English actor (born 1986)
Alfie Allen
Born Alfie Evan Allen
(1986-09-12 ) 12 September 1986 (age 37) Alma mater Occupation Actor Years active 1998–present Children 1 Parents Relatives
Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986
[1] ) is an English actor. He portrayed
Theon Greyjoy on all eight seasons of the
HBO fantasy series
Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a nomination for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. In film, he is best known for his starring roles in
John Wick (2014),
The Predator (2018), and
Jojo Rabbit (2019).
Early life and education
Allen was born on 12 September 1986 in
Hammersmith, London , the son of film producer
Alison Owen and actor
Keith Allen . His elder sister is singer
Lily Allen ;
[2] her song "
Alfie " is about him.
[3]
[4]
[5] His uncle is actor
Kevin Allen .
[6] He is a third cousin of singer
Sam Smith .
[7] He attended
Windlesham House School in Sussex, Embley Park School near Romsey,
St John's College in
Portsmouth , and the
Fine Arts College in
Hampstead ,
[8] where he studied for his
A-levels .
[9]
Career
Allen's first professional appearance was in a one-off
Channel 4 comedy, You Are Here in 1998, co-written by
Matt Lucas and
David Walliams . The same year, Allen and his sister Lily appeared in the 1998 film
Elizabeth , which was produced by their mother.
[10]
His early work included small roles in
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London , directed by his uncle, the film
Atonement , and in
BBC1 's historical hospital drama,
Casualty 1907 , as Nobby Clark.
[11] Starting in
Chichester on 31 January 2008, he took over
Daniel Radcliffe 's role in a revival of
Equus on a nationwide tour.
[12]
In April 2009, Allen co-starred with then-partner
Jaime Winstone in the music video for "
Dust Devil " by
Madness .
[13] He also had a role in the
BBC2 film,
Freefall .
[10] He continued to work in films, appearing in
Soulboy ,
The Kid , Freestyle and Powder in 2010.
[4]
[14]
[15]
Allen came to international attention when he was cast as
Theon Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy series
Game of Thrones , an adaptation of
George R. R. Martin 's
A Song of Ice and Fire , in 2011.
[16]
[4]
[10] Originally auditioning for the role of
Jon Snow ,
[17] he appeared as a series regular for 8 seasons and was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2019 for the show's final season.
[18]
Allen starred in the 2012 British thriller Confine ,
[19] and then opposite
Keanu Reeves in the 2014 film
John Wick .
[20] In 2016, directed by
Mike Christie , he filmed a two part documentary for the
History Channel titled Football: A Brief History , about the roots of association football.
[21] That same year, he played Ringwood in the
BBC Two 1940s-set miniseries
Close to the Enemy and joined the London production of
Jesse Eisenberg 's The Spoils at
Trafalgar Studios .
[22]
Allen co-starred in the sci-fi sequel
The Predator as Lynch in 2018, and
Taika Waititi 's
Oscar -nominated dark comedy
Jojo Rabbit as Finkel as well as the coming-of-age film
How to Build a Girl as John Kite in 2019.
[23] He had a recurring role as Isaac Pincher in the third series of the period drama
Harlots .
[24]
[25]
In 2020, Allen appeared in the
ITV crime drama
White House Farm as Brett Collins. Allen made his
Broadway debut in 2022 when he took over the role of Mooney from
Dan Stevens in
Martin McDonagh 's
Hangmen at
John Golden Theatre .
[26] For his performance, Allen received a
Tony Award nomination for
Best Featured Actor in a Play .
[27] In 2022, he starred as
Jock Lewes in the
BBC One
World War II miniseries
SAS: Rogue Heroes .
[28]
Personal life
From 2017 to 2019, Allen was in a relationship with
disc jockey
Allie Teilz , with whom he has a daughter, born October 2018.
[29]
[30] He is a supporter of English football club
Arsenal .
[31]
Filmography
Allen at the
Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2012
Film
Television
Stage
Awards and nominations
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‘McVeigh’ Review: Alfie Allen Impresses In This Chilling Account Of The Radicalization Of The Oklahoma Bomber – Tribeca Film Festival
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