Allen Maldonado

Maldonado in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Bellflower, California, U.S. (possibly)

Date of Birth: May 20, 1983

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, African-American

Allen Maldonado is an American actor and filmmaker. His roles include the films States of Grace, Live Free or Die Hard, Rome & Jewel, The Midnight Meat Train, The Ugly Truth, The Equalizer, Cake (2014), Dope (2015), Straight Outta Compton, Where’s the Money, First Match, Superfly (2018), Project Power, American Carnage, and House Party (2023); the series The Young and the Restless, You’re the Worst, Black-ish, The Last O.G., Sneakerheads, Maya and the Three, The Wonder Years, Heels, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft; and the made-for-tv movie Psych 3: This Is Gus.

He is the son of Ivan Maldonado and Alleen Hood.

Allen’s maternal grandfather was named Jim.