Carl Anthony Payne II

Acting

Carl Anthony Payne II

Born 1969-05-24 · Clinton, South Carolina, USA

Carl Anthony Payne II (born May 24, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Walter "Cockroach" Bradley on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom Martin, Carl on the sitcom Rock Me Baby, Curtis on the sitcom George Lopez (2002–2003), and as Myles Wilson on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan.

Acting credits

The Last Dragon poster
6.5

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

The Last Dragon

1985

House Party poster
5.6

Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the roofs over their heads—and freshly fired from their low-lift jobs as house cleaners—the pair needs a huge windfall to make their problems go away. In a ‘what the hell?’ move, they decide to host the party of the year at an exclusive mansion, the site of their last cleaning job, which just happens to belong to none other than LeBron James. No permission? No problem. What could go wrong?

House Party

2023

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds poster
5.2

The monsters have made it into a small neighboring town in the middle of nowhere and the locals have to band with the survivors of the bar slaughter to figure out how to make it.

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds

2008

Overnight Delivery poster
5.6

A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful, so he sends her a letter, but then finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until the package has been delivered.

Overnight Delivery

1998

Black & Privileged: Volume 1 poster
3.5

When low-income families move into a thriving black community in Chicago, they find themselves at odds with politicians to maintain their status.

Black & Privileged: Volume 1

2019

Feast III: The Happy Finish poster
4.7

The survivors are saved by the mysterious prophet who seemingly has the ability to control the beasts. Along the way they get help from a karate expert.

Feast III: The Happy Finish

2009

The Breaks poster
6.5

Derrick, a racially-confused Irishman raised in the hood by a black family is having the worst day ever. Determined to prove to his fed-up mother and would-be girlfriend that he's not a screw-up, he sets out to do one thing right (get some milk) and even that proves to be a challenge! Hilarious encounters with racist red-neck cops, local gangsters and 'flamboyant' pawn shop owners ensue, and along the way Derek shows that he can actually do things for others and maybe even get his own life together.

The Breaks

1999

Black & White poster
5.4

Chris O'Brien, devote Catholic and rookie cop with LAPD, is assigned to partner with the hard-edged, street-smart Nora Hugosian. A serial killer is loose, and all the victims are low-life guys whom Nora has dealt with. So, when the tire tracks of a police car are found at a murder scene, she's the prime suspect of internal affairs investigator Simon Hertzel...

Black & White

1999

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story poster
7.0

This is the story of Morris Dees, a civil rights lawyer, who's being threatened, so he has to have an armed bodyguard.

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

1991

My First Love poster
9.0

A couple's marital problems reach its peak of conflict when the man becomes distracted with a constant need to check his phone and social media notifications.

My First Love

2015

War Dawgz poster
6.0

Foreign invaders strike Los Angeles, turning a neighborhood into ground zero for survival.

War Dawgz

2025

Ed poster
4.1

Jack Cooper could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be the team mascot, but was promoted to third base when the owners realized he had a talent for baseball. As Jack struggles to get used to his new surroundings, Ed helps him regain his confidence on and off the field.

Ed

1996

Martin: The Reunion poster
9.0

This special takes a look at the show's origin and evolution, through interviews with the cast and original directors, featuring special musical performances, as well as behind the scenes commentary on Martin’s impact.

Martin: The Reunion

2022

Zulu Wedding poster
2.0

Lu left South Africa and her Zulu-Sotho heritage behind to become a dancer in America, and when she falls in love with Tex, she knows he’s the man to marry. But when she brings Tex home to meet her family, she discovers she’s been promised since birth to a Zulu king. Caught between two men, two families, and two countries, Lou has to come to terms with who she is so she can fight for what she wants.

Zulu Wedding

2019

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story poster
7.6

TLC's humble beginnings in Atlanta quickly led to an unprecedented rise to fame in the 1990's as one of the world's most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female groups of all time. Through very public and high profile success, turmoil and tragedy, TLC left an indelible stamp of female empowerment that changed the face of the music industry forever.

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

2013

Clunkers poster
NR

When an injury crushes Ritchie's dreams of playing Major League baseball, he is forced to join a dubious team of used car salesmen. With a drunk receptionist and a not-so-handy mechanic, you'll get more than you bargained for.

Clunkers

2015

Marry Us for Christmas poster
5.3

In the sequel to the popular UP Original Movie Marry Me For Christmas, it's a year after Marci and Blair declared their love for each other and decided to tie the knot. But as the big day approaches, Marci is so consumed with work that she hasn't had time to plan her wedding. To make matters worse, she may have to team up with former assistant/fake fiancé Adam to win a project she's been vying for - a little tidbit she hasn't shared with Blair. But Blair, as it turns out, has a secret of his own. Thanks to years of doing pro bono work for financially-strapped clients, he quickly is running out of cash and might have to accept an offer to work for his longtime nemesis, Marci's manipulative cousin Preston. Meanwhile, Marci's mother Stephanie is making some rather bold moves of her own with her sexy salsa teacher, Antonio, who's more than a little smitten with her - and about 20 years her junior. Will there be a wedding for Christmas? Better yet - whose wedding will it be?

Marry Us for Christmas

2014

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston poster
5.8

Dramatic recounting of the true story of Bostonians Charles and Carol Stuart and the events before and after October 23, 1989, the night of the latter's murder, supposedly, as the husband related to police, by a young black man out to rob them while they were spending a night on the town.

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston

1990

Love Me or Leave Me poster
NR

In the tradition of the critically acclaimed gospel plays sweeping the nation, comes one of the most powerful and entertaining productions to date, an inspirational musical stage play that will evoke an array of emotions. Cynthia Wyatt abandons her fraternal twin infants as a troubled teen, leaving her own mother Annie Ruth Wyatt to raise the children. Now it’s 25 years later and one of the twins, Josephine Wyatt, is an attorney at Barnes & Barnes Law firm and engaged to the man of her dreams, Justin. Cynthia then returns to the scene to reclaim her place in her children’s lives. Will she be accepted? Will we discover her reasons for leaving years ago?

Love Me or Leave Me

2010

The Grove poster
4.1

When Terrance, a Black Ops soldier, goes under an experiment to create a better life for him and his fiancée Alice, his homecoming turns tragic when he stops taking medication, descending into feral madness.

The Grove

2025

For Richer or Poorer poster
NR

When breadwinner Aubrey loses his six-figure job and roles are reversed, a tight-knit group steps up to help keep their friends’ marriage together.

For Richer or Poorer

2012

He's Mine Not Yours poster
6.5

Kent is ready to put his playboy past behind him and marry the girl he loves- but first, he has to prove he's changed his ways for good.

He's Mine Not Yours

2011

There's a Stranger in My House poster
3.0

Did you ever think you knew someone, only to find out everything you believed was dead wrong? Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill), Clifton Powell (Norbit), Tamika Scott (Meet the Browns), Angell Conwell (Soul Plane) and R&B singer Sam Salter star in this compelling musical comedy/drama about a naive young woman who's duped by her smooth-talking new boss. Performed in front of a live audience, There's a Stranger in My House will win you over with love, laughter, truth and song!

There's a Stranger in My House

2009

Make Time 4 Love poster
NR

After suffering through an emotional and traumatic heartbreak, a successful and career driven woman decides to never allow love to enter her life again. Just when she has decided to devote her entire existence to her career leaving no room for love, her ex fiancée (the one who broke her heart) comes back into her life the same day she meets someone who shows her that a new love just might be the best love. Will she choose passion, chemistry, and history over the simple chance at a new love? Stay tuned.

Make Time 4 Love

2016

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