Khary Payton

Khary Payton
Background information
Born	May 16, 1972 (age 46) Augusta, Georgia, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, comedian
Years active	2000-present
Family information
Spouse	Linda Braddock (2001-2009) Stacy Reed Payton (2010-present)
Children	2

Khary Payton is an American actor, voice actor and comedian known for his voice characterizations in animated cartoons, most notably Cyborg in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!. He also played Aqualad in Young Justice. Recently, he appeared on a recurring basis as Dr. Terrell Jackson on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He also has a recurring role as King Ezekiel on AMC's The Walking Dead.[1]

For Disney, he voiced Slapmaster in The Proud Family and is voicing Rafiki in the Disney Junior show The Lion Guard (currently replacing Robert Guillaume after his death in 2017). He also played Roger the Director in Hannah Montana and Director Kaz Ridley in I'm in the Band. He also voiced Barley in the Sofia the First episode Bunny Swap. He is also voices Wasabi in the Big Hero 6 TV series and the video game, Kingdom Hearts III (replacing Damon Wayans Jr.).

Disney Roles

Wasabi
(Big Hero 6: The Series and Kingdom Hearts III)

Cyborg (Teen Titans)

Cyborg (Teen Titans Go!)

Rafiki
(The Lion Guard)

Barley
(Sofia the First)

Slapmaster
(The Proud Family)

Captain Chiloya
(Elena of Avalor)

Gallery

Khary Payton at premiere of The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar in November 2015.

Khary Payton speaks at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con.