Actor
Allen Payne is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as C.J. Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne television series as well as his portrayal of a druglord sidekick opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film New Jack City.

Payne's first exposure on television was in 1990 on the sitcom The Cosby Show. During two seasons, he made several appearances portraying the character Lance Rodman. He also appeared as Marcus Stokes in an episode during season two of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. He also made a guest appearance on Malcolm & Eddie as Preston.

Payne has appeared in many films, including a role with Jada Pinkett Smith in Jason's Lyric. He also played a leading role in the Nelson George produced (and Chris Rock-written) CB4 (Cell Block 4) as "Dead Mike" - which was a hip hop parody that also starred Chris Rock, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Shaquille O'Neal, Flavor Flav and Eazy-E. He also appeared in New Jack City, Vampire in Brooklyn and Double Platinum. He has also studied dance.

Beginning in 2006, he starred on Tyler Perry's House of Payne. He also appeared in a Stacy Lattisaw video I'm Not The Same Girl.

Character
Charmaine Brown's boyfriend.