In his early 20s, Payne was a professional volleyball player. After his retirement, he was convinced by his brother Josh to move to Australia, where Josh was already living. Dan began his acting career by creating short films with his brother. Payne appeared as Nathan Davidson, a married, sexually repressed father in the 2008 film
Mulligans, a role of which Payne stated in 2016, "It is still one of my proudest efforts". Payne has starring roles in
Hallmark Channel's 2016 movies
All Yours, with
Nicollette Sheridan and
A Time To Dance, with
Jennie Garth. Payne also landed a recurring role on
Good Witch. ==Filmography==