Payne was a professional volleyball player. After his retirement, he was convinced by his brother Josh to move to Australia, where Josh was already living. Dan began his acting career by creating short films with his brother.
Payne then moved to the United Kingdom, where he supported himself playing, in his words, "the big, dumb American" in various British films and TV shows. He moved to Vancouver in 2001.
Payne had numerous roles on the 2002-2005 science fiction series Stargate SG-1, and its 2004-2009 spin-off series Stargate Atlantis, both shot in Vancouver; these included Kull Warriors and an Ashrak assassin on Stargate SG-1, and the Wraith king in the Stargate Atlantis episode "Sateda". Payne appeared as Nathan Davidson, a married, sexually-repressed father in the 2008 film Mulligans, a role of which Payne stated in 2016, "It is still one of my proudest efforts". He also appeared as Dollar Bill in Watchmen (2009).
Payne starred as Cesar Divine in the web based television series Divine:The Series that stretched four episodes.
Payne has starring roles in Hallmark Channel's 2016 movies All Yours, with Nicollette Sheridan and A Time To Dance, with Jennie Garth. Payne also landed a recurring role on Good Witch.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Cover Story | Uniformed Cop | |
| 2006 | Truth | Rick Moore | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | LovecraCked! The Movie | Mark | |
| 2006 | John Tucker Must Die | Skip #6 | |
| 2007 | Will of the Wisp | Husband | Short film |
| 2007 | Unbearable Love | Walter | Short film |
| 2007 | Taming Tammy | Bill | |
| 2008 | Mulligans | Nathan Davidson | |
| 2008 | The Auburn Hills Breakdown | Dan | Short film |
| 2009 | Smile of April | Adrian | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Dollar Bill | |
| 2009 | Under the Hood | Dollar Bill | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Driven to Kill | Sergei | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Icarus | Dave | |
| 2010 | Transparency | Pollard | |
| 2010 | Blood: A Butcher's Tale | Victor | |
| 2011 | Trash | Gary | Short film |
| 2011 | Last Christmas | Dad | Short film |
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Mathew Buckner | |
| 2012 | Hiding | Noah Carter | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | Lycan Creature #2 | |
| 2012 | Christmas Miracle | Joseph Wells | |
| 2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | Ensign Payne | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Charlie | Sally | |
| 2013 | Leap 4 Your Life | Henry | |
| 2013 | No Clue | Church | |
| 2016 | Warcraft | Clansmen | |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Wadjet | |
| 2018 | The Steam Engines of Oz | Blackburn | Voice role |
| 2022 | Corrective Measures | Payback | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Osiris | Episode: "Isis & Osiris: Part 1" |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Handsome Executive | TV movie |
| 2002 | Snow Queen' | Various | TV movie |
| 2002–2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Various | 13 episodes |
| 2003 | A Screwball Homicide | | TV movie |
| 2003 | Another Country | Cop #2 | TV movie |
| 2003 | Just Cause | Chris | Episode: "Lies, Speculation & Deception" |
| 2003 | Smallville | Lexcorp Airport Security | Episodes: "Exodus", "Phoenix" |
| 2004 | Pryor Offenses | Randall | TV movie |
| 2004 | The L Word | Policeman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Wraith Warrior | Episode: "Rising" |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Walter | Episode: "Ashes to Ashes" |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Weatherman | TV movie |
| 2005 | Stargate Atlantis | Lt. Reed | Episode: "Runner" |
| 2006 | Stargate Atlantis | Big Wraith / Super Soldier | Episodes: "Sateda", "Phantoms" |
| 2006 | Saved | Jonathan Locker | Episode: "Who Do You Trust?" |
| 2006 | Whistler | Colin | Episode: "Gathering Clouds" |
| 2006 | Alice, I Think | John MacLeod | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Sanctuary | Monster on TV / Corporate Vampire | Episodes: "1.1", "1.8" |
| 2007 | Tin Man | Longcoat Leader | TV miniseries |
| 2008 | The Triple Eight | Handsome Boyfriend (uncredited) | Episode: "Cat in a Hot Tin Box" |
| 2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Male Wraith (uncredited) | Episode: "Spoils of War" |
| 2008 | Robson Arms | Richard | Episode: "Positivity" |
| 2008 | The Secret Lives of Second Wives | Alex | TV movie |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica | Sean Ellison | Episode: "Daybreak: Part 2" |
| 2009 | Health Nutz | Walter Schultz | TV movie |
| 2010 | Human Target | Foster Larouche | Episode: "Corner Man" |
| 2010 | A Family Thanksgiving | Bill | Hallmark Movie |
| 2010 | Tower Prep | Coach | 7 episodes |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Nick Grunyan | Episode: "Believers" |
| 2011 | Om Inc. | Rash Customer | TV series |
| 2011 | Divine: The Series | Cesar Divine | 4 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series | Various | Recurring role |
| 2013 | The Hunters | Carter Flynn | TV movie |
| 2014 | Supernatural | Abner | Episode: "Road Trip" |
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Captain of the Guard | Episode: "To Catch a Thief" |
| 2015 | Descendants | King Beast | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2015 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries | Torrance | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries |
| 2016 | All Yours | Matthew Walker | Hallmark Movie |
| 2016 | A Time to Dance | John Reynolds | Hallmark Movie |
| 2016 | Good Witch | John Dover/Recurring Role | Hallmark Channel series; season 2 |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Obsidian | Episode: "The Justice Society of America" |
| 2017 | Descendants 2 | King Beast | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2017 | Mech-X4 | Traeger | Season 2 |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Time | Ivo | Episode "Chosen" |
| 2019 | Descendants 3 | King Beast | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2019 | The Flash | Shay Lamden | Episode: "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" |
| 2019 | Gabby Duran & the Unsittables | Bruce | Episode: "It's Christmas, Gabby Duran!" |
| 2020 | Christmas She Wrote | Dan | Hallmark Movie |
| 2020 | Matchmaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance | Ethan Plume | Hallmark Movie |
| 2021 | Framed By My Husband | Rick Lowe | TV movie |
| 2021 | Journey of My Heart | Davis Bell | Hallmark Movie |
| 2022 | Scented with Love | Ted | TV movie |
| 2022 | Christmas on Candy Cane Lane | Rob | TV movie |
| 2023 | Fourth Down and Love | Jimmy Hanson | TV movie |
| 2023 | How To Fall In Love By Christmas | Jack | TV movie |