Alfie Allen
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| Alfie Allen | |
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| Born | Alfie Evan Allen 12 September 1986 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Other names | Alfie Allen |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor. Allen recently[when?][citation needed] changed his name to incorporate Owen. All of his acting roles are credited as Alfie Allen.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Allen was born in Hammersmith, an inner-city borough of London. He is the son of film producer Alison Owen and actor Keith Allen.[1] In addition to acting, Keith Allen forms part of the pop band Fat Les, and Alison Owen has produced films such as Elizabeth, Sylvia, and 2005's Proof. His older sister is singer Lily Allen.[2] "Alfie", the eleventh song on her debut album Alright, Still is about him.
Allen went to St John's College in Southsea, Portsmouth; and Fine Arts College, Hampstead where he studied for his A levels.
[edit] Career
Allen performed in a one-off Channel 4 comedy production, You Are Here in 1998, co-written by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. His father Keith Allen, Sally Phillips and Jon Ronson were also involved. Allen appeared alongside his sister, Lily Allen, in the 1998 film, Elizabeth produced by their mother, Alison Owen. They are credited as Arundel's Son and a Lady-in-waiting respectively.
He has appeared in small roles in Elizabeth, produced by his mother, and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London directed by his uncle Kevin Allen, and in the film Atonement, an adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel. He has also appeared in BBC1's historical hospital drama, Casualty 1907, as Nobby Clark.
Starting in Chichester on 31 January 2008, he took over Daniel Radcliffe's role in a revival of Equus on a nationwide tour.[3]
In April 2009, he co-starred with Winstone in the music video for "Dust Devil" by Madness. He also had a role in BBC2 drama Freefall.
He appears in a number of forthcoming films: Powder,[4] The Kid, Soulboy[2] and the short Jenny.
Allen stars as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Barratt, Nick. "Family detective". The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.
- ^ a b c Fisher, Alice (2010-09-05). "Alfie Allen: 'I prefer playing baddies'". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/sep/05/alfie-allen-interview-alice-fisher. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Allen brother takes on Equus role". BBC News. 2007-10-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7063699.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ^ http://www.screendaily.com/5004602.article
