Tris Payne

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Tris Payne (born 1968 in East Claydon Buckinghamshire) is a television presenter, best known for appearances on Wish You Were Here...? and House Doctor.

[edit] Career

Payne's career in TV began as a continuity announcer and then presenter on Television South West.[1] He was later picked up as a roving reporter on Wish You Were Here? for ITV. His move to Find a Fortune with Carol Vorderman was followed by BBC work on Real Rooms and Real Wrecks. He then moved to Five for a series of House Doctor with Ann Maurice, followed by Hot Property and UKTV Style presenting Home Wasn't Built In A Day.

Payne has a love of motorcycles and all things mechanical, filming Boys Toys for Carlton and ITV's Pulling Power, his love of cars has led him to writing regular columns for both the Daily Express and Esquire. Payne has also written and co-produced two series for Carlton Television, one of which earned him a Royal Television Society Award.

Payne is now Managing Director of independent production company Liverpool Street, whose latest production on Princess Michael of Kent was pulled during production by Channel 4 in November 2005 citing "editorial reasons".[2]