Wayne is a classically trained actor, creative producer, and emerging writer-director. A graduate of the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada, he continues to work internationally in Theatre, Film, and Television.

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As a theatre artist, Wayne originated roles in David S. Craig's "Tough Case", which toured Atlantic Canada and played some of the nation's most violent prisons, Ori Black's "Summer of Semitism" (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre), Breton LaLama's "The Last Show on Earth (tm)!" (Neptune Theatre), and most recently, Rose Napoli's "Mad Madge" (Nightwood Theatre). In 2017, Wayne was chosen as a “Breakthrough Theatre Artist” by NOW Magazine for his performance in Michael Ross Albert’s critically acclaimed, "Miss"(Unit 102), at The Assembly Theatre.

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Making his film debut in Jason Buxton’s multi-award-winning feature, "Blackbird", Wayne has appeared on television in CBC’s “Murdoch Mysteries”, “Mr. D”, and “The Baroness Von Sketch Show”, Global’s “Remedy”, IFC’s “Slo Pitch”, OUTtv’s “Avocado Toast”, and FX’s “What We Do In The Shadows”. He may be most recognized for playing Lykos, The Prince of Athens, in the limited Syfy series “Olympus”, created by BAFTA Nominee Nick Willing.

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Wayne is the co-founder, producer, and host of Toronto’s longest-running intersectional conversation series “Dark Nights”, which ran from 2015-18. During that time, he facilitated live conversations with over 40 artists across 13 disciplines at some of the most prestigious arts organizations in Ontario including (formerly) The Gladstone Hotel, The Theatre Centre, and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

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As a solo artist, Wayne's work has been presented by Fluid Fest, In The Soil Arts Festival, and Solo-icious, with works being incubated at residencies with Swallow-A-Bicycle Theatre and Eastern Front Theatre. As a writer, his personal blog,"The Life of an Actor", was awarded “One of the Top 20 Acting Blogs on the Internet” by Feedspot.com

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Wayne has produced work for The City of Toronto, Soulpepper Theatre, Fall for Dance North, and Esie Mensah Creations. He has supported the development of 17+ short films through his company Dresser Drawer and has received funding from The Canada Council for the Arts, The Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, and The National Film Board of Canada. Notable projects include: "A Revolution of Love", "TESSEL", "Body So Fluorescent", and "A Queer’s Guide to Spiritual Living" supported through the Inside Out Film Festival + OUTtv Outspoken Documentary Fund.

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He directed "Mr. Wonderful and I" for Page One Theatre's entry into the 2021 Halifax Fringe Festival and the short film, "LIAR", adapted from Governor General Award Nominee Brian Drader's play, of the same name. "LIAR" went on to premiere at the 2020 FilmPride Festival in Brighton, UK, win Best Actor at the 2021 ACTRA Maritimes Awards, and receive licensing from CBC for their long-running short film series, “Canadian Reflections”.

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Up next: He can be seen in the feature films "The Players" written and directed by Sarah Galea-Davis, "Sharp Corner" written and directed by Jason Buxton, and "Longing" written and directed by Savi Gabizon, where Wayne plays opposite Golden Globe © Winner Richard Gere.

 

His next short film, "fastLOVE", is in post-production. He is developing new solo work with Ashley Comeau (The Lusty Mannequins, Second City) and Petra O'Toole, and a new short film "EELS" with Canadian Screen Award Nominee Tim Mombourquette ("Vollies").

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A dual citizen, Wayne splits his time between Toronto and New York City. He was born and raised on the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people in Nova Scotia.