Actor
Kevin Allen
September 15, 1959 · Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK
Kevin Allen is an English-born Welsh screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor. In 1997 he directed and wrote the cult Welsh black comedy feature "Twin Town". He also directed the films "The Big Tease" and "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London" and hit TV series "Benidorm". He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Keith Allen and uncle of singer Lily Allen .
Allen first came to national prominence in 1990 when he documented an England fan's eye view of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy with his camcorder for the BBC series "Video Diaries" in an episode entitled "On The March With Bobby's Army". Kevin's first acting roles came by way of "The Comic Strip" and progressed to the BBC sitcom "The Thin Blue Line" and many other theatre and TV roles. He also wrote and directed several documentaries for the BBC in the 1990s.
Notable work
Often works with
Keith Allen
4 titles together
Trainspotting, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, Save the Cinema
Emma Bunton
2 titles together
Spice World, Absolutely Fabulous
Alan Cumming
2 titles together
Spice World, Bernard and the Genie
Jennifer Saunders
2 titles together
Absolutely Fabulous, The Comic Strip Presents...
Harriet Thorpe
2 titles together
Absolutely Fabulous, Murder Most Horrid
Rowan Atkinson
2 titles together
The Thin Blue Line, Bernard and the Genie
Full filmography · 45
Save the Cinema
as Dai
20226.2
La Cha Cha
Director and Writer
2021
Y Syrcas
Director
2013
2010: Moby Dick
as Seahawk Pilot
20103
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Marcel (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Director
20045.6
The Skulls
as Sturtevant Security Guard
20005.8
The Big Tease
as Gareth Trundle and Director
19995.9
Toy Boys
as Scrabble Man
1999
Spice World
as TV Director
19974.9
Twin Town
as Television Presenter and Writer and Director
19976.3
Different for Girls
as Policeman and as PC Alan
19967.1