Tamaryn Payne

Tamaryn Payne is an English actress best known for playing Annalise Appleton in the series Hollyoaks.

Early life Payne grew up in Bournemouth, attending the grammar school Bournemouth School for Girls. She then studied for a BTEC at Bournemouth and Poole College before studying for a BA degree in acting at the Arts Educational Schools, London, graduating in 2010.

Career In 2010, Payne appeared in the short film I Luv Matt Johnson playing Zoe.

In 2011, she played Emmie in the short film Atmospheric and, on 28 September, she joined the main cast of the British soap Hollyoaks as Annalise Appleton until February 2013 when her character decided to move to London after taking a job there.

In 2012, she appeared in the thriller Stalled where she played a character who gave birth to Evie.

In 2017, she played Widow Ordlaf in series 4, episode 20, of Vikings who was consoled for the loss of her husband by Bishop Heahmund.

Filmography + Films Year Title Role Notes 2007 Small Town Folk Shaz With Chris R. Wright, Warwick Davis, Hannah Flint and Sophie Rundle 2010 I Luv Matt Johnson Zoe Short - with Mitchell Hunt, Charlotte Harrison and John Fricker 2011 Atmospheric Emmie Short - with Henry Maynard and Rob Hoey 2013 Stalled Evie With Mark Holden, Giles Alderson and Chris R. Wright 2013 Vendetta Jenny Clarke With Danny Dyer, Steven Berkoff and Josef Altin 2014 Do You Know This Girl? Liz Short 2019 Binge Watching Eva TV short 2019 One More Lie Charlotte 2020 Sacrilege Kayla With Emily Wyatt + TV series Year Title Role Notes 2011–2013 Hollyoaks Annalise Appleton 83 episodes 2014 Casualty Nina Gambol Episode: "Brothers at Arms" 2017 Vikings Widow Ordlaf Episode: "The Reckoning" 2017 Murder Maps Barbara Songhurst Episode: "The Tow Path Murders" 2020 Dupris and Durrell Cynthia Stacy TV mini-series – episode 13: "An Unexpected Caller" + Appearances Year Title Role Notes 2011 Rise To Remain/Nothing Left Joven Appeared in the music video 2011 Sex with 17 People in 60 Seconds Hayley Appeared in the commercial