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Dan Payne

Dan Payne

Actor · Born August 4, 1972 (54) · Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Payne (born August 4, 1972) is a Canadian actor best known for playing the role of John in the television series Alice, I Think. Among his numerous television appearances was in an advertisement for Speakeasy from Esat Digifone, an Irish mobile phone operator now owned by O2. He also played the part of the Kull Warriors in Stargate SG-1, and the Wraith king in the Stargate Atlantis episode Sateda. Recently, Payne appeared as Nathan Davidson, a married, sexually-repressed father in Mulligans, and also as Dollar Bill in Watchmen. He is currently in development on a new television series entitled "Pucked" to be launched on the web. He is playing the lead role of Andy Zirkor. An internet campaign to promote the series has been started with an Andy Zirkor facebook page where fans can interact and be a part of Andy's world. Dan is also starring as "Divine" in a the web based television series Divine: The Series. The Vancouver, BC, Canada based project is set to be released in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Payne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 4, 1972 (54)
From
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
79 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 11% in 30 days

What are Dan Payne's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Morality
20%
Self
17%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 7 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 26 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 17 · Charged 13 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 23 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 23
Ally
5 of 23
Shadow
4 of 23
Mentor
3 of 23
Herald
2 of 23
Trickster
1 of 23
Threshold guardian
1 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
13
Joyful
14
Hopeful
13
Romantic
8
Other
39

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dan Payne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 79 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Payne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 79 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures(2026)

    as Adam Wright

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Chicken Sisters(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gruster

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Lies and Ex Wives: Secrets on Maple Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Pete Walker

  • A Family Nightmare: Secrets on Maple Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Pete Walker

  • How to Fall in Love by Christmas(2023)

    as Jack Paxton

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marrow Sucker

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Christmas at the Chalet(2023)

    as Charles Hammond

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Fourth Down and Love(2023)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Must Love Christmas(2022)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Christmas on Candy Cane Lane(2022)

    as Rob

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Scented with Love(2022)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Corrective Measures(2022)

    as Payback

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Family Law(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Bridger

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Journey of My Heart(2021)

    as Davis Bell

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Descendants: The Royal Wedding(2021)

    as Beast (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Framed by My Husband(2021)

    as Rick Lowe

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Panda vs. Aliens(2021)

    as Bruno (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mr. James Is Dead. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mr. James

  • The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Harris LaRue

  • Christmas She Wrote(2020)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Aliens Stole My Body(2020)

    as Grakker

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • MatchMaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance(2020)

    as Ethan Plume

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Sonic the Hedgehog(2020)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Descendants 3(2019)

    as Beast

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Til Ex Do Us Part(2018)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Richard

  • The Steam Engines of Oz(2018)

    as Blackburn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Aliens Ate My Homework(2018)

    as Grakker

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Christmas Getaway(2017)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Show(2017)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Descendants 2(2017)

    as Beast

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Residue(2017)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Everything, Everything(2017)

    as Joe Bright

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Devil in the Dark(2017)

    as Clint

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mech-X4(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Traeger

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Travelers(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Tall Man #4

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek Beyond(2016)

    as Wadjet

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stranger in the House(2016)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Warcraft(2016)

    Stunts · as Clansmen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Time to Dance(2016)

    as John Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cradle of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Peter Vaughn

  • Dying to Be Loved(2016)

    as Connor Hodges

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • All Yours(2016)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Legends of Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Obsidian

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Descendants(2015)

    as Beast

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Buried Secrets(2014)

    as Det. Barry Trent

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2015)

    as Torrance Rideout

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • iZombie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlton Clerg

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Good Witch(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Dover

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Shay Lamden

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • No Clue(2013)

    as Church

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Hunters(2013)

    as Carter Flynn

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Leap 4 Your Life(2013)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Christmas Miracle(2012)

    as Joseph Wellls

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Story 2(2012)

    as Ensign Payne

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Last Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dad

  • The Cabin in the Woods(2011)

    as Matthew Buckner

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Awakening(2012)

    as Lycan 2

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hiding(2012)

    as Noah Carter

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Primeval: New World(2012)

    Show as Major Douglas

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivo

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Divine: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Grunyan

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • A Family Thanksgiving(2010)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Big Yellow · as Green-Eyed Wolf · as Officer Griggs · as Tall Businessman · as The Golem · as Wraith

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Tower Prep(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Coach

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Takedown(2010)

    as Pollard

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Icarus(2010)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Foster Larouche

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Driven to Kill(2009)

    as Sergei

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Under the Hood(2009)

    as Dollar Bill

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Watchmen(2009)

    as Dollar Bill

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Lives of Second Wives(2008)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mulligans(2008)

    as Nathan Davidson

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Auburn Hills Breakdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dan

  • Tin Man(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Longcoat Leader

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Taming Tammy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bill

  • Will of the Wisp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Husband

  • John Tucker Must Die(2006)

    as Skip #6

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • LovecraCked! The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mark (segment "BugBoy")

  • Alice, I Think (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Truth(2006)

    as Rick Moore

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Sarver / Abner

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz(2005)

    as Weatherman

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Ellison

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lt. Reed · as Wraith Warrior

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Like Me(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Snow Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Polar Bear Prince / Polar Bear Puppeteer

  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002)

    as Handsome Executive

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Cover Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Uniformed Cop

  • Crank Yankers(2002)

    Show as Puppeteer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lexcorp Airport Security

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • MythQuest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Osiris

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · as Anubis' Ashrak · as Jaffa Commander · as Kull Warrior · as Kull Warrior (Uncredited) · as Staff Sergeant Allan · as Vala in Kull armor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Everything, Everything (2017)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19972026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting90 of 91: 89 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew2 of 91: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s44 · 44 acting · 1 crew2020s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 7% of 29 roles
021217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dan Payne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 55; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 79 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 79 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Aliens Stole My Body (2020)

98th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dan Payne's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Dan Payne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Payne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kiefer O'Reilly shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles