Doug Allen (actor)

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Doug Allen is a British actor.{{Cite web |date=2018-06-11 |title=Nightshooters trailer: martial arts meets British gangster film in new thriller |url=https://www.entertainment-focus.com/film-section/film-news/nightshooters-trailer-martial-arts-meets-british-gangster-film-in-new-thriller/ |access-date=2020-04-16 |website=Entertainment Focus |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Growcott |first=Mat |title=From Telford to Hollywood: Film director's award-winning film getting Chinese Theatre screening |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/telford-entertainment/2020/02/10/from-telford-to-hollywood-film-directors-award-winning-film-getting-chinese-theatre-screening/ |access-date=2020-04-16 |website=shropshirestar.com |date=10 February 2020 |language=en}} He has appeared in films and television in Gangster No. 1 (2000), Band of Brothers (2001), EastEnders (2001-2002), Five Days (2007), and ''Das Boot (2022).

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.{{Cite web |title= Doug Allen (Sgt. Alton More) Interview Part 1: Band of Brothers Cast Interviews 2010/11 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVTJeJ3Ausw |work= Matthew Settle for the Ross Owen Show |publisher= Black Sky Radio on Youtube |date= September 14, 2011}} At age 27, he left the family business to join the London Fire Brigade(LFB). During the LFB selection process, he successfully auditioned for the film Gangster No. 1 (2000), and decided to focus his career on acting.

In 2001, Allen played the role of Sergeant Alton More in the miniseries Band of Brothers.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Danny |date=2014-07-25 |title=Watch Rizzle Kicks' Harley Sylvester in his big screen debut |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/watch-rizzle-kicks-harley-sylvester-3912134 |access-date=2020-04-16 |website=mirror}} Between 2001 and 2002, he played the role of Nathan Williams in the BBC London soap opera EastEnders.

In 2002, he starred in the television movie Tough Love, alongside Ray Winstone and Adrian Dunbar.{{Cite web |title= Doug Allen Credits |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/doug-allen/credits/3030512041/ |work=tvguide.com |access-date= October 25, 2023}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Core MGMT - Doug Allen |url= http://www.coremgmt.co.uk/Doug-Allen.php |work= coremgmt.co.uk |access-date= October 25, 2023}}

In 2018, he starred in the Marc price written and directed movie Nightshooters{{Cite web |title=Ascendant Releasing Announces the Addition of Doug Allen and Nicolas Aaron to the cast of Marc Price's Nightshooters |url= https://www.thefancarpet.com/movie_news/ascendant-releasing-announces-addition-doug-allen-nicolas-aaron-cast-marc-prices-nightshooters/ |access-date=2020-04-16 |website= thefancarpet.com}}

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.{{Cite web |title= Hello Darlin' – Feature Film Review |url= https://indyreviews.com/hello-darlin-feature-film-review/ |work= indyreviews.com |date= 6 July 2022 |access-date= October 25, 2023}} The film won Best film award at 9 different film festivals, and Allen won the Diamond Award for Best actor at the 2020 Mindfield Film Festival in Albuquerque.{{Cite web |title=Winners January 2020 Mindfield Film Festival|url= https://mindfieldff.com/january2020.html |work=mindfieldff.com |date=2020 |access-date= October 25, 2023}}

In 2022, Allen secured a recurring role as Commodore Francombe in 4 episodes of season 3 of the German U-boat series Das Boot.{{Cite web |title= Das Boot (2018) - Full Cast & Crew |url= https://movieslist.best/movie/das-boot-2018/cast/#actor |work= movieslist.best |date= 26 October 2023 }}