Alfie Allen Biography

Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-2019).

Early and personal life

Allen was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of film producer Alison Owen and Welsh-born actor Keith Allen. His older sister is singer Lily Allen; her song "Alfie" is about him. He went to 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. He is also a third cousin of singer Sam Smith.

Since 2016, Allen has been in a relationship with American DJ and model Allie Teilz, with whom he has a daughter named Arrow (born 2018).

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.

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. Starting in Chichester on 31 January 2008, he took over Daniel Radcliffe's role in a revival of Equus on a nationwide tour.

In April 2009, he co-starred with then partner Jaime Winstone in the music video for "Dust Devil" by Madness. He also had a role in the BBC2 film, Freefall.

Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snow, Allen came to international attention when he was cast as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones in 2011. He has continued to work in films, appearing in Soulboy, The Kid, Freestyle and Powder in 2010. In 2012, he starred in the British thriller Confine.

In 2016, 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. He is a self-confessed Arsenal fan while his father supports Fulham. Part of the filming took Allen to Scottish football club Rangers.

Filmography

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
2018	The Predator	Lynch
TBA	Jojo Rabbit	Finkel	Post-production
	How to Build a Girl	John Kite	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	46 episodes
2016	Close to the Enemy	Ringwood	7 episodes
2017	Football: A Brief History	Himself	2 episodes, Documentary, History Channel

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Notes
2011	Scream Awards	Best Ensemble (shared with the cast)	Game of Thrones
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast)
2013	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast)
2014	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast)
2015	Empire Awards	Empire Hero Award (shared with the cast)
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast)
2016	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast)