Biography

Kevin Allen's latest feature is the counterculture romantic comedy "La Cha Cha." Filmed during the summer-2000 lockdown and shot entirely on an iPhone using Moondog amorphic lenses, "La Cha Cha" stars Rhys Ifans, Dougray Scott, Keith Allen, and Melanie Walters and is available on Amazon Prime.

Next up is "Tin", the much-awaited sequel to "Twin Town", set in the world of homegrown cannabis in the Welsh town of Llanelli.

Also slated is "The Crucible", an epic 4-part period drama set in 19th-century Merthyr Tydfil during the Industrial Revolution.

Allen's film version of Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood" was shot in two language versions, and the Welsh film was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2015.

In 2013 Kevin directed "Y-Syrcas", which was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award and won the Audience and Jury awards at The European Minority Language Film Festival 2014.

He supervised and developed projects in Hollywood including "Coming Out" for Milk Wood Films and "Cheek to Cheek, a feature-film collaboration with Gene Wilder. Allen set up Airstream Films at this time and developed a diverse slate of feature projects with his producing partner, Kate McCreery.

He then directed "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London."

In 2005 Allen adapted Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island", as both a feature film and TV series for Working Title Films.

Kevin directed the first series of ITV's "Benidorm", for which he was nominated for his second BAFTA.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lesley Jackson

Creative Director of the Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival, Ireland.

Farms free-range rare breed pigs in Ireland.

Brother of Keith Allen

Uncle of singer Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen.

Ex-brother-in-law of Alison Owen.

Has two daughters: Gracie and Nell.