Waylon Payne

Biography

Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. Payne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of guitarist Jody Payne and Grammy Award-winning country singer Sammi Smith. His father became a longtime picker for Willie Nelson; his mother toured with Waylon Jennings. Payne is named for Jennings, who is his godfather.

Known For

Walk the Line
Walk the Line
Crazy
Crazy
A Nashville Wish
A Nashville Wish
The Identical
The Identical
Turnabout
Turnabout
Hindsight
Hindsight
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
Waiting for the Miracle to Come

Filmography

2024 A Nashville Wish
as Martin Randall
2023 Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
as Self
2019 Waiting for the Miracle to Come
as Shooter Jones
2016 Turnabout
as Perry Hayes
2014 The Identical
as Tony Nash
2014 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Hank
2010 Road to Nowhere
as Bruno Brotherton
2010 Kingshighway
as Sean
2008 Crazy
as Hank Garland
2008 Hindsight
as Ron
2007 Ghost Image
as Wade
2006 Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self
2005 Walk the Line
as Jerry Lee Lewis
2005 Wanted
as Steven
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Brady Somers