Kyle Allen (actor)

Kyle Hamilton Allen (born October 10, 1994) is an American actor known for his roles in The In Between, The Path, West Side Story, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, and American Horror Story: Apocalypse.

Kyle Allen
Born
Kyle Hamilton Allen

(1994-10-10) October 10, 1994
Livermore, California
OccupationActor
Years active2014-present

Early life

A native of Livermore, California, Allen began training in acrobatics at a young age, and attended the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C., where upon watching Taras Domitro perform Romeo & Juliet at the Kennedy Center, felt discouraged from pursuing ballet further. Upon graduation, he lived in Los Angeles picking up commercial work as well as a part lip syncing in a Master P music video.[1]

Career

In July 2015, Allen was cast in a lead role on the Hulu drama series The Path co-starring Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan, appearing in all 36 episodes.[2] Upon the series ending in 2018, Allen appeared in a recurring role in American Horror Story,[3] and in 2019, he was cast as Balkan, one of the Jets in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name.[4]

In 2021, Allen would be cast as Romeo in Rosaline, a modern retelling of Romeo & Juliet co-starring Kaitlyn Dever and Isabela Merced,[5] and in The Greatest Beer Run Ever co-starring Zac Efron and Russell Crowe.[6] On January 28, 2022, Allen was cast as He-Man in the Netflix live-action film reboot of Masters of the Universe.[7] In October 2022, Allen was announced to star in A Haunting in Venice, the third instalment of Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot adaptations.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2016 One Night Andrew 'Andy' McFarland
2017 XX Andy Segment: Her Only Living Son
2020 All My Life Kyle Campbell
2021 The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Mark
West Side Story Balkan
2022 The In Between Skylar
Space Oddity Alex McAllister
The Greatest Beer Run Ever Bobby Pappas
Rosaline Romeo
2023 A Haunting in Venice Not yet released Filming
Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016–2018 The Path Hawk Lane Main role, 36 episodes
2018 American Horror Story: Apocalypse Timothy Campbell 4 episodes

References
  1. Brown, Emma (March 29, 2016). "Discovery: Kyle Allen". Interview. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. Petski, Demise (July 9, 2015). "Kyle Allen Cast In Hulu Series 'The Way'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 14, 2018). "'American Horror Story' Adds 'UnReal's Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman & 'The Path's Kyle Allen As Guest Stars". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (April 16, 2019). "Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' Sets Sharks/Jets Chorus Including Riff & Rosalia". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. Kroll, Justin (July 15, 2021). "'Rosaline': Kyle Allen To Play Romeo In 20th Century's Revisionist 'Romeo & Juliet' Pic Starring Kaitlyn Dever". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. Grobar, Matt (September 28, 2021). "'The Greatest Beer Run Ever': Peter Farrelly's Apple Original Adds Jake Picking, Will Ropp, Archie Renaux And Kyle Allen". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 28, 2022). "Masters Of The Universe Live-Action Mattel Movie Heads To Netflix After Being In Development At Sony; Kyle Allen To Play He-Man". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. Kit, Borys (October 10, 2022). "Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jude Hill Join Kenneth Branagh in Agatha Christie Mystery A Haunting in Venice". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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