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name: "Waylon Payne"
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born: "5 April 1972"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:40.835778+00:00"
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# Waylon Payne

Actor. Born 5 April 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 April 1972, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

## Biography

Waylon Payne is an American actor, singer, songwriter and musician. Born on 5 April 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee, he is the son of guitarist Jody Payne and country singer Sammi Smith, and is named after his godfather Waylon Jennings.

Payne played Jerry Lee Lewis in the 2005 film *Walk the Line*, performing his own vocals on the soundtrack. His other screen credits include the role of Hank Garland in *Crazy* (2008), appearances in *Road to Nowhere* (2010) and *The Identical* (2014), and guest roles in television series such as *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* and *From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Walk the Line* (2005), Fi1m 78, as Jerry Lee Lewis — [page](https://film.one/film/walk-the-line.md)

## Also known for

- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Brady Somers
- *From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series* (2014), Hank
- *The Identical* (2014), Tony Nash
- *Road to Nowhere* (2010), Bruno Brotherton

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