Geoffrey JD Payne was born in Warwick, New York and later raised in the artistic seaside community of Rockport, Massachusetts. At the age of 16, Payne attended a workshop in upstate NY to begin his training. There, he was scouted and went on to a mentorship for 3 years in musical theater. At age 19, Payne was encouraged to branch out into New York City. After receiving a scholarship, he attended the Weist Barron School for TV & Film. In 2006, Payne began his immersive training at the prestigious Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Upon graduation in 2008, Geoffrey appeared in several Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway theater productions. Some credits include; "Choose Your Grown Adventure", "This is Our Youth," "Books On Tape," and "Humans Anonymous". At that time, Geoffrey co-founded The Altruistic Theater Company. Since 2016, Payne acted in a short film written by the Oscar winning writer Nicolas Giacobone and director Miguel J. Soliman entitled "Desde El Principio" ("Birdman or The unexpected Virtue of Ignorance" & "The Revenant"). Other short film credits include "The Quiet" and "Boys & Toys". Geoffrey's focusing his efforts on his current work entitled "Headway".
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Waiter (uncredited))
Across the Universe
(Protestor (uncredited))
Spinning Into Butter
(Student (uncredited))
Prayer to a Vengeful God
(Uniform Cop 1)
Headway
(Dylan Prescott)
Desde el principio
(Jimmy)
Boys & Toys
(Finance Bro)
The Quiet
(Soldier #1)
Bull
(Stockbroker)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
(Military Officer)
The Plot Against America
(Beer Hall Patron (uncredited))
Divorce
(Parent (uncredited))
Billions
(Audience Attendee (uncredited))