Doug Allen (actor)

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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 and 2002), Five Days (2007), and Das Boot (2022).

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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 Sargent 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2012Nice GuyTommy Evans
2013 Closed Circuit Ryan
2014We Are MonsterPrison Officer Poll
2014Hoodies vs. HooligansMitch
2014 Sniper: Legacy Simpson
2015 Anti-Social Chris
2018NightshootersHarper
2019 Once Upon a Time in London Albert Dimes
2020Hello Darlin'Les Dalton

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001HawkinsJosephTelevision film
2001 Band of Brothers Alton M. More8 episodes
2001–2002 EastEnders Nathan45 episodes
2002Tough LoveGreg NaylorTelevision film
2003 The Bill Scott BartlettEpisode: "153: Salt of the Earth"
2004 Perfect Strangers London CabbyTelevision film
2005 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries LachlanEpisode: "In the Guise of Death"
2005 William and Mary William II2 episodes
2005The English HaremRichardTelevision film
2007 Five Days Gary Machin4 episodes
2009 Trial & Retribution Barry BilkinEpisode: "Shooter: Part 1"
2009 Law & Order: UK Gerry CraigEpisode: "Love and Loss"
2010 Sherlock JoeEpisode: "The Great Game"
2013 By Any Means Paul Banks2 episodes
2014 Chasing Shadows DI Gary Scanlon
2015 Spotless Joey Samson10 episodes
2016 The Level Nash's Solicitor2 episodes
2017 The Royals Jack Parker3 episodes
2017 The Halcyon Jim TaylorEpisode #1.8
2018 Bulletproof SharpEpisode #1.2
2020 The Defeated Major General WrightEpisode: "First Trick"
2022 Das Boot Commodore Francombe4 episodes [10]

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