Director

Simon Allen

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 1203969

IMDb ID: nm2006136

Known for: Writing

Born: June 4, 1975

Age: 51

Place of birth: Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2025

Years active: 22

Average TMDB rating: 6.54

Wikidata: Q104556459

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Writer (11)Executive Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Co-Executive Producer (1)Creator (1)

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Biography

Simon Allen's television credits include writing and Executive Producing on Apple's Emmy-winning spy thriller TEHRAN, Executive Producing James Wan and Netflix supernatural anthology TRUE HAUNTING and creating BBC America’s RTS-winning fantasy comedy THE WATCH. Simon Allen served as a writer/producer on the first series of the acclaimed television sequel to Wolfgang Petersen’s DAS BOOT for Sky/Sonar/Hulu having previously served as a showrunner on the third series of THE MUSKETEERS for BBC One. He has also written episodes of Cinemax's STRIKE BACK, Canal Plus' SPOTLESS and the BBC's NEW TRICKS. Simon Allen is the Co-creator, Writer and Executive Producer of Netflix original horror film CHOOSE OR DIE which went to Number One on Netflix in the UK, US and around the world, stars Asa Butterfield, Iola Evans, Eddie Marsan and Robert Englund and features the first film score by The Prodigy's Liam Howlett.