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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-09-15 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

Kevin Allen

Biography:

Kevin Allen is an English-born Welsh screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor. In 1997 he directed and wrote the cult Welsh black comedy feature "Twin Town". He also directed the films "The Big Tease" and "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London" and hit TV series "Benidorm". He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Keith Allen and uncle of singer Lily Allen .

Allen first came to national prominence in 1990 when he documented an England fan's eye view of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy with his camcorder for the BBC series "Video Diaries" in an episode entitled "On The March With Bobby's Army". Kevin's first acting roles came by way of "The Comic Strip" and progressed to the BBC sitcom "The Thin Blue Line" and many other theatre and TV roles. He also wrote and directed several documentaries for the BBC in the 1990s.

Known For

Acting

2022

2010

2010: Moby Dick as Seahawk Pilot

2004

2001

2000

The Skulls as Sturtevant Security Guard

1999

Toy Boys as Scrabble Man

1997

Spice World as TV Director
Twin Town as Television Presenter

1996

Different for Girls as Policeman
Trainspotting as Andreas

1995

The Thin Blue Line as Detective Constable Robert Kray

1994

Anna Lee as Radio Presenter

1993

1992

1991

The Trials of Oz as Felix Dennis
Murder Most Horrid as Simon Pleasance
Performance as Felix Dennis

1990

Les Dogs as Les Dogs Leader
GLC: The Carnage Continues as Nick/London Transport Man/2nd Soldier/3rd Workman

1989

The Firm as Lomax
The Angry Earth as Photographer
Press Gang as Bobby Campbell

1988

1987

Eat the Rich as Waiter 1
Hardwicke House as Slasher Bates

1986

1985

The Supergrass as Shop Assistant

1984

1982

Xtro as Joe’s Assistant (uncredited)
The Comic Strip Presents... as Les Dogs Leader
The Comic Strip Presents... as Nick/London Transport Man/2nd Soldier/3rd Workman
The Comic Strip Presents... as Shop Assistant

Directing

2021

La Cha Cha as Director

2015

Under Milk Wood as Director

2013

Y Syrcas as Director

2012

Flat Lake as Director

1999

The Big Tease as Director

1997

Twin Town as Director

Writing

2021

La Cha Cha as Writer

2015

Under Milk Wood as Writer

2012

Flat Lake as Screenplay

1997

Twin Town as Writer