Ben Allen
Actor / Writer / Director
Acting
Voiceover
Film, TV & Theatre
Acting
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
VIGIL SERIES 2 | Airman Field | Andy De Emmony | BBC |
WORLD ON FIRE SERIES 2 | Tam | Meena Gaur/ Drew Casson | Mammoth Screen |
CASUALTY | Avery Hicks | Katie Churcher | BBC |
BREEDERS SERIES 2 | Isaac | Ben Palmer & Chris Addison | Avalon for SKY |
SOULMATES | Simon | Rob Savage | AMC |
CURSED | Footman | Daniel Nettheim | Olde Tale Productions |
DOCTORS | Phil Morton | Niall Fraser | BBC |
BARBARIANS RISING | Scipio Jnr | Maurice Sweeney & Declan O'Dwyer | October Films |
CORONATION STREET | Jools (Easter Special episode guest) | John Anderson | Granada TV |
BONEKICKERS | Titus | Sarah O'Gorman | BBC / Mammoth |
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
ANOTHER END | Nurse Daniel | Piero Messina | Number 9 Films |
THE FOREIGNER | Graham | Ben Allen | Acuity Productions |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
MACBETH | Ross | Simon Godwin | Wessex Grove |
BLACK SUPERHERO | Steven | Daniel Evans | Royal Court Theatre |
FOLK | John | Roxana Silbert. | Hampstead Theatre |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Trofimov | Sean Mathias | Theatre Royal Windsor |
HAMLET | Horatio | Sean Matthias | Theatre Royal Windsor |
GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM | Rufus | Sean Mathias | Park Theatre |
MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Frederick | Josie Rourke | Donmar Warehouse |
PRESENT LAUGHTER | Roland Maule | Sean Foley | Chichester Festival Theatre |
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA | Octavius Caesar | Iqbal Khan | RSC |
JULIUS CAESAR | Cinna | Angus Jackson | RSC |
OPPENHEIMER | Edward Teller | Angus Jackson | Royal Shakespeare Company |
THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY | Askew | Phillip Breen | Royal Shakespeare Company |
THE SEAGULL | Konstantin | Chris Honer | Manchester Library Theatre Company |
TWELFTH NIGHT | Olivia | Edward Hall | Propeller |
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | Biondello | Edward Hall | Propeller |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE | Antonio | Edward Hall | Propeller |
THE WINTER'S TALE | Perdita/Mamillius/Time | Edward Hall | Propeller |
HENRY V | Williams | Edward Hall | Propeller |
'... AND DARKNESS DESCENDED | Performer | Hector Harkness and Katy Balfour | Punchdrunk |
CANARY | Mickey | Hettie McDonald | Liverpool Playhouse/Hampstead Theatre/ETT Tour |
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL | Ensemble | Marianne Elliott | National Theatre |
NOISES OFF | Tim Allgood | David Gilmore | Ambassador Theatre Group |
THE HISTORY BOYS | Boy / Dakin / Irwin | Simon Cox / Nicholas Hytner | National Theatre |
Other
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
BETTER THAN JOE | Daniel | Adem Ay | Independent Short Film |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
PRIVATE PEACEFUL | Jimmy/Big Joe | Susan Roberts | BBC Radio 4 |
Short Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE HAIRCUT | Lawrence | Joshua Firsht | Westminster Film School |
Film, TV & Theatre
Ben's two short films have both premiered at the BFI Flare festival and have been screened at film festivals in the UK and internationally. He is currently working on his first original TV pilot.
In 2020 Ben's short film The Foreigner won the Grand Jury Competition at the Dances With Films independent film festival.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BROCK | New short film in development | |
SERVICE | The Kernel Factory | Original TV idea under option |
ECHO AND NARCISSUS | New play in development |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE FOREIGNER 2019 | Acuity Productions | Written & Directed by Ben. |
BLOOD OUT OF A STONE 2017 | Watersmeet Productions | Written & Directed by Ben. |