Biography
Allen Payne (born 7 July 1968) is an American actor, also credited as Alan Payne. Born in Harlem, New York City, he made his earliest television appearances in the early 1990s, including as Lance Rodman on The Cosby Show (1984) and in episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990).
On film he played Gerald 'Gee Money' Welles in New Jack City (1991), Euripides/Dead Mike in CB4 (1993), Detective Justice in Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) and Alfred Pierre in The Perfect Storm (2000). He is also known for the role of Clarence 'C.J.' Payne Jr. in the series Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007).
