Alfie Allen
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).
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| Born | Alfie Evan Allen 12 September 1986 Hammersmith, London, England |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Children | 1 |
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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 older 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, where he studied for his A-levels.[citation needed]
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.[8]
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.[9] Starting in Chichester on 31 January 2008, he took over Daniel Radcliffe's role in a revival of Equus on a nationwide tour.[10]
In April 2009, Allen co-starred with then-partner Jaime Winstone in the music video for "Dust Devil" by Madness.[11] He also had a role in the BBC2 film, Freefall.[8] He continued to work in films, appearing in Soulboy, The Kid, Freestyle and Powder in 2010.[4][12][13]
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.[14][4][8] Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snow,[15] 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.[16]
Allen starred in the 2012 British thriller Confine,[17] and then opposite Keanu Reeves in the 2014 film John Wick.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20]
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.[21] He had a recurring role as Isaac Pincher in the third series of the period drama Harlots.
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.[22] For his performance, Allen received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2022, he starred as Jock Lewes in the BBC One World War II miniseries SAS: Rogue Heroes.
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.[23][24] He is a supporter of English football club Arsenal.[25]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | You Are Here | Son | |
| Elizabeth | Arundel's Son | ||
| 2004 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Berkhamp on Double Bass | |
| 2005 | Stoned | Harry | |
| 2006 | Sixty Six | Younger Tout | |
| 2007 | Cherries | James | Short film |
| Atonement | Danny Hardman | ||
| Joe's Palace | Jason | Television film | |
| 2008 | Flashbacks of a Fool | Kevin Hubble | |
| The Other Boleyn Girl | King's Messenger | ||
| 2009 | Freefall | Ian | |
| 2010 | Soulboy | Russ Mountjoy | |
| The Kid | Dominic | ||
| Freestyle | Jez | ||
| Powder | Wheezer | ||
| 2012 | Confine | Henry | |
| 2014 | Plastic | Yatesy | |
| John Wick | Iosef Tarasov | ||
| 2016 | Pandemic | Wheeler | |
| Patient Seven | The Man | ||
| 2018 | The Predator | Lynch | |
| 2019 | How to Build a Girl | John Kite | |
| Jojo Rabbit | Finkel | ||
| 2020 | Nightwalkers | Man | Short film[26] |
| 2021 | La Cha Cha | Dooty Davies | |
| Night Teeth | Victor |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Child in Promo | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Spaced | Skateboard Kid | 1 episode |
| 2005 | The Golden Hour | Clive | 1 episode |
| Jericho | Albert Hall | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Casualty 1907 | Nobby Clark | 3 episodes |
| Coming Up | Adams | 1 episode | |
| 2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | Theon Greyjoy | 47 episodes |
| 2016 | Close to the Enemy | Ringwood | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Football: A Brief History | Himself | 2 episodes, Documentary, History Channel |
| 2019 | Harlots | Isaac Pincher | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | White House Farm | Brett Collins | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | SAS: Rogue Heroes | Jock Lewes | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Transformers: EarthSpark | Tarantulas (voice) | 1 episode |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Equus | Alan | UK tour |
| 2016 | The Spoils | Ben | Trafalgar Studios, London |
| 2022 | Hangmen | Mooney | John Golden Theatre, New York |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Fast Life Alfie Allen, retrieved 30 January 2020
- ^ "Lily Allen: "No Thanks!" To Incestuous Game Of Thrones Role Opposite Brother Alfie's Theon". Yahoo. from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Barratt, Nick. "Family detective" 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.
- ^ a b c Fisher, Alice (5 September 2010). "Alfie Allen: 'I prefer playing baddies'". The Guardian. from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Plagenoef, Scott (6 November 2006). "Interview:Lily Allen". Pitchfork Media. from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (29 October 2007). "Lily's little brother Alfie to become the latest famous Allen". Independent U.K. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Nick Grimshaw and BBC Sound of winner Sam Smith joke about Lily Allen's 'big mouth'". New Musical Express. 10 January 2014. from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "With a leading role in the new series of Game of Thrones, Alfie Allen speaks about stepping out the shadow of his famous family". Northampton Chronicle. 4 April 2012. from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ Fox, Killian (9 September 2009). "Rising star: Alfie Allen, actor". The Observer. from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Alfie Allen takes on Equus role". BBC News. 26 October 2007. from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ Matchell, Ben (22 April 2012). "Game of Thrones – Alfie Allen: "I want people to know who I am"". Radio Times. from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "SoulBoy – Alfie Allen". YouTube. 1 September 2010. from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ French, Philip (28 August 2011). "Powder – review". The Observer. from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Cast & Crew: Theon Greyjoy". HBO. from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Game Of Thrones season 5: what we learned from the Blu-rays". denofgeek.com. 11 March 2016. from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Alfie Allen reacts to Game of Thrones Emmy nomination". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Sarah (1 February 2012). "Daisy Lowe, Alfie Allen to star in London thriller Confine". Screen Daily. from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Alfie Allen Talks 'John Wick' and 'Game of Thrones Season 5". Collider. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "FOOTBALL: A BRIEF HISTORY BY ALFIE ALLEN". history.co.uk. from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (3 May 2016). "Alfie Allen Joins Jesse Eisenberg's 'The Spoils' In West End Transfer; Slow TV Takes Bus To BBC4 – Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Game Of Thrones' Alfie Allen Joins Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit". Deadline. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (April 2022). "Get your first look at Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen in Broadway's Hangmen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Edwards, Chris (23 October 2018). "Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen becomes a father for the first time as he welcomes baby girl with girlfriend Allie Teilz". Digital Spy.
- ^ Chandra, Jessica (13 May 2019). "Meet The Real-Life Partners Of 'Game Of Thrones' Stars". Elle Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "'Winter is coming!' – Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen visits Arsenal for Emirates Stadium tour". Evening Standard. London. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Nightwalkers". RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca. . About.com. IAC. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ . Screen Actors Guild Award. Screen Actors Guild. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "SAG Awards Nominations: '12 Years A Slave' And 'Breaking Bad' Lead Way". Deadline Hollywood. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (10 December 2014). "SAG Awards Nominations: 'Birdman' & 'Boyhood' Lead Film Side, HBO & 'Modern Family' Rule TV – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ . Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "SAG Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 January 2016. from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (14 December 2016). "SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "SAG Awards: 'Bombshell,' 'Irishman,' 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Stars Top Nominees". THR. Hollywood Reporter. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Tony Awards 2022". Tony Awards. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
- Alfie Allen at IMDb