as Theon Greyjoy
Character Overview: Theon Greyjoy is the son and heir apparent of Balon Greyjoy. He was taken as a hostage and ward by Eddard Stark when he was around ten years old after Balon’s Rebellion and thereafter raised in Winterfell for ten years with the Stark children and tutored along with them in all disciplines. He is caught between the Stark and Greyjoy worlds, belonging to neither in full. – Wikipedia
Recent Events: Initially, Theon throws his support behind Robb Stark during his campaign against the Lannisters. Believing Theon can be trusted, Robb dispatches him to his home on the Iron Islands to gain the support of Theon’s father, Balon, King of the Iron Islands. This backfires, however, as Theon and his sister Yara (Asha in the books) are sent to raid and plunder the North. Partially out of a desire to impress his father, partially for his own personal gains, Theon leads a messy attack on Winterfell, eventually claiming the castle for himself and allegedly (though not actually) killing Bran and Rickon Stark. He is himself betrayed by the Boltons, who subsequently sack Winterfell, blaming the destruction on the Iron Islanders. Theon is taken captive by Ramsay Snow, the bastard son of Lord Roose Bolton. Ramsay tortures Theon into a near-unrecognizable state (Theon loses several body parts in the process) and forces him to adopt a new name: Reek. As Reek, Theon now serves at the sadistic pleasure of Ramsay.
Actor Bio: Alfie Allen was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of film producer Alison Owen and Welsh-born comedian Keith Allen. He went to St Johns College in Southsea, Portsmouth; and Fine Arts College, Hampstead where he studied for his A levels. Allen performed in a one-off Channel 4 comedy production, You Are Here in 1998, co-written by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. He has appeared in small roles in Elizabeth, produced by his mother, and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London directed by his uncle Kevin Allen, and in the film Atonement, an adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel. He has also appeared in BBC1’s historical hospital drama Casualty 1907 as Nobby Clark. Starting in Chichester on 31 January 2008, he took over Daniel Radcliffe’s role in a revival of Equus on a nationwide tour. He also had a role in BBC2 drama Freefall. Allen appears in a number of forthcoming films: Powder, The Kid, Soulboy and the short Jenny. He appeared in the 2014 film John Wick as Iosef Tarasov. – Wikipedia
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