Doug Allen (actor)

Doug Allen in We Are Monster 2014

Doug Allen is a British actor.[1][2] He has appeared in films and television in Gangster No. 1 (2000), Band of Brothers (2001), EastEnders (2001-2002), Five Days (2007), and Das Boot (2022).

He won the Diamond Award for Best Male Actor at the 2020 Mindfield Film Festival for his performance in the film Hello Darlin in 2020.

Early life and career

At age 15, Allen left school without any qualifications and joined the family business.[3] At age 27, he left the family business to join the London Fire Brigade(LFB).[3] During the LFB selection process, he successfully auditioned for the film Gangster No. 1 (2000), and decided to focus his career on acting.[3]

In 2001, Allen played the role of Sergeant Alton More in the miniseries Band of Brothers.[3][4] Between 2001 and 2002, he played the role of Nathan Williams in the BBC London soap opera EastEnders.[5]

In 2002, he starred in the television movie Tough Love, alongside Ray Winstone and Adrian Dunbar.[6]

In 2007, he played Gary Machin in the BBC / HBO collaboration series Five Days, among a cast that included Hugh Bonneville, Rory Kinnear, and Charlie Creed-Miles.[5]

In 2018, he starred in the Marc price written and directed movie Nightshooters[7]

In 2020, he played a lead role as ex-convict Les Dalton in the movie Hello Darlin, alongside Daisy badger, who played his daughter, and Siân Reeves who played his wife.[8] The film won Best film award at 9 different film festivals,[8] and Allen won the Diamond Award for Best actor at the 2020 Mindfield Film Festival in Albuquerque.[9]

In 2022, Allen secured a recurring role as Commodore Francombe in 4 episodes of season 3 of the German U-boat series Das Boot.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 One True Thing Club Bandleader
2000 Gangster No. 1 Mad John
2000 Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry Frank the Father of Christie
2000 Gangster No. 1 Mad John
2008 Franklyn Cleric 2
2009 The Firm Trigger
2011 Screwed Steadman
2012 Nice Guy Tommy Evans
2013 Closed Circuit Ryan
2014 We Are Monster Prison Officer Poll
2014 Hoodies vs. Hooligans Mitch
2014 Sniper: Legacy Simpson
2015 Anti-Social Chris
2018 Nightshooters Harper
2019 Once Upon a Time in London Albert Dimes
2020 Hello Darlin' Les Dalton

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Hawkins Joseph Television film
2001 Band of Brothers Alton M. More 8 episodes
2001–2002 EastEnders Nathan Williams 45 episodes
2002 Tough Love Greg Naylor Television film
2003 The Bill Scott Bartlett Episode: "153: Salt of the Earth"
2004 Perfect Strangers London Cabby Television film
2005 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Lachlan Episode: "In the Guise of Death"
2005 William and Mary William II 2 episodes
2005 The English Harem Richard Television film
2007 Five Days Gary Machin 4 episodes
2009 Trial & Retribution Barry Bilkin Episode: "Shooter: Part 1"
2009 Law & Order: UK Gerry Craig Episode: "Love and Loss"
2010 Sherlock Joe Episode: "The Great Game"
2013 By Any Means Paul Banks 2 episodes
2014 Chasing Shadows DI Gary Scanlon
2015 Spotless Joey Samson 10 episodes
2016 The Level Nash's Solicitor 2 episodes
2017 The Royals Jack Parker 3 episodes
2017 The Halcyon Jim Taylor Episode #1.8
2018 Bulletproof Sharp Episode #1.2
2020 The Defeated Major General Wright Episode: "First Trick"
2022 Das Boot Commodore Francombe 4 episodes [10]

References

  1. ^ "Nightshooters trailer: martial arts meets British gangster film in new thriller". Entertainment Focus. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ Growcott, Mat (10 February 2020). "From Telford to Hollywood: Film director's award-winning film getting Chinese Theatre screening". shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Doug Allen (Sgt. Alton More) Interview Part 1: Band of Brothers Cast Interviews 2010/11". Matthew Settle for the Ross Owen Show. Black Sky Radio on Youtube. 14 September 2011.
  4. ^ Walker, Danny (25 July 2014). "Watch Rizzle Kicks' Harley Sylvester in his big screen debut". mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Core MGMT - Doug Allen". coremgmt.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Doug Allen Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Ascendant Releasing Announces the Addition of Doug Allen and Nicolas Aaron to the cast of Marc Price's Nightshooters". thefancarpet.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Hello Darlin' – Feature Film Review". indyreviews.com. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Winners January 2020 Mindfield Film Festival". mindfieldff.com. 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Das Boot (2018) - Full Cast & Crew". movieslist.best. 26 October 2023.
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