Keegan Allen
Acting
Keegan Phillip Allen (born July 22, 1989) is an American actor and musician. Allen is best known for his current role as Toby Cavanaugh on theABC Family hit series Pretty Little Liars. Keeganâs passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography and other roles behind the camera. This coupled with his parents' background led up to his job as an actor on the front stage. At the age of thirteen Keegan landed his first paid job for a small, non-speaking role in a documentary for Animal Planet. He went on to star in a short film, Small Emergencies, as the Parakeet Ownerâs Son in 2002. In 2010, after a long break from acting, Keegan starred in Nickelodeonâs TV show Big Time Rush. In the same year, he starred in a short film entitled As A Last Resort. Shortly after, Keegan secured his breakthrough role as Toby Cavanaugh, Spencer Hastingsâ (played byTroian Bellisario) love interest on ABCâs Pretty Little Liars. He also made an appearance in CBSâ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2011. This year, Allen played the role of Jake in an episode of Foxâs sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughterand is currently working on a movie titled Bukowski, produced and directed by Hollywood star James Franco. Allen was nominated as Choice Summer TV Star: Male, for the 2011 Teen Choice Awards. Allen did not win, but he was nominated again in 2013 and won.
