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'''Tom Allen''' (born [[14 June (people)|14 June]] [[1983 (people)|1983]]<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/tom_allen/#biographybox British Comedy Guide]</ref>) is a British actor, writer, and comedian. He has voiced characters in several [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audios, including the [[First Doctor]]'s companion [[Oliver Harper]].
'''Tom Allen''' (born [[14 June (people)|14 June]] [[1983 (people)|1983]]<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/tom_allen/#biographybox British Comedy Guide]</ref>) was a British actor, writer and comedian. He voiced characters in several [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audios, including the [[First Doctor]]'s companion [[Oliver Harper]].


== Audio Credits ==
== Audio Credits ==
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* ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]'' - [[Plutus]]
* ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]'' - [[Plutus]]


===Other work===
=== Other work ===
Allen's memoir ''No Shame'' was released on [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. He is a regular on the comedy panel show ''Mock the Week''.
Allen's memoir ''No Shame'' was released on [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. He was a regular on the comedy panel show ''Mock the Week''.


=== Personal life ===
=== Personal life ===
Allen identifies as gay.<ref name=":0">https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/aug/06/tom-allen-homophobic-slur-led-me-to-come-out-standup</ref> As a stand-up comedian, many of his jokes are LGBT-themed and his experiences as a gay man.<ref name=":0" /> As such, his role as Oliver Harper represented a point in time during the 1960s where homosexuality was still illegal in the UK.
Allen identified as gay.<ref name=":0">https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/aug/06/tom-allen-homophobic-slur-led-me-to-come-out-standup</ref> As a stand-up comedian, many of his jokes were LGBT-themed and his experiences as a gay man.<ref name=":0" />


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 13:50, 8 February 2022

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Tom Allen (born 14 June 1983[1]) was a British actor, writer and comedian. He voiced characters in several Big Finish audios, including the First Doctor's companion Oliver Harper.

Audio Credits

Companion Chronicles

As Oliver Harper

Gallifrey

Other work

Allen's memoir No Shame was released on 12 November 2020. He was a regular on the comedy panel show Mock the Week.

Personal life

Allen identified as gay.[2] As a stand-up comedian, many of his jokes were LGBT-themed and his experiences as a gay man.[2]

External Links

Footnotes