Waylon Payne
Biography
Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. Payne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of guitarist Jody Payne and Grammy Award-winning country singer Sammi Smith. His father became a longtime picker for Willie Nelson; his mother toured with Waylon Jennings. Payne is named for Jennings, who is his godfather.
Movie Appearances

Walk the Line
as Jerry Lee Lewis
2005

Crazy
as Hank Garland
2008

A Nashville Wish
as Martin Randall
2024

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self
2006

The Identical
as Tony Nash
2014

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
as Self
2023

Turnabout
as Perry Hayes
2016

Hindsight
as Ron
2008

Road to Nowhere
as Bruno Brotherton
2010

Ghost Image
as Wade
2007

Waiting for the Miracle to Come
as Shooter Jones
2019
Kingshighway
as Sean
2010

DKNY Road Stories
2004


