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Alfie Allen
Allen at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born

Alfie Evan Allen


(1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 37)
Alma mater
  • Fine Arts College, Hampstead
  • OccupationActor
    Years active1998–present
    Children1
    Parents
  • Alison Owen
  • Relatives
  • Kevin Allen (uncle)
  • 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[edit]

    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 CollegeinPortsmouth, and the Fine Arts CollegeinHampstead,[8] where he studied for his A-levels.[9]

    Career[edit]

    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 SpoilsatTrafalgar 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 StevensinMartin McDonagh's HangmenatJohn 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Allen at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2012

    Film[edit]

    Year Title Role Notes
    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 Unnamed Short film[32]
    2021 La Cha Cha Dooty Davies
    Night Teeth Victor
    2024 McVeigh[33] Timothy McVeigh

    Television[edit]

    Year Title Role Notes
    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 4 episodes
    2022 SAS: Rogue Heroes Jock Lewes 4 episodes
    2023 Transformers: EarthSpark Tarantulas (voice) 1 episode
    TBA Safe Harbor Tobias Main Role[34]

    Stage[edit]

    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[edit]

    Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
    2011 Scream Awards Best Ensemble (shared with the cast) Game of Thrones Nominated [35]
    Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [36]
    2013 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [37]
    2014 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [38]
    2015 Empire Awards Empire Hero Award (shared with the cast) Won [39]
    Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [40]
    2016 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [41]
    2019 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [42]
    2020 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [43]
    Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast) Jojo Rabbit Nominated
    2022 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Play Hangmen Nominated [44]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Fast Life Alfie Allen, retrieved 30 January 2020
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  • ^ Barratt, Nick. "Family detective" Archived 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. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  • ^ Plagenoef, Scott (6 November 2006). "Interview:Lily Allen". Pitchfork Media. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  • ^ "Alfie Allen: 'I wanted to be like Dad'". The Times. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  • ^ Pym, Olivia (15 January 2020). "Alfie Allen On The Uneasy Humour Of 'Jojo Rabbit' And The End Of 'Game Of Thrones'". Esquire. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  • ^ 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. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  • ^ Fox, Killian (9 September 2009). "Rising star: Alfie Allen, actor". The Observer. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  • ^ "Alfie Allen takes on Equus role". BBC News. 26 October 2007. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  • ^ "SoulBoy – Alfie Allen". YouTube. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  • ^ French, Philip (28 August 2011). "Powder – review". The Observer. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  • ^ "Cast & Crew: Theon Greyjoy". HBO. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived 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.
  • ^ Jacobs, Meredith (7 August 2019). "'Harlots' Star Breaks Down [Spoiler]'s Season 3 Death & Relationships". TV Insider. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  • ^ Jacobs, Meredith (25 August 2019). "Alfie Allen Compares His 'Game of Thrones' & 'Harlots' Characters". TV Insider. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Gioia, Michael (20 May 2022). "'Game of Thrones' ' Alfie Allen Was Nervous to Star on Broadway: 'The Pressure Just Felt So Immense'". People. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ Mclean, Craig (30 October 2022). "SAS Rogue Heroes stars on forging a bond during the "tough" shoot". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 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.
  • ^ ‘McVeigh’ Review: Alfie Allen Impresses In This Chilling Account Of The Radicalization Of The Oklahoma Bomber – Tribeca Film Festival
  • ^ Whittock, Jesse (28 November 2023). "Alfie Allen, Charlie Murphy & Jack Gleeson To Lead Thriller Series 'Safe Harbor' From 'Ozark' Co-Creator Mark Williams, Night Train & Submarine". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  • ^ Murray, Rebecca. "2011 SCREAM Awards Nominees and Winners". About.com. IAC. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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  • ^ "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.
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  • ^ "71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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  • ^ "Tony Awards 2022". Tony Awards. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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