Tris Payne (born 1968 in East Claydon, Buckinghamshire) is a television presenter, best known for appearances on Wish You Were Here...? and House Doctor, as well as Real Rooms on BBC1, Hot Property on Channel 5, and This Morning on ITV.
Payne's career in TV began as a presenter and journalist 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 also runs a successful independent production company called Liverpool Street Productions (LSPTV)[1] based in London and Devon. Recent commissions include Fighter Pilot Afghanistan, a six-part series for ITV, and two one-hour films on the Spanish Civil War for The History Channel.
Payne lives in Exeter, Devon with his wife and two children. He enjoys motorsports, cars and travel in his spare time. During his late teenage years and early twenties, Payne enjoyed keeping horses and taking part in Cross Country events.