He worked at Five for two series of House Doctor with Ann Maurice and The Car Show with Mariella Frostrup followed by Hot Property and UKTV Style presenting Home Wasn't Built In A Day.
Payne, an RTS winner, was a broadcast development executive for a UK independent production company and a supervising producer on UK/EMEA co-productions.
His supervising producer role across UK/EMEA co-productions includes shows such as X-Factor Australia and Cake Boss USA for Discovery.
Payne has spent several years working in the Middle East and his productions in the region have covered KSA, UAE, and Qatar.
During his late teenage years and early twenties, Payne was an avid horse rider and boxer, both for pleasure and competition.