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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 ==
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