
Acting
Carl Anthony Payne II
Born
1969-05-24 (57)
Place of birth
Clinton, South Carolina, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
55 titles
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.
Known for
7.3A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
Girlfriends
2000
8.0Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Quantum Leap
1989
7.0The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
The Cosby Show
1984
6.3Based on the Mattel's party game, two teams of three players will compete against each other, trying to guess the correct word or phrase represented by the drawings of their fellow teammates.
Pictionary
2022
7.5Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
Martin
1992
7.2Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
Insecure
2016
Film credits
2020s · 6 titles
5.6Aspiring 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
4.0When 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
6.0Foreign invaders strike Los Angeles, turning a neighborhood into ground zero for survival.
War Dawgz
2025
9.0This 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
NRAfter being thrust into single parenthood, Manny's life spirals into darkness, feeling the guilt of decisions he feels were the difference between life and death. He must find a way to live again and love again or lose himself forever.
A Heart That Forgives 2: The Battle Within
2024
6.4Newlywed couple Jay and Monica struggle to decide which set of in-laws they should join for their first Christmas. They eventually decide against picking one family over the other. Little do they know, their decision is made for them when their families show up unannounced.
Christmas Dilemma
2020
2010s · 19 titles
6.0Follow two foster brothers that choose separate paths. Malcolm follows his father's footsteps and begins pastoring a small church while Silk follows a path of darkness attempting redemption at his own convenience.
A Heart That Forgives
2016
6.5Kent 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
5.3In 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
10.0From the outside looking in, Reggie Brooks is just an average guy working as a fitness trainer in a neighborhood gym. His good looks have always worked to his benefit overshadowing the fact that he lives paycheck to paycheck struggling to make ends meet. After being notified that he has come into a lump sum of money years after his parents perished in the tragedy of 9/11, Reggie decides that it's best to keep his new multi-millionaire status under wraps. The only person who knows the truth about his bank account is Reggie's childhood friend Blake Montgomery. Tired of hearing his best friend whine about meeting a good woman, Blake and his fun loving wife Piper challenge Reggie to go on a dating blitz in an attempt to find a wife in 30 days or less.
What Would You Do for Love
2013
NRIn 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
NRThe Wright sisters have made a solemn pact never to let a man stop them from achieving their dreams, but that's easier said than done! Diane's (Nadine Ellis) new interior design business leaves no room for her husband and their dreams a having a baby. A shot at fame for solid gold diva Miki (Kiki Haynes) may have her new boyfriend, Jeremy, walking off stage. And heartbreak won't stop Sky (Kelly Jenerette) from becoming an author, but she just might be writing love out of her life for good. Also starring D.B. Woodside, Carl Payne, Brad James and Ronreaco Lee, this story of three strong women walks the path between following your passion and learning to Love the One You're With.
Love the One You're With
2014
NRWhen 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
NRWhen 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
NRAfter 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
NRDiana Malone decides to look for love based on Zodiac astrology compatibility.
Zodiac Sign
2015
2.0Lu 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
9.0A 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
7.5A Christmas-hating author is taken by fate on a ride outside of his comfort zone and back to a place where he will face his fears, find his fate, and ultimately discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Everyday But Christmas
2019
3.5Sabrina, a successful divorced attorney must juggle her family and guests during Christmas dinner when her daughter, Leslie, surprisingly brings home her new fiance, Juan, and also invites her father, Glen, Sabrina's ex-husband.
One Crazy Christmas
2018
3.5When 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
10.0Gabrielle is a successful attorney, married to an adoring husband and mother to a beautiful college age daughter. Yet Gabrielle is haunted by a ghost of her past. Her life unravels when she prosecutes a man who could possibly be her son.
Conflict of Interest
2017
7.7TLC'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
6.0The Dark Sorcerer lives in a world where magic is illegal and goblins and demons rule the land.
The Dark Sorcerer
2013
8.7The Truth can hurt sometimes...but not even death can keep a secret.
Misguided Behavior
2018
2000s · 4 titles
5.2The 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
4.7The 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
3.0Did 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
8.0A college friendship turns romantic, resulting in a swirl of black and white, love and friendship, and hilarious comedy.
Swirl
2003
1990s · 6 titles
5.6A 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
4.1Jack 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
6.5Derrick, 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
5.4Chris 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
7.0This 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
5.8Dramatic 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
Undated · 1 titles
Series credits
7.3A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
Girlfriends
2000
8.0Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Quantum Leap
1989
7.0The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
The Cosby Show
1984
6.3Based on the Mattel's party game, two teams of three players will compete against each other, trying to guess the correct word or phrase represented by the drawings of their fellow teammates.
Pictionary
2022
7.5Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
Martin
1992
7.2Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
Insecure
2016
6.8The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as Yvonne, his hard-working wife, who move their family from the inner city to suburban Los Angeles.
The Hughleys
1998
6.1A public flame-out at a New York media company forces 20-something alcoholic Samantha Fink to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time: moving back home with her overbearing mother, Carol. Back in Greater Boston, Samantha restarts her life, working at the local grocery store while surrounded by all of the triggers that made her drink in the first place.
Single Drunk Female
2022
7.5George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a miserable, dysfunctional childhood at the hands of his neglectful alcoholic mother Benny.
George Lopez
2002
7.6A lighthearted romantic comedy about post-collegiate life, love and career in New York City.
Jack & Jill
1999
7.7Young Dylan’s grandmother decides to send him to live indefinitely with her affluent son’s family. The Wilson family household is soon turned upside down as lifestyles clash between aspiring hip hop star and his straight-laced cousins.
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2020
9.8Rock Me Baby is an American television series set in Denver, Colorado. It is a comedy / drama that debuted on September 15, 2003 on UPN. Rock Me Baby stars actor and comedian Dan Cortese as Jimmy Cox, co-host of a popular Denver radio show with his best friend, Carl, played by Carl Anthony Payne II. Bianca Kajlich plays Beth Cox, Jimmy's wife, and the two have a baby named Otis. Tammy Townsend plays Beth's best friend, Pamela, who is obsessed with the glamorous life.
Rock Me Baby
2003
7.5A medical drama set in a New England psychiatric clinic includes father-and-son discord between the head of the facility and its business manager.
Hothouse
1988
6.5Hull High is an American musical teen drama series which aired on the NBC television network in 1990. The series was created and executive produced by Gil Grant.
Hull High
1990
7.35th Ward 5th Ward; is a fresh episodic series that captures the gamut of problems that plague inner city communities in an enlightening entertaining, and fast paced way. Fifth Ward is a historic black neighborhood located in Houston, Texas. Similar to Brooklyn in New York City or Compton in Los Angeles, Fifth Ward is a neighborhood in the midst of a dramatic cultural change. Created by Houston filmmaker Greg Carter, episodes tackle today’s relevant social, economic and political issues through the eyes of three generations of the Kennedys, an extended black family living in the neighborhood since the 1950′s.
5th Ward
2018
NRAn oddball team of quirky security guards navigates the frenzied backlot of a big Hollywood studio, managing out-of-control actors, rebellious crew, and their own spectacularly messy personal lives.
Lot Patrol
2026


