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Keith Allen

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Biography

Keith Philip George Allen is a Welsh actor, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter, artist, director, author, and television presenter. He is the father of singer-songwriter Lily Allen and actor Alfie Owen-Allen, and brother of Kevin Allen, the Welsh actor, screenwriter, film director and film producer.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Trainspotting

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Eddie the Eagle

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Martin Chuzzlewit

As Jonas Chuzzlewit

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

As Charles

The Others

As Mr. Marlish

The Body Farm

As D.I. Hale

Shallow Grave

As Hugo

Second Best

As John

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The High Was Never the Point

When Trainspotting arrived in 1996, it was quickly labelled as the ultimate "drugs movie". Decades on, its true subject matter is far clearer. It is not fundame...

8 films

The Perfect Needledrop: Ten Moments That Own the Screen

From sudden silences to euphoric choruses, these are the film moments where a song doesn't just score the scene, it becomes the scene.

10 films

When Finishing Beats Winning

A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.

8 films

Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents

From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.

9 films

20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own

There was a brief, glorious period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when buying a film on home video felt less like acquiring a product and more like being han...

20 films

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