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Carl Anthony Payne II
ACTOR

Carl Anthony Payne II

Known for Quantum Leap · The Cosby Show · Insecure

Carl Anthony Payne II (born May 24, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Walter "Cockroach" Bradley on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom Martin, Carl on the sitcom Rock Me Baby, Curtis on the sitcom George Lopez (2002–2003), and as Myles Wilson on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan.

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Born
May 24, 1969
Birthplace
Clinton, South Carolina, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Carl Anthony Payne II (born May 24, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Walter "Cockroach" Bradley on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom Martin, Carl on the sitcom Rock Me Baby, Curtis on the sitcom George Lopez (2002–2003), and as Myles Wilson on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan.

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Known For

TVQuantum Leap
Quantum LeapClinton Leveret · 1989
★ 8.0
TVThe Cosby Show
The Cosby ShowCockroach · 1984
★ 7.0
TVInsecure
Insecure1 eps · 2016
★ 7.2
TVMartin
MartinCole Brown · 1992
★ 7.5
MOVIEEd
EdStats Jefferson · 1996
★ 4.1
TVGeorge Lopez
George LopezCurtis · 2002
★ 7.5
TVGirlfriends
GirlfriendsRay · 2000
★ 7.3
TVJack & Jill
Jack & JillSteve · 1999
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

The Last DragonKid in Pizza Shop
1985
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in BostonDeWayne
1990
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees StoryMichael Donald
1991
EdStats Jefferson
1996
Overnight DeliveryWheels
1998
Black & WhiteErnie Pitts
1999
The BreaksChris
1999
SwirlBeethoven
2003
Feast II: Sloppy SecondsSlasher
2008
Feast III: The Happy FinishSlasher
2009
There's a Stranger in My HouseBailey
2009
Love Me or Leave MeJoseph Wyatt
2010
He's Mine Not YoursDoug
2011
For Richer or PoorerDeshaun
2012
Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC StoryAntonio 'L.A.' Reid
2013
The Dark SorcererThe Goblin
2013
What Would You Do for LoveStanley
2013
Love the One You're With
2014
Marry Us for ChristmasPreston
2014
ClunkersRitchie
2015
My First LoveDamon
2015
Zodiac SignJonathan
2015
A Heart That ForgivesLevar
2016
Make Time 4 LoveEric Turner
2016
Conflict of InterestMark
2017
Misguided BehaviorBenjamin Fields
2018
Misguided BehaviorDirector
2018
One Crazy ChristmasVincent
2018
Black & Privileged: Volume 1Chuck
2019
Everyday But ChristmasDriver
2019
Zulu WeddingNate
2019
Christmas DilemmaEddie
2020
Martin: The ReunionSelf
2022
House PartySelf
2023
A Heart That Forgives 2: The Battle WithinLevar
2024
The GroveChris
2025
War DawgzVic Valentine
2025
Strange Love
Strange LoveDirector

Television

The Cosby ShowCockroach · 12 eps
1984
HothouseMike Torres · 1 eps
1988
Quantum LeapClinton Leveret · 1 eps
1989
Hull HighHull High Devil Rapper · 8 eps
1990
MartinCole Brown · 132 eps
1992
The HughleysErnest · 1 eps
1998
Jack & JillSteve · 2 eps
1999
GirlfriendsRay · 1 eps
2000
George LopezCurtis · 3 eps
2002
Rock Me BabyCarl · 22 eps
2003
Insecure1 eps
2016
5th WardCouncilman Davis · 12 eps
2018
Tyler Perry's Young DylanMyles Wilson · 14 eps
2020
Tyler Perry's Young DylanDirector
2020
Pictionary4 eps
2022
Single Drunk FemaleGeorge · 1 eps
2022
Lot PatrolVasco · 4 eps
2026

Photos

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