Cosette Payne was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and started acting at the age of four. Years of acting classes followed, as well as piano, trumpet, and guitar lessons. Her involvement in a local Renaissance Festival led her to earn a role in a local fan film and her new love for film landed her an agent soon after she started. She has since been in several independent and student films and has started branching out into live theater. Since then she has received outstanding reviews for her portrayal of Joan of Arc in Actor's Theatre's version of "Queen Margaret" and has won Best Supporting Actress in the 2021 Winterfilm festival awards.