Geoffrey J.D. Payne
Actor
Biography
Geoffrey JD Payne was born in Warwick, New York and later raised in the artistic seaside community of Rockport, Massachusetts. At the age of 16, Payne attended a workshop in upstate NY to begin his training. There, he was scouted and went on to a mentorship for 3 years in musical theater.
At age 19, Payne was encouraged to branch out into New York City. After receiving a scholarship, he attended the Weist Barron School for TV & Film. In 2006, Payne began his immersive training at the prestigious Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Upon graduation in 2008, Geoffrey appeared in several Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway theater productions. Some credits include; "Choose Your Grown Adventure", "This is Our Youth," "Books On Tape," and "Humans Anonymous". At that time, Geoffrey co-founded The Altruistic Theater Company.
Since 2016, Payne acted in a short film written by the Oscar winning writer Nicolas Giacobone and director Miguel J. Soliman entitled "Desde El Principio" ("Birdman or The unexpected Virtue of Ignorance" & "The Revenant"). Other short film credits include "The Quiet" and "Boys & Toys".
Geoffrey's focusing his efforts on his current work entitled "Headway".
As Director
Filmography
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Waiter (uncredited) 2013
Across the Universe
as Protester (uncredited) 2007
Spinning Into Butter
as Student (uncredited) 2009
The Quiet
as Soldier #1 2019
Prayer to a Vengeful God
as Uniform Cop 1 2010
Desde el principio
as Jimmy 2017
Headway
as Dylan Prescott TBA