Martin W Payne

Martin W Payne is an English character and improvisational actor who has performed in Hotel Interactive Entertainment (murder mystery weekends) for over 25 years, and started screen acting for UK Independent and Student Film Makers ten years ago. His first acting work for screen was in August 2014 for Invasion of the Not Quite Dead (2022), since when he has extended his acting filmography to over 100 credits, including work for MJ Dixon, Sam Mason-Bell, and Hill Burton.
Since moving to film acting, Martin has been a leading character in over 30 feature films, with his most recent appearances being in Tales from the Great War (2023) (Ciao Handy), Video Shop Tales of Terror (2023) (TIS Films), Mask of the Devil (2022) (Ash Mountain Films), Monstrous Disunion (2021) (TrashArts/HB Films), I Scream on the Beach! (2020) (TIS Films), Pandamonium (2020) (Mycho Entertainment) and The Last Sex Lies & Depravity (2019) (Wade Radford Presents). Martin's current films in production include Mosaic (2024) (TIS Films) and others.
Martin was born in Barking, London, UK, and generally works in the horror genre (because "it is just so much fun!") and was awarded Best Actor at the 2020 Brighton Rocks International Film Festival for his work in two horror films, Philia (2021) and "Tales From The Grave: Gray Haze" (2020).
== Appearances ==
Film 	Year	Role
Mask of Thorn 	2019	Derek Lovell
Slaypril Fools 82	2019	Dr Pillsburg
PandaMonium 	2020	Phillip Tanterton
Slasher House 3 	 	Terrance Bradley
== Notes ==
*Phillip Tanterton’s home, in PandaMonium, was provided by Martin and is his shortest journey to set.
*Slaypril Fools 82 appears in PandaMonium although Martin was not shown on screen in his other role
*The Haunting of Molly Bannister includes a ‘thanks’ credit for Martin.
*Martin is a member of Equity (UK), the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, the Institute of Leadership and Management, and produces, directs, and writes scripts.
*Martin was guest on MYCast.
== External Links ==
* Martin W. Payne on IMDb
* Martin W. Payne on Twitter
* Martin W. Payne on Facebook
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