Ravager Cast - Bruce Payne

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BRUCE PAYNE (Cooper) first came to the public's attention as the violent, silk-smooth terrorist pitted against airline security expert Wesley Snipes in Warner Bros.' 1992 action thriller "Passenger 57." Although that role marked an important upturn in Payne's career and celebrity, it was simply another, albeit significant, motion picture credit for the English actor, who made his film debut in "Privates on Parade" with John Cleese in 1983. Payne was raised and theatrically trained in England. There he appeared both on stage and in critically acclaimed television productions, including a starring role in the BBC's biography of "Oscar Wilde," as well as "Smart Money," "The Bell Run," "Miss Marple" and others. After "Privates on Parade," he had roles in the 1984 release "Oxford Blues," in "Nemesis" (with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple), in Mel Brooks' madcap comedy "Solarbabies," and in Julien Temple's stylish film "Absolute Beginners," all released in 1986. Payne has also appeared on American television, notably in Latino director Luis Valdez' epic production of "The Cisco Kid" for Turner Network Television.

In 1989 he had a key supporting role in the Denzel Washington-starrer "For Queen and Country"; in 1990 in "Silence Like Glass"; and in 1991 in "Pyrates" and Blake Edwards' "Switch," starring Perry King, Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits. Most recently he starred in the feature films "Nightwatch" and "Necronomicon," as well as the HBO feature "Full Eclipse."