Khary Payton is an American actor and Voice Over artist best known for his  role as fan favorite King Ezekiel in AMC’s The Walking Dead. From one King to  another, you can hear Khary voice the role of Penguin King in Universal’s  animated global hit, based on the long running video game The Super Mario  Bros. Movie. As well as Sovereign Uriel Tal’Dorei from Amazon’s The Legend of  Vox Machina. 

According to cartoon fans, Payton has become synonymous with one of DC’s  hottest heroes Cyborg, having voiced the character for over 20 years in  numerous series, DVM’s, games and the critically acclaimed theatrical release  of Teen Titans Go! To the Movies based on the number one cartoon series  Teen Titans Go!  

Other popular roles include Aqualad and Jefferson Pierce in the critically  acclaimed series Young Justice, Black Samson in Amazon’s animated hit  Invincible, Disney’s Big Hero 6: The Series as laser tech specialist Wasabi,  Grimlock from Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Rafiki in Disney’s The Lion  Guard. Some video games include The Sims, Reigel in StarCraft, Drebin in  Metal Gear Solid, Azrael & Killer Croc in the Batman: Arkham franchise, Final  Fantasy, Star Wars & Knox from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. 

Payton co-wrote, produced & starred in the independent sci-fi feature,  Astronaut: The Last Push. The film soared through festivals from London to LA,  winning 13 awards including Best In Show at the IFS & Fargo Film Festivals.