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Simon Allen

Known for writing · Born 4 June 1975 · 51 · Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

17 credits

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.

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Known for

Choose or Die

2022

Tehran

2020

Strike Back

2010

The Musketeers

2014

The Watch

2021

New Tricks

2004

Das Boot

2018

Hunted

2012

Spotless

2015

M.I. High

2007

The Interceptor

2015

True Haunting

2025

Crew (1)

2008Fables of Forgotten ThingsCreator, WriterFilm

Production (5)

2025True HauntingExecutive ProducerSeries
2021The WatchExecutive Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
2020TehranCo-Executive Producer, WriterSeries
2014The MusketeersExecutive Producer, WriterSeries
2012HuntedAssociate Producer, WriterSeries

Writing (11)

2022Choose or DieWriter, Executive ProducerFilm
2018Das BootWriter, Associate ProducerSeries
2018Floor 9.5WriterFilm
2015SpotlessWriterSeries
2015The InterceptorWriterSeries
2013BreatheWriterFilm
2010Strike BackWriterSeries
2007M.I. HighWriterSeries
2005The Magic MileWriterFilm
2005A Fairytale of Forgotten ThingsWriterFilm
2004New TricksWriterSeries