Keegan Allen
| Keegan Allen | |
|---|---|
 Allen in February 2015 | |
| Born |
Keegan Phillip Allen July 22, 1989 California, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, musician, photographer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
 Keegan Allen at Palo Alto event |
Keegan Phillip Allen (born July 22, 1989[2]) is an American actor, photographer and musician. Allen is known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars.[3]
Life and career
Allen was born in California, the son of actor Phillip R. Allen.[4] Keegan’s passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography and other roles behind the camera.[5]
At the age of thirteen Keegan landed his first paid job for a small, non-speaking role in a documentary for Animal Planet.[6] He went on to star in a short film, Small Emergencies, as the Parakeet Owner’s Son in 2002. In 2010, after a long break from acting, Keegan appeared in Nickelodeon’s TV show Big Time Rush.[2] In the same year, he starred in a short film entitled As A Last Resort. Shortly after, Keegan secured his breakthrough role as main chatacter Toby Cavanaugh, Spencer Hastings’ (played by Troian Bellisario) love interest on ABC’s Pretty Little Liars. He also made an appearance in CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2011. This year, Allen played the role of Jake in an episode of Fox’s sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter and is currently working on a movie titled Bukowski, produced and directed by Hollywood star James Franco.
Allen was nominated as Choice Summer TV Star: Male, for the 2011 Teen Choice Awards. Allen did not win, but he was nominated again in 2013 and won.
His book of photography life.love.beauty was published by St. Martin's Press (2015) and is a National Bestseller.
Allen is Jewish.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Small Emergencies | Parakeet Owner's Son | Short film |
| 2010 | As a Last Resort | Driver | Short film |
| 2013 | Palo Alto | "Skull" | |
| 2014 | The Sound and the Fury | Man with Red Tie | |
| 2014 | The Hazing Secret | Trent | |
| 2015 | Bukowski | Jimmy Haddox | |
| 2016 | King Cobra | Harlow |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | Model #2 | "Big Time Jobs" (Season 1: episode 11) |
| 2010–present | Pretty Little Liars | Toby Cavanaugh | Main role (season 1–7) |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Max Ferris | "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead" (Season 11: episode 16) |
| 2013 | I Hate My Teenage Daughter | Jake | "Teenage Party" (Season 1: episode 11) |
| 2015 | Young & Hungry | Tyler | Guest Star, 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Temara Melek | "Karma's Not Pretty" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | "Choice Summer TV Star: Male" | Pretty Little Liars | Nominated |
| 2013 | TV Guide Awards | "Favorite Villain" (Shared with: Janel Parrish) | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | "Choice Summer TV Star: Male" | Won | ||
| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | "Choice TV Actor: Drama" | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "alloyentertainment".
- 1 2 "Keegan Allen Bio". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Toby Cavanaugh by Keegan Allen - Pretty Little Liars - ABCFamily.com". Abcfamily.go.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ↑ http://heavy.com/entertainment/2014/07/keegan-allen-toby-pretty-little-liars-pll/
- ↑ "An Interview with Keegan Allen (Toby, 'Pretty Little Liars')". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Keegan Allen Bio". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.wetpaint.com/keegan-allen-dating-jdate-interview-1467943/
