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Simon Allen
Writing · Born 1975-06-04 · Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known for

New Tricks
Writer

Strike Back
Writer

Tehran
Co-Executive Producer

The Musketeers
Executive Producer

Das Boot
Writer

M.I. High
Writer

True Haunting
Executive Producer

The Watch
Executive Producer

Hunted
Associate Producer

The Interceptor
Writer
Filmography
- 2025True HauntingExecutive Producer
- 2022Choose or DieWriter
- 2021The WatchExecutive Producer
- 2020TehranCo-Executive Producer
- 2018Das BootWriter
- 2018Floor 9.5Writer
- 2015The InterceptorWriter
- 2015SpotlessWriter
- 2014The MusketeersExecutive Producer
- 2013BreatheWriter
- 2012HuntedAssociate Producer
- 2010Strike BackWriter
- 2008Fables of Forgotten ThingsWriter
- 2007M.I. HighWriter
- 2005The Magic MileWriter
- 2005A Fairytale of Forgotten ThingsWriter
- 2004New TricksWriter
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