Allen Maldonado
Born: 1983-05-20 in Bellflower - California - USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Allen Maldonado was born May 20, 1983 and named after his mother Alleen in the city of Bellflower, California. As a child Allen started to entertain at the early age of 5. "He would hit the floor and break dance at the slightest sound of music" Says his mother. At the age of seven things started to change for Allen due to a dangerous environment and some of his neighbors in Compton. He, his mother and two older sisters moved into a home in Rialto, California. His first foray into the entertainment business was dancing on Soul Train. This first love would lead him to his true love... Acting! Allen's senior year in high school is when the acting bug bit him. He performed in numerous comedy shows and pep rallies. After graduating he took some acting classes in the Inland Empire which put him in front of a manager by the name of Vance from Advance LA. This would help him make the transition to Los Angeles. His first appearance as a working actor would come soon afterwards. Starring in a PBS educational program called "Madison Heights" Allen portrayed the role of "Tyrone" a young street thug. Noticing the charisma and potential in Allen, Vance would later refer him to a woman that would change his life forever...Mrs. Bobbie Shaw Chance. Her alumni is some of the most wanted actors in the business such as Drew Barrymore, Giovanni Ribisi, Kiko Ellworth, and many other of Hollywood's elite. With Bobbie's help and that of an extraordinary fellow student by the name of Choice Skinner, Allen would grow from a young man with an extreme amount of raw energy and charisma to a bona fide "A" list actor. Allen quickly grew to love and understand the craft of acting. Shortly after joining Bobbie's acting studio, Allen booked his first big screen appearance in the hit film "Friday After Next" as a juvenile delinquent that would attack Ice Cube and Mike Epps with a pool stick. Currently Allen has a recurring role on the Emmy award winning soap opera "The Young and The Restless" as Jamal. He participates in a National Radio program called the "The Courtyard" as Malcolm Y every Saturday from 1:00 to 2:00 on the popular radio station KPFK 90.7. In the immediate future Allen has three films that will be premiering this fall. They are as follows, "God Army 2: States of Grace" as Rob, "America 101" as a smart mouth sarcastic ticket clerk and "A Beautiful Life" as Portfolio a young aspiring guitar player.
Filmography
2024
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft as Zip (voice)
2023
- Phels High
- House Party as Kyle
- Never Alone For Christmas as Miles
- One Date
2022
- American Carnage as Big Mac
2021
- Maya and the Three as Rico (voice)
- The Wonder Years as Coach Long
- Psych 3: This Is Gus as Alan Decker
- Domino: Battle of the Bones as Special Appearance
- Heels as Rooster Robbins
2020
- Project Power as Landry
- Sneakerheads as Devin
- 11-95
- A Compton Story ... (Editorial Consultant)
2018
- SuperFly as Litty
- The Last O.G. as Cousin Bobby
- First Match as Juan
- Mimesis: Nosferatu as Duane
2017
- Quest as Chris
- Where's the Money as Juice
- Miss Me This Christmas as Ulysses Danbert
- South Dakota as Gang Leader
2015
- Rosewood as Victor 'Lil V' Rivera
- Dope as Allen the Bouncer
- Straight Outta Compton as Tone
- If Not for His Grace as Dog
2014
- black-ish as Curtis
- The Equalizer as Marcus
- You're the Worst as Honeynutz
- Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King as Fletcher Heggs
- Cut! as Francis 'Jamal' Jefferson
- Cake as Buddy
- 108 Stitches as Maurice 'Mo' Jamal
2012
2011
- Mimesis as Duane
2010
- Rizzoli & Isles as Jerome Andrew Craig aka Cruncha
2009
- Lie to Me as Caden
- The Ugly Truth as Duane
2008
- Rome & Jewel as Mercury
- A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy as Jabari
2007
- Live Free or Die Hard as Goatee
- 4 Life as Chauncey
2005
- Bones as Keith Miller
- God's Army 2: States of Grace as Rob
2002
- The Shield as Evan Dayne
- Friday After Next as Juvenile #3
1999
- Judging Amy as Diesel