Doug Allen is a British actor. 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. 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. 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.
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.
In 2018, he starred in the Marc price written and directed movie Nightshooters
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. 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.
In 2022, Allen secured a recurring role as Commodore Francombe in 4 episodes of season 3 of the German U-boat series Das Boot.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1998One True ThingClub Bandleader2000Gangster No. 1Mad John2000Christie Malry's Own Double-EntryFrank the Father of Christie2000Gangster No. 1Mad John2008FranklynCleric 22009The FirmTrigger2011ScrewedSteadman2012Nice GuyTommy Evans2013Closed CircuitRyan2014We Are MonsterPrison Officer Poll2014Hoodies vs. HooligansMitch2014Sniper: LegacySimpson2015Anti-SocialChris2018NightshootersHarper2019Once Upon a Time in LondonAlbert Dimes2020Hello Darlin'Les Dalton
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2001HawkinsJosephTelevision film2001Band of BrothersAlton M. More8 episodes2001–2002EastEndersNathan Williams45 episodes2002Tough LoveGreg NaylorTelevision film2003The BillScott BartlettEpisode: "153: Salt of the Earth"2004Perfect StrangersLondon CabbyTelevision film2005The Inspector Lynley MysteriesLachlanEpisode: "In the Guise of Death"2005William and MaryWilliam II2 episodes2005The English HaremRichardTelevision film2007Five DaysGary Machin4 episodes2009Trial & RetributionBarry BilkinEpisode: "Shooter: Part 1"2009Law & Order: UKGerry CraigEpisode: "Love and Loss"2010SherlockJoeEpisode: "The Great Game"2013By Any MeansPaul Banks2 episodes2014Chasing ShadowsDI Gary Scanlon2015SpotlessJoey Samson10 episodes2016The LevelNash's Solicitor2 episodes2017The RoyalsJack Parker3 episodes2017The HalcyonJim TaylorEpisode #1.82018BulletproofSharpEpisode #1.22020The DefeatedMajor General WrightEpisode: "First Trick"2022Das BootCommodore Francombe4 episodes
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