Waylon Payne
Biography
Waylon Payne was born on April 5, 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA as Waylon Malloy Payne. He is an actor, known for Walk the Line (2005), Crazy (2008) and Hindsight (2008).
54years old
Turns 55 on April 5in 174 days
- Born Nashville
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Waylon Malloy Payne
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 13 years2005 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018Waiting for the Miracle to ComeIMDb rating 4.3
- 2014The IdenticalIMDb rating 5.3
- 2005Walk the LineIMDb rating 7.8
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Behind the award
Payne played Jerry Lee Lewis in Walk the Line and did all his own singing, which let him share in the film soundtrack's Grammy Award win.
A change of course
Payne's music industry career started to come together in Los Angeles clubs. At the King King Club in Hollywood he was part of the Eastbound and Down country night, which drew artists including Lucinda Williams and Dwight Yoakam.
Big break
While performing in New York alongside Willie Nelson and Pat Green, Payne was urged by Green to play his completed album for Green's label, Republic/Universal. The label signed him, and his debut album, The Drifter, came out June 22, 2004.
Behind the camera
Payne wrote Lee Ann Womack's song Solitary Thinkin, which earned her a Grammy nomination in 2010 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
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Worked with
Waylon Payne made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Robert Patrick's page
Charlotte Rampling's page
Joe Pantoliano's page
Seth Green's page
Reese Witherspoon's page
All films by James Mangold
Dustin MarcellinoDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Dustin Marcellino
All films by Lian Lunson
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