Acting

Wayne Allen

Biography

Wayne Allen is an American actor known for his menacing look and disturbing demeanor in the short film "Meth Monster" (2014) and his intimidating role as Skin Head Duke in the true story Monkey (2012). Wayne Allen was born in Amarillo, Texas on November 15, 1977 and raised in Modesto CA. He is the youngest of six children with two older brothers and three older sisters. His father Danny Allen, a butcher, and his mother Cathy Allen, a Migrant Ed teacher, relocated to Modesto CA early into his childhood. In his younger years, Allen excelled in youth football winning countless athletic awards through his high school years. While maintaining a heavy dedication to sports, also including wrestling and baseball, Allen took an interest in the art of tattooing at age 14. Allen went on to graduate from Grace M. Davis High School in Modesto CA. After many years of honing his craft of tattooing, Allen opened his world famous tattoo shop, Red Dragon Tattoo in Modesto CA, which is still open today. He went on to create and host "Wayne Allen's Ink Master Tattoo Show" which brought thousands of tattoo enthusiasts and world renowned tattoo artists to the Central Valley of California. In 2008, with his tattoo business well established, Allen began performing stand up comedy at local clubs including Modesto's premier comedy club the Phat Kat. He quickly started to make his way through California's Central Valley and Bay Area performing in numerous stand up comedy circuits. Following minor successes in stand up comedy, including performances at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles CA, Allen decided to move to Hollywood CA to pursue his passion for acting and film. Shortly after relocating to Los Angeles in Spring of 2011, Allen auditioned and was accepted at Tony Barr's School For Film Actors. Since then Allen has booked several roles mainly consisting of the antagonist type. Allen's roles range from several Indy films to most recently acting alongside Charlie Hunnam and Marylin Manson for the final season of FX's Son's Of Anarchy (2008).