Keith Allan is an American actor, writer, and director with a strong foundation in the performing arts and a breakout career in television. Born and raised in Sacramento, California, he moved to Los Angeles after high school to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He later relocated to Colorado and then Seattle, where he honed his range as a stage actor in regional theater, training that would shape his versatility on screen. Allan is best known for playing Alvin Murphy, the reluctant "zombie messiah," on the Syfy horror-comedy series Z Nation for five seasons. His television credits also include guest roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Star Trek: Enterprise, Will & Grace, Mad Men, and The Good Doctor. Behind the camera, Allan has built an equally robust body of work. He wrote Rise of the Zombies for Syfy and Social Nightmare for Lifetime, and has produced and directed several short films, including The Big Abandoned Refrigerator Adventure, which premiered at Sundance and toured with Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival. He made his feature directorial debut with the feature film thriller 11/11/11 and went on to direct multiple episodes of Z Nation. He is producing and directing the feature film Krandyland.
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Biography from IMDb.
- June 1, 1969 (57)
- Sacramento, California, U.S.
- Actor and writer, also director
- 26 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Keith Allan's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Dewey in Kill Me, Deadly (2015)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Keith Allan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).
- Stumptown (2019) · actor · free
- Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012) · actor · free
- Z Nation (2014) · actor, director · free
- Kill Me, Deadly (2015) · actor · free
- What I Like About You (2002) · actor · free
- An American Carol (2008) · actor · free
- Status: Unknown (2014) · writer · free
- Rise of the Zombies (2012) · writer · free
- Alligator Alley (2013) · writer · free
- Bromates (2022) · actor · free
- Zombie Night (2013) · writer · free
- Air Collision (2012) · actor · free
- +2 more
Subscription and free streaming for Keith Allan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
34 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
Bromates(2022)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Stumptown(2019)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Ponyboi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Good Doctor(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Black Ghiandola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Kill Me, Deadly(2015)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Z Nation(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Status: Unknown(2014)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Zombie Night(2013)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Welcome to the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Social Nightmare(2013)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Alligator Alley(2013)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Rise of the Zombies(2012)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Hold Your Breath(2012)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Air Collision(2012)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
11/11/11(2011)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Big Time Rush(2009)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Perfect Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
An American Carol(2008)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Wizards of Waverly Place(2007)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Mad Men(2007)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
What I Like About You(2002)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Scrubs(2001)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Charmed(1998)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Will & Grace(1998)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Small Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1990 to 2022; peak year 2012.
Film career
Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2012Screen debut· Air Collision
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Keith Allan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 26 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 28/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 16. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Keith Allan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Keith Allan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Delondra Mesa shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Delondra MesaShared titles: Status: Unknown (2014), Alligator Alley (2013), Social Nightmare (2013), Zombie Night (2013), Rise of the Zombies (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Delondra Mesa
Actors
- Nicholas S. WilliamsShared titles: Kill Me, Deadly (2015), Zombie Night (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas S. Williams
- Daryl HannahShared titles: Social Nightmare (2013), Zombie Night (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Daryl Hannah
- Madonna Young MageeShared titles: Rise of the Zombies (2012), 11/11/11 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Madonna Young Magee
Composers and cinematographers
- Chris RidenhourShared titles: Social Nightmare (2013), Rise of the Zombies (2012), 11/11/11 (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Ridenhour
- Andrew Morgan SmithShared titles: Status: Unknown (2014), Alligator Alley (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Morgan Smith
- Alexander YellenShared titles: Rise of the Zombies (2012), 11/11/11 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Alexander Yellen
Producers
- David Michael LattShared titles: Social Nightmare (2013), Zombie Night (2013), Rise of the Zombies (2012), 11/11/11 (2011)See all 4 shared titles with David Michael Latt
- Daniel LewisShared titles: Status: Unknown (2014), Alligator Alley (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Lewis
- Kenneth M. BadishShared titles: Status: Unknown (2014), Alligator Alley (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth M. Badish
- David RimawiShared titles: Zombie Night (2013), 11/11/11 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with David Rimawi
Mixed roles
- Griff FurstShared titles: Status: Unknown (2014), Alligator Alley (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Griff Furst
