LaVan Davis (born September 21, 1966) is an American actor who played the character Curtis Payne on Tyler Perry's TV shows House of Payne (2006–2012, 2020-present) and The Paynes (2018).
Career Davis' acting career began in 2004 with his first role as Leroy in the film Mindbenders. In 2005, he made a guest appearance in two episodes of Everybody Hates Chris as a preacher. The following year, Davis was cast as the cranky patriarch of the Payne family, Curtis Payne, in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Davis worked with Perry again in two of his feature films including Daddy's Little Girls in 2007 and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns in 2008.
In addition to his work in films and television, Davis has also appeared in the stage plays Why Did I Get Married? as Poppy, Why Good Girls Like Bad Boyz as JD, and Madea Goes to Jail as Leo.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1994What Goes Around Comes Around The PlayPete1995Why Good Girls Like Bad BoyzJD2005Madea Goes to Jail: The PlayLeo2006Puff, Puff, PassOtis Jenkins 2007Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little GirlsLester Small role in bar; musician/singer2008Tyler Perry's Meet the BrownsBus DriverSmall role 2007–2012, 2020–present Tyler Perry's House of Payne Curtis Payne Lead role; 254 episodes 2018 Tyler Perry's The Paynes Curtis Payne Lead role: 38 episodes
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