Khary Payton is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, known for his voice characterizations in animated cartoons, most notably Cyborg in Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go! and the DC LEGO Universe, Aqualad in Young Justice, and Grimlock in Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Recently, he appeared on a recurring basis as Dr. Terrell Jackson on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He even has a recurring role as King Ezekiel on AMC's The Walking Dead.
Early life[]
Payton was born 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.
Career[]
Live-action work[]
Payton appeared on a recurring basis as Dr. Terrell Jackson on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He portrays 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. 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 had two children with Reed. He had a son in 2021.
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