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Khary Payton
Payton at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con in Michigan on November 16, 2024
Born	(1972-05-16) May 16, 1972 (age 52) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouses	Linda Braddock ​ ​(m. 2001; div. 2009)​ Stacy Reed ​ ​(m. 2010; div. 2019)​
Children	3

Khary Payton (born May 16, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as King Ezekiel on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead and Dr. Terrell Jackson on the soap opera General Hospital, as well as voicing Cyborg across various DC media and Kaldur'ahm / Aqualad in the animated series Young Justice.

Early life

Payton was born on May 16, 1972, in Augusta, Georgia. At the age of 14, he won Showtime's first annual Kid Talent Quest, and a recording exists of him introducing an animated film called Sherlock Holmes in the Baskerville Curse broadcast on Showtime in September 1986.

Career

Live-action work

Payton appeared on a recurring basis as Dr. Terrell Jackson on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He portrayed King Ezekiel on AMC's The Walking Dead.

Voice work

Payton has portrayed Cyborg in both Teen Titans animated series and Aqualad in Young Justice, reprising his role in Teen Titans Go!. In the cartoon series Justice League, Payton provided the voice of the villain Ten from the Royal Flush Gang. He also provided the voice of Drebin in the game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Ripcord in G.I. Joe: Renegades, Blade in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Grimlock in Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Quinn Derringer in République and Killer Croc in Batman: Arkham Underworld and voiced Wasabi on the Disney XD original series Big Hero 6: The Series based on the Marvel Comics by Man of Action and the film of the same name.

Personal life

Payton has three children. He married Linda Braddock in 2001, and they divorced in 2009. He married Stacey Reed in 2010 and they filed for divorce in 2019. He has one child with Braddock and two children with Reed.

Filmography

Voice over roles

Television

Film

Video games

Live action roles

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

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3. Muir, John Kenneth (May 1, 2007). TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-1-55783-684-7. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
4. "Comic-Con: 'Walking Dead' Casts Kingdom Leader Ezekiel". The Hollywood Reporter. July 22, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
5. "'The Walking Dead': Ezekiel speaks! Khary Payton gives first interview about landing coveted role". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
6. "Khary Payton Talks "Teen Titans Go!" And "Justice League's" Live-Action Cyborg". CBR.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
7. "Young Justice's Aqualad Voice Actor Has A Good Feeling About A Third Season". Comicbook.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
8. "Killer Croc Voice Actor Talks Arkham Underworld". Arkhamverse.com. May 23, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
9. "'Big Hero 6': Maya Rudolph & More Reprise Roles for Disney XD Animated Series". Deadline. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
10. ^ "'Walking Dead' Ezekiel's Wife Files for Divorce". August 30, 2019.
11. ^ "Khary Payton (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 27, 2015. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
12. "Endgame". Young Justice: Invasion. Season 2. Episode 20. March 16, 2013. Cartoon Network.
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14. Transformers: Robots in Disguise Episode 12 closing credits
15. "Screama Donna". Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!. Season 1. Episode 9. October 20, 2015. Cartoon Network.
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17. Trumbore, Dave (September 6, 2019). "Exclusive: Disney's 'Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure' Season 3 Returns This October". Collider. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
18. Moreau, Jordan (January 20, 2022). "Critical Role's 'Legend of Vox Machina' Adds Stephanie Beatriz, David Tennant, Tony Hale and More as Guest Stars". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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21. "EXCLUSIVE TRAILER DEBUT: Joker Rules in "Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem"". Comic Book Resources. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
22. Brian (October 6, 2022). "Khary Payton revealed as the voice of the penguin king in The Super Mario Bros. Movie". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
23. Dead or Alive Paradise (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
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25. Sucker Punch Productions. Infamous: Second Son. Sony Computer Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 3:43 in, Additional Voice Talent.
26. Sucker Punch Productions. Infamous First Light. Scene: Closing credits, 1:18 minutes in, Additional Voice Acting by.
27. Jackson, Zach (April 13, 2023). "Aussie-Made Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Is Hitting The Stage In August".
28. Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 20, 2024). "First Look at Batman VR Game Arkham Shadow Gameplay, Voice Cast Revealed gamescom 2024". IGN. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
29. "'Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra' Unveils Cast and Composer". www.marvel.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
30. "2014 BTVA Voice Acting Awards". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
31. "2015 BTVA Voice Acting Awards". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
32. McNary, Dave (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
33. Mancuso, Vinnie (July 16, 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations". Collider. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

External links

• Khary Payton at IMDb 
• Khary Payton at Behind The Voice Actors

• Biography
• Cartoon Network
• Television

• Media from Commons
• Quotations from Wikiquote
• Data from Wikidata

• 1972 births
• Living people
• Actual play performers
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American male video game actors
• American male voice actors
• Cartoon Network people
• Male actors from Augusta, Georgia
• Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state)
• 20th-century African-American male actors
• 21st-century African-American male actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors