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Actor Kevin Scott Allen, Actor Kevin Scott Allen Kevin Scott Allen (born 20 March 1964) is an American stage, film, and television actor.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Allen grew up in California, Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey. He was educated at the

Hun School of Princeton The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students from sixth through twelfth grades. The school has been accredited ...

and

Collège Champittet Collège Champittet is a Swiss school in the canton de Vaud operated by Nord Anglia Education, a group of 82 schools around the world. The school offers an academic education for students ages 3–19 and has two campuses: the main one is located ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

, where he learnt to speak French fluently, and then studied theatre and dramatic arts at the

University of Redlands The University of Redlands is a private university in Redlands, California, United States. The university's main, residential campus is situated on 160 acres (65 ha) near downtown Redlands. An additional eight regional locations throughout Calif ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. In 1979, at the Globe Theatre on

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, Allen played

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in ''

Henry VI, Part 2 ''Henry VI, Part 2'' (1591) is a Shakespearean history play about King Henry VI of England's inability to quell the bickering of his noblemen, the death of his trusted advisor Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and the political rise of Richard of ...

'' and Clifford in ''

Henry VI, Part 3 ''Henry VI, Part 3'' (often written as ''3 Henry VI'') is a Shakespearean history, history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591 and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Whereas ''Henry VI, Part 1, ...

''.J. O'Connor, K. Goodland, ''A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance 1970-1990'', Volume 2
p. 739
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'' episode “The Zone Troopers Build Men” (1985).

Films

*'' Little Heroes, Part 3'' (2002) *''Le Petoname: Parti Avec'' (2005) as Dr Baudouin *'' Abe and Bruno'' (2006) as Sheriff Kilgore *'' Charlie Valentine'' (2009) as Marko *'' About Scout'' (2015) as Ride Operator *''Stalked by My Mother'' (TV movie, 2016), as Nick Fox *'' Puppet Master: Axis Termination'' (2017) as Sturmbannführer *''In Full Bloom'' (2019) as Vincent Warren

Theatre

*''

'' (Globe Theatre, Broadway, Los Angeles, 1979), as Buckingham *''

'' (Globe Theatre, Broadway, Los Angeles, 1979), as Clifford *''In a Northern Landscape'' (1983) by

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(Cast-at-the-Circle Theatre, Hollywood) *''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'' (West Coast Ensemble, 1992), as Romeo *''Angels Twice Descending'' (Hudson Theatre, 1995)Kevin Scott Allen
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'' (Two Roads Theatre) *''Martin: Duty Calls'' by Roy Parker (Acme Theatre, 2018) *''Dr. Anonymous'' (Zephyr Theatre, 2014) *''Dreambook'' ( Los Angeles Theatre Center) *''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...

'' (Wolf Trap Theatre)

Television

*''

Bearcats! ''Bearcats!'' is an American Western television series broadcast on the CBS television network during the fall 1971 television season. It starred Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole as troubleshooters in the period before the American entry into Wor ...

'' (1971) as Town boy *'' Otherworld: The Zone Troopers Build Men'' (1985) as BrindleMark Phillips, Frank Garcia, ''Science Fiction Television Series: Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime-Time Shows, 1959 through 1989'' (McFarland, 2014)
p. 448
/ref> *'' Homefront'' (1991–1993) as Ed *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', "What You Leave Behind" (1999) as Jem’Hadr *'' Alias'' (2005) as French PolicemanNorman Chance, ''Who Was Who on TV'', Vol. 1 (Xlibris Corporation, 2010)
p. 43
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Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

'' (2009) as Inmate *'' Famously Afraid'' (2019) as Ty Pennington *''

Extreme Measures ''Extreme Measures'' is a 1996 crime thriller film based on Michael Palmer's 1991 novel of the same name, dealing with the ethics of medical sacrifices. The film was directed by Michael Apted and starred Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica P ...

'' (2019) as Older Tom Egley *''

Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action and procedural drama television series created by Stacy McKee that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of ''Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Pr ...

'' (2020) as Henry *'' American Primeval'' (2025) as Louis

Publication

*Kevin Scott Allen, ''Conquering the Film and Television Audition'' (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2015)

Notes

External links

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