Amanda Payton

Amanda Payton
Born
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma materCarnegie Mellon School of Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2008–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]

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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

References

  1. ^ Reporting for duty tonight on United States Of Al | By Amanda Payton | Facebook, retrieved 2022-09-12
  2. ^ Holmes, Martin (12 May 2022). "'United States of Al' Canceled After Two Seasons". TV Insider. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ^ Kramer, Bryna (July 26, 2018). "Exclusive Interview with Trial and Error's Amanda Payton". Talk Nerdy With Us. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Chillin' with Amanda Payton". Chilled Magazine. September 4, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 2, 2018). "'Trial & Error': Amanda Payton Joins Season 2 Of NBC Legal Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2022.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b White, Peter (February 28, 2019). "'Trial & Error' Star Amanda Payton Joins Sky's British Police Comedy 'Code 404'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Darvill, Josh (July 22, 2022). "Code 404 series 3 release date and trailer for Sky comedy series". TellyMix. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  8. ^ a b White, Brett (December 9, 2021). "'A Fiancé for Christmas' Lifetime Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Decider. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Papadatos, Markos (December 11, 2021). "Review: 'A Fiancé for Christmas' is a delightful holiday film". Digital Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 11, 2022). "Anna Wood & Oluniké Adeliyi Among Four Cast In NBC Drama Pilot 'Unbroken' From Shaun Cassidy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Piazza, Bianca (January 19, 2022). "Who Plays Celeste Nichols on NBC's Crime Drama 'Chicago P.D'?". Distractify. Retrieved August 24, 2022.