Alfie Owen-Allen

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = Alfie Owen-Allen
birthname = Alfie Evan Allen
birthdate = Birth date and age|1986|9|12|df=y
Hammersmith, London, England
othername = Alfie Allen
yearsactive = 1998 - present

Alfie Evan Owen-Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor.

Owen-Allen recentlywhen changed his name to incorporate Owen. However, all of his acting roles to date are credited to Alfie Allen.

Biography

Personal life

Owen-Allen was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of film producer Alison Owen and Welsh-born comedian Keith Allen. [Barratt, Nick. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/portal/2007/05/19/nosplit/ftdett119.xml "Family detective"] . "The Daily Telegraph". 19 May 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.] 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 elder sister, Lily Allen, is a British singer-songwriter. "Alfie", the last song on her debut album "Alright, Still" is about him.

Owen-Allen went to school in Southsea Portsmouth (St Johns College) and Fine Arts College, Hampstead where he studied for his A levels.

He apparently plays up to his character as depicted in the Lily Allen song, "Alfie." His "Atonement" co-star Keira Knightley in a Radio 1 interview with Jo Whiley, mentioned that he was a nice guy but had a quite considerable love for marijuana.

He is currently dating Jaime Winstone.

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. Owen-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 "" 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. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7063699.stm|title=Allen brother takes on Equus role |publisher=BBC News|date=2007-10-26|accessdate=2008-01-23] Allen additionally starred in the award-winning film, Boy A, released on 23 July 2008.

References

External links

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* [http://alfie-allen.co.uk Alfie Allen website]
* [http://www.alfiefan.co.uk Alfie Allen Fan]