Keith Allen: where to begin? You might know him as the guy who moves into the flat in Shallow Grave and then dies of a drug overdose, leaving a suitcase full of money and three flatmates on the prowl. Or as the dealer in Trainspotting who buys £16,000 worth of heroin from Renton and the gang. (“So, gentleman. How much would you like for this?”) More recently he appeared as the dad in Eddie the Eagle and as the baddy in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London opposite Frankie Muniz, as well as in Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins.
Maybe you caught Allen as a beardy Scrooge in Mark Gatiss’ stage 2023 adaptation of A Christmas Carol. He’s been in The Young Ones, Spaced and Doctor Who. He co-wrote and appeared in the video for New Order’s World in Motion, released for the 1990 World Cup. He’s also part of Fat Les with Alex James from Blur and artist Damien Hirst, who released Vindaloo as an unofficial World Cup song in 1998. And, of course, he’s Lily Allen’s dad.
So, as Allen takes the Reader Interview chair to celebrate the comedy caper La Cha Cha (directed by his brother Kevin), get your questions in below by 6pm on Monday and we’ll put the best of them to him.
• La Cha Cha is out on digital platforms on 25 March
