Alfie Allen

Alfie Evan Allen (born 11 September 1986[1]) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Theon Greyjoy in the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019.[2][3]

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

(1986-09-11) 11 September 1986
Hammersmith, London, England
Alma materSt John's College
Fine Arts College
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Known for
Children1
Parent(s)Keith Allen
Alison Owen
RelativesLily Allen (sister)
Kevin Allen (uncle)
Sam Smith (third Cousin)

Early life and education

Allen was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of film producer Alison Owen and actor Keith Allen. His older sister is singer Lily Allen;[4] her song "Alfie" is about him.[5][6][7] His uncle is actor Kevin Allen.[8] He is a third cousin of singer Sam Smith.[9] 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.

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 Kevin Allen, 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, he 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] Allen continued to work in films, appearing in Soulboy, The Kid, Freestyle and Powder in 2010.[6][14][15]

Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snow,[16] Allen came to international attention when he was cast as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones in 2011.[3][6][10] Allen 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.[17]

In 2012, Allen starred in the British thriller Confine.[18] Allen starred opposite Keanu Reeves in the hit 2014 film John Wick.[19] In 2016, directed by Mike Christie, Allen filmed a two part documentary for the History Channel titled Football: A Brief History exploring the roots of association football and his take on the English game.[20] Allen costarred in the sci-fi sequel The Predator in 2018 and Taika Waititi's Oscar-nominated dark comedy Jojo Rabbit in 2019.[21]

Personal life

From 2017 to 2019, Allen was in a relationship with American DJ and model Allie Teilz,[22] with whom he has a daughter, Arrow (born October 2018).[22][23] He is a supporter of English football club Arsenal.[24]

Filmography
Allen at the Supernova Pop Culture Expo

Film
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
2016 Patient Seven The Man
2018 The Predator Lynch
2019 How to Build a Girl John Kite
Jojo Rabbit Finkel
TBA Night Teeth N/A Post-production

Television
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 6 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Notes Ref.
2011 Scream Awards Best Ensemble (shared with the cast) Game of Thrones Nominated [25]
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [26]
2013 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [27]
2014 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [28]
2015 Empire Awards Empire Hero Award (shared with the cast) Won [29]
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [30]
2016 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [31]
2019 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [32]
2020 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [33]
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast) Jojo Rabbit Nominated

References
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  5. Barratt, Nick. "Family detective" Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.
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  8. Akbar, Arifa. "Lily's little brother Alfie to become the latest famous Allen". Independent U.K. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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  24. "'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.
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