Alfie Evan Allen is an English actor who was born on 12 September 1986. Allen was born in Hammersmith, London. Allen is best known for playing the role of Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’ since 2011. However, Alfie can be seen in small roles in various movies.
Height
Alfie Allen is 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) tall. His alternate name is Alfie.
Star Sign
Alfie Allen star sign is virgo.
Early Years
Allen was born in Hammersmith, London. He is a son of film producer Alison Owen and Welsh-born actor Keith Allen.
Allen’s older sister is singer Lily Allen. Her song “Alfie” is about Allen. Later, he went to Windlesham House School in Sussex, Embley Park School near Romsey. He also joined St John’s College in Portsmouth and the Fine Arts College in Hampstead. There he studied for his A-levels.
Alfie Allen belongs to a third cousin of British singer Sam Smith.
Career
Alfie Allen first appeared in a one-off Channel 4 comedy ‘You Are Here’ in 1998. It was co-written by Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
Allen and his sister Lily appeared in the 1998 film, ‘Elizabeth’ produced by their mother in the same year.
Allen’s early work included small roles in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London’. The film was directed by his uncle, Kevin Allen.
Allen had also worked in the film ‘Atonement’ and BBC1’s historical hospital drama ‘Casualty 1907,’ as a Nobby Clark. He was starred in ‘Chichester’ on 31 January 2008.
Alfie Evan Allen later took over Daniel Radcliffe’s role in a revival of ‘Equus’ on a nationwide tour.
Alfie Allen co-starred with then-partner Jaime Winstone in the music video for “Dust Devil” by Madness in April 2009. Allen also played a role in the BBC2 film, ‘Freefall.’
Originally Allen had auditioned for the role of Jon Snow. Allen internationally noticed when he appeared as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO medieval fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones’ in 2011.
Alfie Allen has continued to work in films, appearing in ‘Soulboy,’ ‘The Kid,’ Freestyle and Powder in 2010. Allen starred in the British thriller Confine in 2012.
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 British game in 2016.
Alfie Allen is a self-confessed Arsenal fan whereas his father supports Fulham. Allen was taken to Scottish football club Rangers as part of the filming.
Awards
In 2015, Alfie Allen received the ‘Rising Star Award’ during Savannah Film Festival. Allen was nominated for many other awards as well. Likewise in 2016, he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In 2019, He got nominated for the primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding supporting actor in a Drama Series.
Net worth
Alfie Allen’s net worth is $2 million.
Allen has picked up a slew of successful acting credits over the course of his career although his character has suffered through most of the ‘Game of Thrones’ TV series.
Other works
He has played Alan in “Equus” by Peter Schaffer – UK tour in 2008.
Alfie Allen and John Wick
Alfie is an actor who played the role of Iosef Tarasov in the film John Wick. In 2014, Allen talked about the movie ‘John Wick’ in an interview. He talked about the John Wick shooting schedule and compares it to Game of Thrones.
Allen also shared his experience working with the other actors and how he prepared for a role.
Official sites
Alfie Allen is active on Instagram and Twitter. His official site is
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alfieeallen/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/realalfieallen?lang=en
Trivia
Alfie is a nephew of Kevin Allen. He was engaged to actress cum producer Jamie Winstone from the year 2008 to 2010.
‘Game of Thrones’ (2011) co-stars Iwan Rheon, Kit Harington, and Richard Madden are his good friends.