Amanda Payton | |
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Born | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon School of Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Amanda Payton is an American actress. She is best known for playing Nina Rudolph on the NBC sitcom Trial & Error , Dr. Alison Parfit on the Sky Comedy/Peacock police comedy-drama Code 404 , and Holly in the CBS sitcom United States of Al . [1] [2]
Payton was born in Santa Monica, California. She was educated at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and later attended Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, graduating with honors earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. [3] [4]
In 2008, Payton began her on-screen television career in an episode of the CBS crime drama Numbers . She has also starred in episodes of other television series including, Southland , CSI: Cyber , Game Shakers , The Big Bang Theory , Workaholics , Animal Kingdom , NCIS , Modern Family , Grey's Anatomy , and Young Sheldon . Payton had small roles in the feature films The Perfect Host and Beginners , both released in 2010.
In 2018, Payton joined the second season of the NBC sitcom Trial & Error , playing Nina Rudolph, a podcast host who moves to the series' fictional town of East Peck, South Carolina from New York to follow the trial of Lavinia Peck Foster (played by Kristin Chenoweth), and ends up in a love triangle with the characters, Josh and Carol. [5]
In 2020, Payton joined the Sky Comedy British police procedural comedy-drama Code 404 , playing American scientist Dr. Alison Parfit, who leads an artificial intelligence project to revive a killed Detective Inspector using AI. [6] The third season of the series premiered on August 4, 2022. [7]
In 2021, Payton had a recurring role in the sitcom United States of Al playing Holly, the girlfriend of former Marine combat veteran, Riley Dugan. Also in 2021, Payton played the protagonist, Sawyer, in the Lifetime Christmas film A Fiancé for Christmas, which premiered on December 9, 2021. [8] [9] From 2021 to 2022, Payton had a two-episode role on the NBC police action drama Chicago P.D. , as Celeste Nichols, Officer Kevin Atwater girlfriend.
In January 2022, it was announced that Payton would star in the upcoming NBC drama Unbroken as Ella, a winemaker at a Californian ranch who tries to keep her family together since her mother's passing. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Numbers | Tipsy Chick | Episode: "Jack of All Trades" |
2011 | Southland | Young Woman | Episode: "Cop or Not" |
2015 | The Bar | Ellie | 7 episodes Web series |
2015 | CSI: Cyber | Nicole Gaines | Episode: "Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes" |
2016 | Game Shakers | Jackie | Episode: "Shark Explosion" |
2016 | The Big Bang Theory | Ainsley | Episode: "The Line Substitution Solution" |
2017 | Workaholics | Megan | Episode: "Faux Chella" |
2017 | Animal Kingdom | Dana | 2 episodes |
2017 | NCIS | Misty Boxlarter | Episode: "Double Down" |
2018 | Trial & Error | Nina Rudolph | Main role [5] |
2018 | Modern Family | Laura | Episode: "On the Same Paige" |
2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Daphne Lopez | Episode: "Let's All Go to the Bar" |
2020 | Young Sheldon | Meredith | Episode: "Pasadena" |
2020–2022 | Code 404 | Dr. Alison Parfit | Main role [6] |
2021 | Shameless | Flavia | Episode: "The Fickle Lady Is Calling It Quits" |
2021 | Hacks | Jackie | 2 episodes |
2021–2022 | Chicago P.D. | Celeste Nichols | 2 episodes [11] |
2021–2022 | United States of Al | Holly | Recurring role |
TBA | Unbroken | Ella | Main role [10] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Perfect Host | Girl at Party | |
2010 | Beginners | Party Person | |
2012 | Broom and Roses | Fosse Dancer / Lover Girl | Short film |
2012 | Guitar Face | Cinnamon Kitty | Short film |
2017 | Miss Me This Christmas | Holly | |
2018 | Find What You Love and Let It Kill You | Heather | Short film |
2020 | Half Husband | Melanie | Short film |
2021 | Daddy Isn't Here Right Now | Angela | Short film |
2021 | A Fiancé for Christmas | Sawyer | [8] |
TBA | The Guardian | The Guardian | |
TBA | The Morg | Allison Baker |
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