Alfie Allen

Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor. He portrayed Theon Greyjoy on all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. In film, he is best known for his starring roles in John Wick, The Predator (2018), and Jojo Rabbit (2019).

Early life and education Alfie Evan Allen was born on 12 September 1986 in Hammersmith, London, the son of film producer Alison Owen and actor Keith Allen. His elder sister is singer Lily Allen; her song "Alfie" is about him. His uncle is actor Kevin Allen. He is a third cousin of singer Sam Smith. 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. 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, Allen 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. He continued to work in films, appearing in Freestyle, Soulboy, and The Kid in 2010.

Allen came to international attention when he was cast as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, an adaptation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, in 2011. he 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.

Allen starred in the 2012 British thriller Confine, and then opposite Keanu Reeves in the 2014 film John Wick. In 2016, directed by Mike Christie, he filmed a two part documentary for the History Channel titled Football: A Brief History, about the roots of association football. That same year, he played Ringwood in the BBC Two 1940s-set miniseries Close to the Enemy and joined the London production of Jesse Eisenberg's The Spoils at Trafalgar Studios.

Allen co-starred in the sci-fi sequel The Predator as Lynch in 2018, and Taika Waititi's Oscar-nominated dark comedy Jojo Rabbit as Finkel as well as the coming-of-age film How to Build a Girl as John Kite in 2019. He had a recurring role as Isaac Pincher in the third series of the period drama Harlots.

In 2020, Allen appeared in the ITV crime drama White House Farm as Brett Collins. Allen made his Broadway debut in 2022 when he took over the role of Mooney from Dan Stevens in Martin McDonagh's Hangmen at John Golden Theatre. For his performance, Allen received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2022, he starred as Lieutenant Jock Lewes in the BBC One World War II miniseries SAS: Rogue Heroes.

Personal life From 2017 to 2019, Allen was in a relationship with artist Allie Teilz, with whom he has a daughter, born in October 2018. He is a supporter of the English football club Arsenal.

Filmography +Key Denotes projects that have not yet been released Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 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 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl King's Messenger Flashbacks of a Fool Kevin Hubble 2009 Boogie Woogie Photographer 2010 Freestyle Jez Soulboy Russ Mountjoy The Kid Dominic 2011 Powder Wheezer 2012 Confine Henry 2014 Plastic Yatesy John Wick Iosef Tarasov 2016 Pandemic Wheeler Patient Seven The Man Anthology film; segment: "The Body" 2018 The Predator Lynch 2019 How to Build a Girl John Kite Jojo Rabbit Finkel 2020 Nightwalkers Short film 2021 La Cha Cha Dooty Davies Night Teeth Victor 2023 Young Hot Bloods Sullivan Short film 2024 McVeigh Timothy McVeigh Post-production Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 The Comic Strip Presents... Child in Promo Episode: "The Yob" 1998 You Are Here Son Television film 1999 Spaced Skateboard Kid Episode: "Ends" 2005 The Golden Hour Clive Episode: "Episode 4" Jericho Albert Hall Episode: "A Pair of Ragged Claws" 2007 Joe's Palace Jason Television film 2008 Casualty 1907 Nobby Clark Television miniseries Coming Up Adams Episode: "And Kill Them" 2009 Freefall Ian Television film 2010 Moving On Dave Episode: "Rules of the Game" Accused Michael Lang Episode: "Helen's Story" 2011–2019 Game of Thrones Theon Greyjoy 47 episodes 2016 Close to the Enemy Ringwood Television miniseries 2017 Football: A Brief History Host Television documentary 2019 Harlots Isaac Pincher 5 episodes 2020 White House Farm Brett Collins Television miniseries 2022 SAS: Rogue Heroes Lieutenant Jock Lewes 4 episodes 2023 Transformers: EarthSpark Tarantulas (voice) Episode: "Missed Connection" 2025 Safe Harbor Tobias Chapman 8 episodes Atomic Max 5 episodes 2026 Girl Taken Rick Hansen 6 episodes Post-production Nolan Reeves Post-production

Theatre credits Year Title Role Notes 2008 Equus Alan UK Tour 2016 The Spoils Ben Trafalgar Studios, London 2022 Hangmen Mooney John Golden Theatre, New York 2025 Dealer's Choice Frankie Donmar Warehouse, London

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2011 Scream Awards Best Ensemble (shared with the cast) Game of Thrones 2012 Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Empire Awards Empire Hero Award (shared with the cast) 2016 Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 2020Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast)Jojo Rabbit 2022 Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play Hangmen