Carl Anthony Payne II

• Name — Carl Anthony Payne II • Other Names — Carl Payne • Born — 24 May 1969 • Birthplace — Clinton, South Carolina, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1985–present

Payne was born in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York. He studied acting at the First All Children's Theater, an off-Broadway repertory theatre company. He graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York and Howard University.

Carl Payne is known for his role as Cole Brown on the Fox sitcom Martin and his recurring role as Theo Huxtable's best friend Cockroach on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. Payne played Reynaldo St. James on the BET series The Game. He directed and produced music videos, web series and short films, all while continuing to tour the country as a stand-up comic. He even starred in the series For Richer or For Poorer, whose stars were LeToya Luckett and Rockmond Dunbar. Payne also played an FBI agent, turned FCC field agent, on The Rickey Smiley Show.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1986–1987 — The Cosby Show — Walter "Cockroach" Bradley — Recurring cast: seasons 2–4 • 1988 — Hothouse — Mike Torres — Episode: "The Good Family" • 1989 — CBS Schoolbreak Special — Danny — Episode: "A Matter of Conscience" • 1990 — Thirtysomething — Student #1 — Episode: "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?" • Hull High — Hull High Devil Rapper — Main cast • 1991 — You Take the Kids — Spunk — Episode: "Fishes Are Like Sisters... You Can't Flush Them Without Feeling Guilty" • Quantum Leap — Clinton Leveret — Episode: "A Single Drop of Rain" • True Colors — Wishbone — Recurring cast: season 2 • 1992–1997 — Martin — Cole Brown — Main cast • 1996 — Soul Train — Himself/Guest Host — Episode: "Deborah Cox/Speech/Somethin' for the People" • 1999 — G vs E — Intern — Episode: "Evilator" • Jack & Jill — Hull High Devil Rapper — Episode: "The Awful Truth" & "Welcome to the Working Week" • 2000 — The Hughleys — Ernest — Episode: "Darryl's Victory Tour" • 2002–2003 — George Lopez — Curtis — Recurring cast: season 2 • 2003–2004 — Rock Me Baby — Carl — Main cast • 2004 — NYPD Blue — Lucas Benchley — Episode: "Bale Out" • 2006 — The Evidence — Anthony Bishop — Recurring cast • 2007 — Girlfriends — Ray — Episode: "Time to Man Up" • 2009 — Nite Tales: The Series — Dirk — Episode: "Black Widow" • 2011 — Clunkers — Ritchie — Main cast • 2012 — The Game — Reynaldo Saint James — Recurring cast: season 5 • 2012–2013 — For Richer or Poorer — Deshaun — Main cast • 2014 — According to Him + Her — Himself — Episode: "Dating 101" • One Love — Luke Winters — Main cast • 2015 — Make Time 4 Love — Eric Turner — Episode: "Make Time 4 Love Ep. 1" • 2017 — Mann & Wife — Mr. Wright — Episode: "Take Me to the Mann" & "Pressured by the Mann" • 2018 — Detroiters — Himself — Episode: "Little Caesars" • 2018–2019 — Step Up — Reggie Baker — Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 • 2018–2020 — 5th Ward The Series — Councilman Kendrick Davis — Main cast • 2019 — Last Call — Todd Wool — Main cast • 2020 — Insecure — - — Episode: "Lowkey Feelin' Myself" • 2020–2025 — Tyler Perry's Young Dylan — Myles Wilson — Main cast • 2022 — Single Drunk Female — George — Episode: "James" • Kid's Crew — Sandman — Recurring cast

• Whodini - "Growing Up" (1986) • Bobby Brown - "Girl Next Door" (1987) • History in The Making - "Walk Away" (2011)