Allen Payne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Allen Payne (born July 7, 1968) is an American film and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Payne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

CB4 (1993)

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tamra Davis
CAST:  Chris Rock  •  Allen Payne  •  Phil Hartman  •  Charlie Murphy

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tamra Davis
CAST:  Chris Rock  •  Allen Payne  •  Phil Hartman  •  Charlie Murphy

Commitments (2001)

This romance story focuses on Fox Giovanni (V.Dillard) who is a hardworking; overly competitive stockbroker who thinks money is the most important thing in life. Her health suffers from that and she ends up having to take time off and spend time away from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Mayes
CAST:  Victoria Dillard  •  Michael Greene  •  Allen Payne  •  Fredro Starr

This romance story focuses on Fox Giovanni (V.Dillard) who is a hardworking; overly competitive stockbroker who thinks money is the most important thing in life. Her health suffers from that and she ends up having to take time off and spend time away from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Mayes
CAST:  Victoria Dillard  •  Michael Greene  •  Allen Payne  •  Fredro Starr

Crossover (2006)

The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive with fast-paced razzle-dazzle basketball. These players don't play for a school or a pro team. They play for the street and it's underground...way underground.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston A. Whitmore II
CAST:  Anthony Mackie  •  Marcello Thedford  •  Allen Payne  •  Wesley Jonathan

The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive with fast-paced razzle-dazzle basketball. These players don't play for a school or a pro team. They play for the street and it's underground...way underground.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston A. Whitmore II
CAST:  Anthony Mackie  •  Marcello Thedford  •  Allen Payne  •  Wesley Jonathan

Jason's Lyric (1994)

ViolentDarkDramaticHeartbreaking

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug McHenry
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Bokeem Woodbine  •  Eddie Griffin

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug McHenry
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Bokeem Woodbine  •  Eddie Griffin

New Jack City (1991)

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Van Peebles
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Ice-T  •  Allen Payne  •  Chris Rock

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Van Peebles
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Ice-T  •  Allen Payne  •  Chris Rock

The Perfect Storm (2000)

IntenseInspiring

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Mark Wahlberg  •  Diane Lane  •  John C. Reilly

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Mark Wahlberg  •  Diane Lane  •  John C. Reilly

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — Rita meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her. When Rita begins suffering from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Eddie Murphy  •  Angela Bassett  •  Allen Payne  •  Kadeem Hardison

Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — Rita meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her. When Rita begins suffering from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Eddie Murphy  •  Angela Bassett  •  Allen Payne  •  Kadeem Hardison

Double Platinum (1999)

The story of a mother driven to reach the heights of superstardom at the cost of abandoning her only child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Allan Ackerman
CAST:  Diana Ross  •  Brandy  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Allen Payne

The story of a mother driven to reach the heights of superstardom at the cost of abandoning her only child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Allan Ackerman
CAST:  Diana Ross  •  Brandy  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Allen Payne

Rooftops (1989)

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Jason Gedrick  •  Troy Byer  •  Eddie Velez  •  Tisha Campbell

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Jason Gedrick  •  Troy Byer  •  Eddie Velez  •  Tisha Campbell

Men Cry in the Dark (2003)

The future has never looked better for Derrick Reed. Bachelorhood is great, he has a group of guys he can really call friends, and he's the publisher of a magazine that he named after his philosophy of life, Happily Single. Little does Derrick know, appearing on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Je'Caryous Johnson
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Rhona Bennett  •  Richard Roundtree

The future has never looked better for Derrick Reed. Bachelorhood is great, he has a group of guys he can really call friends, and he's the publisher of a magazine that he named after his philosophy of life, Happily Single. Little does Derrick know, appearing on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Je'Caryous Johnson
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Rhona Bennett  •  Richard Roundtree

Playas Ball (2007)

Professional basketball player Cedric Tinsley (Allen Payne) is on the verge of signing a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal when a woman he's never met (Elise Neal) fingers him as the father of her child. Now, with his personal and professional life on the line, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Harper
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Elise Neal  •  Treach  •  Chelsi Smith

Professional basketball player Cedric Tinsley (Allen Payne) is on the verge of signing a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal when a woman he's never met (Elise Neal) fingers him as the father of her child. Now, with his personal and professional life on the line, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Harper
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Elise Neal  •  Treach  •  Chelsi Smith

30 Years to Life (2001)

First of all, the title does not refer to someone sentenced to jail. It is a movie about 6 lifetime friends who are all hitting the big `3-0' together during the same year. Each one looks inside themselves to see where has my life gone and what am I going to do ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vanessa Middleton
CAST:  Erika Alexander  •  Melissa De Sousa  •  Tracy Morgan  •  Paula Jai Parker

First of all, the title does not refer to someone sentenced to jail. It is a movie about 6 lifetime friends who are all hitting the big `3-0' together during the same year. Each one looks inside themselves to see where has my life gone and what am I going to do ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vanessa Middleton
CAST:  Erika Alexander  •  Melissa De Sousa  •  Tracy Morgan  •  Paula Jai Parker

Blue Hill Avenue (2001)

A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Ross Jr.
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Angelle Brooks  •  Michael Taliferro  •  William L. Johnson

A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Ross Jr.
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Angelle Brooks  •  Michael Taliferro  •  William L. Johnson

A Price Above Rubies (1998)

About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of the woman wanting something more out of her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boaz Yakin
CAST:  Renée Zellweger  •  Julianna Margulies  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Allen Payne

About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of the woman wanting something more out of her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boaz Yakin
CAST:  Renée Zellweger  •  Julianna Margulies  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Allen Payne

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

InspiringDramaticUpliftingAction-packed

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Allen Payne  •  Malcolm-Jamal Warner  •  Courtney B. Vance

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Allen Payne  •  Malcolm-Jamal Warner  •  Courtney B. Vance

The Walking Dead (1995)

Five young marines on a suicide mission in Vietnam, struggle for survival in a jungle minefield. The mean streets of home did not prepare them for this.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston A. Whitmore II
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Eddie Griffin  •  Joe Morton  •  Vonte Sweet

Five young marines on a suicide mission in Vietnam, struggle for survival in a jungle minefield. The mean streets of home did not prepare them for this.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston A. Whitmore II
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Eddie Griffin  •  Joe Morton  •  Vonte Sweet

California Love (2021)

Leon Watkins runs a community helpline in South Central LA, where anyone in need of help is welcome. One of his most frequent visitors is local gang leader, John Wesley Hunter, otherwise known as “Joker” to the streets. After a day of hustling and almost losing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston A. Whitmore II
CAST:  Christa B. Allen  •  Allen Payne  •  Robert Ri'chard  •  Draya Michele

Leon Watkins runs a community helpline in South Central LA, where anyone in need of help is welcome. One of his most frequent visitors is local gang leader, John Wesley Hunter, otherwise known as “Joker” to the streets. After a day of hustling and almost losing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston A. Whitmore II
CAST:  Christa B. Allen  •  Allen Payne  •  Robert Ri'chard  •  Draya Michele