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Jeff Allen (born September 28, 1982) started his career as an actor in 2008 studying at Shelton Studios in San Francisco. He instantly fell in love with the art of building and transforming characters through "living truthfully under imaginary circumstances" (a phrase originally coined by Sanford Meisner). During his time in SF, Jeff studied many different acting philosophies including the teachings of Meisner, Stanislavsky, Adler, and Batson. He performed in a number of commercials, web series', and films during his time in the SF Bay Area. After much success in the SF market, Jeff packed up his bags and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time in the summer of 2012. He immediately gained traction in the LA market and in the first year and a half performed in 4 feature films, produced and starred in his own web series, and also can be seen in a number of commercials and corporate videos. Jeff became interested in acting for film because of the way certain films affected him. He came to realize that he wanted to be able to give those same feelings to others through the art of cinema. He loves how acting gives him the opportunity to use his imagination and create transformative characters. Jeff is a hard working, passionate person, and he believes that everyone should go after what truly want in life.

Early life
Jeff was born on September 28, 1982, in San Francisco, California to Jeff and Maggie Allen. He was the middle child, and as a first born son he was named after his father. He spent his childhood growing up in Tiburon, CA. He was an avid student and athlete, playing soccer, baseball, and basketball before finding his passion for the sport of sailing. His parents were strong supporters of his youth and were very involved in his extracurricular activities. Jeff was in a number of plays including playing Kurt in the Sound of Music, but before long his parents decided that he would prefer to focus on his athletic endeavors. It wasn't until his mid-twenties that Jeff would return to his passion for acting.

Career
After graduating from Stanford University, Jeff spent a number of years in the technology and start-up space. His most recent position was leading the hotel product line at a travel-technology start up called Switchfly. While Jeff was at Switchfly, he helped them grow their hotel product revenues 3,000%. Since relocating from San Francisco to Los Angeles just over a year ago, Jeff has worked on 4 feature films, a web series he co-produced, and a number of commercials and short films. Jeff is now combining his creative talents, business savviness, and unrelenting work ethic in the pursuit of producing films. His passion and vision is to bring audiences heartfelt experiences through the art of a cinematic media.

Recent works
Jeff recently produced and starred in a web series called "Long Distance," a romantic comedy about a long distance relationship, directed by Paul Hart-Wilden.

Jeff is currently working on a horror film called "Medusa," directed by Jorge Ameer, where he plays a mythology that risks his life, career, and relationships to find a missing artifact that supposedly has the power to link to another world.