Meet the Cast of Netflix’s ‘Allen’ and the Roles They Play (With Photos)

Netflix has confirmed that ‘Allen’ will premiere globally on Thursday, November 12. The Australian feature comes from Ludo Studio, the team behind ‘Bluey’, and it is the studio’s first locally made live action film for Netflix. With the official trailer now public, the lineup is easier to place.

The ‘Allen’ Netflix cast is led by T.J. Power, who plays a man haunted by an old friendship. As a boy in Queensland, Petey had an alien best friend named Allen who vanished without a goodbye, and twenty years later the friend returns with a secret big enough to change the world. Here is a closer look at the main performers and the characters they play.

T.J. Power

T.J. Power leads the cast as the grown up Petey. His earlier credits include ‘Offspring’ and ‘The Sapphires’. The role places him at the emotional centre of the story.

Netflix’s logline says Petey will have to finally grow up to help save the world once Allen returns. That arc suggests a character who has spent two decades stuck on the same childhood loss. It is a grounded premise for a film built around an extraterrestrial visitor.

Edward A. O’Sullivan plays Young Petey, according to the cast listing on Filmstarts. One image released with the trailer shows Power attempting to make contact with Allen. Together these details point to a story that moves between childhood and adulthood.

Charlotte Nicdao

Charlotte Nicdao plays Carly. Her credits include ‘Mythic Quest’ and ‘Thou Shalt Not Steal’. She is the first name listed after Power in most promotional material.

Caitlin Niemotko is credited as Young Carly. That mirrors the way the film handles Petey, with a younger performer covering the childhood timeline. It also hints that Carly was part of the original friendship.

Nicdao appears alongside Power, Josh Helman and Allen himself in an official image tied to the trailer. Netflix also named her among the leading names when it first teased the film as part of its upcoming slate. Her billing makes her one of the central supporting players.

Josh Helman

Josh Helman plays Jaden, and his film credits include a ‘Mad Max’ title. That background in large scale genre filmmaking is a notable contrast with the film’s small coastal setting. The character is not described in detail in any of the material released so far.

Helman is billed alongside Power, Nicdao, Emily Barclay and Benedict Hardie in the announcement of Netflix’s upcoming film slate. The consistent billing suggests he has a meaningful share of the story. Netflix has kept the specifics of Jaden’s role out of its promotion.

The film was shot across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. The trailer image featuring Helman places him in the same frame as Power and Nicdao. That grouping hints at an ensemble built around a shared history.

Emily Barclay

Emily Barclay plays Sarah, and her credits include ‘Please Like Me’ and ‘Babyteeth’. The character details remain limited. Her place in the cast is confirmed across several outlets.

The trailer announcement lists Barclay among the stars alongside Power, Nicdao, Helman and Hardie. Dark Horizons names her as well, along with Danny Kim, Kaipo Heke and Chaydon Jay. The overlap between reports gives the cast list a solid footing.

Filmstarts also lists Elijah Tamati as Cameron. Flickering Myth includes Tamati among the featured cast as well. Smaller roles like his round out the world around Petey.

Benedict Hardie

Benedict Hardie plays Rory, and he is known for ‘Upgrade’. He is one of the five names Netflix has consistently placed in its marketing. His character sits among the adults who share Petey’s history.

Chaydon Jay, known for ‘Elvis’, plays Roy, and Kaipo Heke, known for ‘The Bluff’, plays Nahuel. Both appear in the wider ensemble rather than the headline group. Their credits show the production drawing on both Australian and international screen experience.

Daley Pearson and Jeffrey Walker co direct, and Pearson wrote the screenplay with Sophie Miller. Production began in July at Screen Queensland Studios in Brisbane, with location work on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. With a pint sized alien at the heart of a friendship that spans twenty years, which of these performers do you think will carry the emotional weight when Petey and Allen finally meet again?

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