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Kevin Allen(I)

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Kevin Allen
Alex (Al Pillay) is a disgruntled server at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex and cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karpov (Dave Beard) and Spider (Lemmy) plot to involve the inept anarchists in their plans to derail the Prime-Minister-to-be's campaign.
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Kevin Allen's latest feature is the counterculture romantic comedy "La Cha Cha." Filmed during the summer-2000 lockdown and shot entirely on an iPhone using Moondog amorphic lenses, "La Cha Cha" stars Rhys Ifans, Dougray Scott, Keith Allen, and Melanie Walters and is available on Amazon Prime.

Next up is "Tin", the much-awaited sequel to "Twin Town", set in the world of homegrown cannabis in the Welsh town of Llanelli.

Also slated is "The Crucible", an epic 4-part period drama set in 19th-century Merthyr Tydfil during the Industrial Revolution.

Allen's film version of Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood" was shot in two language versions, and the Welsh film was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2015.

In 2013 Kevin directed "Y-Syrcas", which was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award and won the Audience and Jury awards at The European Minority Language Film Festival 2014.

He supervised and developed projects in Hollywood including "Coming Out" for Milk Wood Films and "Cheek to Cheek, a feature-film collaboration with Gene Wilder. Allen set up Airstream Films at this time and developed a diverse slate of feature projects with his producing partner, Kate McCreery.

He then directed "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London."

In 2005 Allen adapted Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island", as both a feature film and TV series for Working Title Films.

Kevin directed the first series of ITV's "Benidorm", for which he was nominated for his second BAFTA.
BornSeptember 15, 1962
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      • 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rhys Ifans in Under Milk Wood (2015)
    Under Milk Wood
    4.9
    • Director
    • 2015
    Y Syrcas (2013)
    Y Syrcas
    5.3
    • Director
    • 2013
    Geri Horner, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Victoria Beckham, and Mel B in Spice World (1997)
    Spice World
    3.7
    • TV Director
    • 1997
    Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)
    The Skulls
    5.6
    • Sturtevant Security Guard
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Paul Bazely, Janine Duvitski, Kate Fitzgerald, Julie Graham, Selina Griffiths, Tim Healy, Mark Heap, Sherrie Hewson, Elsie Kelly, Bobby Knutt, Tony Maudsley, Johnny Vegas, Steve Edge, Jake Canuso, Shelley Longworth, Adam Gillen, Josh Bolt, Nathan Bryon, and Danny Walters in Benidorm (2007)
      Benidorm
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Guest Artist
      • 2007
    • Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)
      The Skulls
      5.6
      • Sturtevant Security Guard
      • 2000
    • Toy Boys
      5.7
      Short
      • Scrabble Man
      • 1999
    • Craig Ferguson in The Big Tease (1999)
      The Big Tease
      6.1
      • Gareth Trundle
      • 1999
    • Geri Horner, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Victoria Beckham, and Mel B in Spice World (1997)
      Spice World
      3.7
      • TV Director
      • 1997
    • Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
      Twin Town
      6.7
      • TV Presenter
      • 1997
    • Murder Most Horrid (1991)
      Murder Most Horrid
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Driver
      • Simon Pleasance
      • 1991–1996
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
      Trainspotting
      8.1
      • Andreas
      • 1996
    • French and Saunders (1987)
      French and Saunders
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Jaaasson Priestly
      • Second Actor
      • Anthony Newley ...
      • 1990–1996
    • Rupert Graves and Steven Mackintosh in Different for Girls (1996)
      Different for Girls
      6.9
      • PC Alan
      • 1996
    • Rowan Atkinson in The Thin Blue Line (1995)
      The Thin Blue Line
      7.5
      TV Series
      • D.C. Robert Kray
      • 1995
    • Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
      Absolutely Fabulous
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Ben
      • 1995
    • Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in Bottom (1991)
      Bottom
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Marcel
      • Voice of 'Cannonball' Taffy O'Jones
      • 1995
    • Imogen Stubbs in Anna Lee (1994)
      Anna Lee
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Radio Presenter
      • 1994
    • Screenplay (1986)
      Screenplay
      6.4
      TV Series
      • PC Farmer
      • 1993

    Director



    • La Cha Cha (2021)
      La Cha Cha
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Rhys Ifans in Under Milk Wood (2015)
      Under Milk Wood
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Y Syrcas (2013)
      Y Syrcas
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Flat Lake (2013)
      Flat Lake
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Paul Bazely, Janine Duvitski, Kate Fitzgerald, Julie Graham, Selina Griffiths, Tim Healy, Mark Heap, Sherrie Hewson, Elsie Kelly, Bobby Knutt, Tony Maudsley, Johnny Vegas, Steve Edge, Jake Canuso, Shelley Longworth, Adam Gillen, Josh Bolt, Nathan Bryon, and Danny Walters in Benidorm (2007)
      Benidorm
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson, and Hannah Spearritt in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
      Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Craig Ferguson in The Big Tease (1999)
      The Big Tease
      6.1
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Cerys Matthews, Catatonia, Owen Powell, Paul Jones, Aled Richards, and Mark Roberts in Catatonia: I Am the Mob (1997)
      Catatonia: I Am the Mob
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
      Twin Town
      6.7
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Video Diaries (1990)
      Video Diaries
      TV Series
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 1991

    Producer



    • La Cha Cha (2021)
      La Cha Cha
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Rhys Ifans in Under Milk Wood (2015)
      Under Milk Wood
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Y Syrcas (2013)
      Y Syrcas
      5.3
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Flat Lake (2013)
      Flat Lake
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Craig Ferguson in The Big Tease (1999)
      The Big Tease
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 1999
    • Open Space (1983)
      Open Space
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993

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      • September 15, 1962
      • Swansea, Wales, UK
    • Spouse
      • Laura MaddenFebruary 28, 2000 - present (4 children)
    • Relatives
        Keith Allen(Sibling)
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      Creative Director of the Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival, Ireland.

      Farms free-range rare breed pigs in Ireland.

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