Keegan Allen: acting career and role in the series "Pretty Little Liars"

The sensational series "Pretty Little Liars" gave us a lot of new and interesting actors. Despite the fact that the main characters are five girls, the male part of the cast is no less impressive, especially Keegan Allen.

Biography

Keegan Allen was born in sunny California on July 22, 1989. The boy is familiar with the acting profession from birth, since his father is an actor.

As a teenager, Keegan began to show interest in photography, as well as trying to realize himself as an actor.

Career

Already at the age of thirteen, Keegan Allen became more familiar with the world of cinema. He gets a role in the documentary of the famous channel Animal Planet.

It was possible to replenish the piggy bank of films already in 2002, when the young actor took part in the filming of the short film Small Emergencies.

On this, a rather long break sets in professional activity, lasting no less than eight years!

Keegan returns to television again in 2010. He was featured on Nickelodeon's TV series entitled, "Forward to Success."

Then again followed by participating in the short film As a Last Resort.

Popularity

If we know little about the aforementioned Keegan Allen films, then the next project brought him the much-expected fame. In 2010, started shooting the series "Pretty Little Liars." In it, Keegen played the role of Toby Cavanaugh.

Role in Pretty Little Liars

His character is a quiet guy who is initially introduced to the viewer as an ambiguous young man. In a small town, he is considered a difficult teenager who has already managed to visit the colony. Everyone is convinced that it was because of him that Toby's half-sister, Jenna, was blinded.

However, very soon the heroines of the series realize that public opinion does not coincide with reality at all. One of the girls - Spencer - falls in love with him.

Then the viewer learns that in fact Toby is a very kind and devoted guy. He took the blame for the crime of girls on himself, and his sister used it. Therefore, the misfortune that happened to her freed him.

In subsequent seasons, this character shows persistence of character, the ability to make difficult decisions, if the fate of his dear people depends on it.

Actor's career today

Keegan Allen continues to develop himself as an actor. In parallel with the filming of “Pretty Little Liars”, he managed to play in one of the episodes of the famous television series “CSI: Crime Scene”.

In 2013, Keegan played the role of a guy named Jake in the series “I Hate My Daughter”, and also appeared in the movie “Bukowski”, where James Franco became his partner on the set.

Writing books

The guy decided not to limit himself to an acting career and tried himself as a writer. So, in 2015, he released a book called life.love.beauty.


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