Kyle Allen (actor)

Kyle Allen (born October 10, 1994) is an American actor.

Kyle Allen
Born (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]

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
Rosaline Romeo Post-production
TBA The Greatest Beer Run Ever Bobby Pappas Post-production

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