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My Take
Khary Payton is the kind of performer whose voice you've probably loved without ever knowing his face. He IS Cyborg in DC animation for a generation of fans, and his Aqualad on Young Justice carried real gravity. Then he turned around and made King Ezekiel, tiger and all, one of the most charismatic additions to The Walking Dead. That range, swinging between booming heroics in the booth and grounded, theatrical menace on camera, is rare. I think being able to command attention without relying on looks alone is an underrated skill, and Payton clearly has it. I'd watch almost anything just to hear what he does with it.
Overview
Khary Payton (born May 16, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as King Ezekiel on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2016–2022), as well as voicing Cyborg across various DC media and Kaldur'ahm / Aqualad in the animated series Young Justice (2010–2013; 2019–2022).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Khary Payton
- Name (Japanese)
- カリー・ペイトン
- Reading
- かりー・ぺいとん
- Born
- May 16, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Southern Methodist University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.