Amanda Payton is an American actress. She is best known for playing Nina Rudolph on the

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sitcom '' Trial & Error'', Dr. Alison Parfit on the

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/Peacock police comedy-drama '' Code 404'', and Holly in the

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sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Payton was born in

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. She was educated at

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, and later attended

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, graduating with honors earning a

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Career

In 2008, Payton began her on-screen television career in an episode of the

crime drama ''

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''. She has also starred in episodes of other television series including, '' Southland'', '' CSI: Cyber'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Animal Kingdom'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Payton had small roles in the feature films ''

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'' and ''

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'', 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,

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from

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to follow the trial of Lavinia Peck Foster (played by

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), and ends up in a love triangle with the characters, Josh and Carol. In 2020, Payton joined the

British police procedural comedy-drama '' Code 404'', playing American scientist Dr. Alison Parfit, who leads an

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project to revive a killed Detective Inspector using AI. The third season of the series premiered on August 4, 2022. In 2021, Payton had a recurring role in the sitcom ''

'' 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. 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.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Payton, Amanda Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Santa Monica, California American television actresses American web series actresses Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alumni Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people)