Keith Allen

ActorDirectorWriterProducerCrew Sep 2 (age 72) Gorseinon, Glamorgan, Wales, UK 1964–2026 (62 year career)

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Biography

Keith Philip George Allen is a Welsh actor, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter, artist, director, author, and television presenter. He is the father of singer-songwriter Lily Allen and actor Alfie Owen-Allen, and brother of Kevin Allen, the Welsh actor, screenwriter, film director and film producer.

Known For

Film

Trainspotting

Dealer

Film

The Others

Mr. Marlish

Film

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Charles

Film

Eddie the Eagle

Terry

Film

Shallow Grave

Hugo

Film

24 Hour Party People

Roger Ames

Film

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Diaz

Film

Robin Hood

Sheriff of Nottingham

Filmography

Acting (158)

Movies (102)

The Buckingham Murders

2024

as Miller

5.8

Save the Cinema

2022

as Superintendent Roberts

6.2

The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow Killer

2021

6.8

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

as Dave Simms

La Cha Cha

as Paulie

Suicidal: In Our Own Words

2019

as Narrator

2:Hrs

as Groad

I Am Vengeance

as Dougie

John Barnes: Poetry in Motion

2018

as Self

Football's 47 Best Worst Songs

2018

as Himself

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

as Charles

Eddie the Eagle

as Terry

Hector

as Jimbo

North v South

as Tony Lefevre

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

2015

as Self

8.7

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

as Paul Fox

The Last Showing

as Collins

The Magnificent Eleven

as Dave

In a Heartbeat

as Peter Smith

Rise of the Zombies

as Tash

Vinyl

as Minto

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

as Spoken Quotations (voice)

The Body Farm

as D.I. Hale

Come on Eileen

as Martin

Keith Meets Keith

as Self - Presenter / Narrator

A Film with Me in It

as Jack

The Good Night

as Norman

Tourette de France

as Himself

Keith Allen Will Burn in Hell

2007

as Self - Presenter

2.3

Michael Carroll: King of Chavs

2006

as Himself

7.0

The Art of Football from A to Z

2006

as Self

4.8

Manchester Passion

2006

as Pontius Pilate

You're Fayed

2005

as Self - Presenter

De-Lovely

2004

as Irving Berlin

6.1

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

2004

as Diaz

5.6

Happily Ever After

2004

as L'homme de la piscine

5.8

Little Lady Fauntleroy

2004

as Himself

9.0

Killing Hitler

2003

as Major General Colin Gubbins

Home

as Repo Man

Loving You

as Adam

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003

as Self (archive footage)

24 Hour Party People

as Roger Ames

Bear's Kiss

as Lou

Breath

as Vagitus Aspiration

5.0

The Others

2001

as Mr. Marlish

7.6

Mike Bassett: England Manager

2001

as Self

7.0

My Wife Is an Actress

2001

as David

6.1

Is Harry on the Boat?

as Trevor

tvSSFBM EHKL

as Himself

blur | The Best Of

as Successful Fella (video 'Country House')

Rancid Aluminium

as Dr Jones

The Escort

as Jessica's Husband

You Are Here

as Ken

What's a Carry On?

1998

as Pepi the Portuguese Poisoner (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.8

The Life and Crimes of William Palmer

1998

as Dr. William Palmer

9.5

Preaching to the Perverted

as Milkman

Twin Town

as Emrys

An Audience with Elton John

1997

as Self

Trainspotting

as Dealer

Loch Ness

as Gordon Shoals

Hanging Around

as Marcus

Blue Juice

1995

as Mike

4.0

Help! War Child

1995

as Presenter

Shallow Grave

as Hugo

Captives

as Lenny

Second Best

as John

Beyond Bedlam

as Gilmour

New Order Story

as Game Show Host

Demonella

as French Maid

The Young Americans

1993

as Jack Doyle

5.7

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

1993

as Martin Aimless

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

1993

as Ghenghis

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993

as Bonehead/Gourmet Detective

The Crying Game

1992

as Roy Brush

Floating

Rebecca's Daughters

as Davy

Carry On Columbus

as Pepi the Portuguese Poisoner

3.8

Red Nose of Courage

1992

as Foreign Secretary

Kafka

1991

as Ass. Ludwig

6.4

Spaghetti Hoops

1990

as Mason/Gondolier

Les Dogs

1990

as Green Party Leader

Shooting Stars

1990

as Southgate

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

1990

as Lenny Bexley

4.9

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990

as Gay Councillor/1st Beefeater

Keith Allen Live

1990

as Self

Scandal

as Kevin

Never Come Morning

Nineteen96

as Det. Supt. Alan Horsefell

Funseekers

1988

as Kevin

The Strike

1988

as Film Exec/Camp Actor 2/Celebrity

7.0

The Yob

1988

as Patrick

Comrades

as James Hammett

Closed Circuit

The Supergrass

as Wong

Gino: Full Story and Pics

1984

as Gino

Loose Connections

1984

as Kay's Husband

1.7

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

1984

as Mr Bastardos

7.0

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

1984

as Bonehead

The Beat Generation

1983

as Brian Epstein

Walter

as Mike - Stockroom

Crystal Gazing

as Monologist

Television (56)

Crookhaven

2026

as Erasmus Sisman

Steeltown Murders

2023

as Dai Williams

6.9

Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art

2022

as Self (Narrator)

9.0

The Pembrokeshire Murders

as John Cooper

Genius

as Sagot

SunTrap

as Senor Big

My Mad Fat Diary

as Victor

By Any Means

as Nicholas Mason

Talking to the Dead

as Robbie Griffiths

Gadget Man

Treasure Island

as Pew

Death in Paradise

as Neil Jenkins

Case Histories

as Richard Moat

The Runaway

as Danny Dixon

The Body Farm

as D.I. Hale

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Live from Studio Five

2009

as Self

3.7

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

2009

as Self

5.3

7 Days on the Breadline

The Londoners

as Richard Mansfield

Mobile

as Sir James Corson

The One Show

as Self

Robin Hood

as Sheriff of Nottingham

Hotel Babylon

Twisted Tales

as G.R.

Art School

Bodies

as Tony Whitman

Spine Chillers

Top Gear

as Self

Murder in Mind

as James Napeworth

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

2001

4.5

Black Books

2000

as Dave 'Mouse Ear' Smith

Bob Martin

as Vinnie

Jack of Hearts

as Jack Denby

The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

1998

as Slick Sloan

5.8

Roger Roger

1998

as Dexter

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Harry Marx

7.5

Born to Run

1997

as Byron Flitch

The Bite

1996

as Shelley

10.0

Sharman

1995

as Brady

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994

as Jonas Chuzzlewit

8.5

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

1994

as Dave Basker

5.3

Class Act

1994

as Quentin

Faith

as Jeff Wagland

Between the Lines

Jackson Pace: The Great Years

1990

as Jackson Pace

Making Out

This Morning

as Self

A Very British Coup

as Thompson

Inspector Morse

as John Peter Barrie

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Bonehead

The Young Ones

as Pestilence

Wolcott

as Heckler

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

An Audience with...

as Self

Top of the Pops

as Self - Host

Crew (18)

Movies (16)

Unlawful Killing

2011

Director

5.4

Keith Meets Keith

2009

Director

Tourette de France

2007

Director

7.0

Keith Allen Will Burn in Hell

2007

Director

2.3

Michael Carroll: King of Chavs

2006

Director

7.0

You Are Here

1998

Writer

Help! War Child

1995

Director

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

1993

Director

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993

Director

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993

Writer

The Crying Game

1992

Director

The Crying Game

1992

Writer

The Yob

1988

Writer

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

1984

Producer

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

1984

Writer

Crystal Gazing

1982

Additional Writing

7.0

Television (2)

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

Director

7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

Writer

7.4