Keegan Allen ( Toby Cavanaugh)

Keegan Phillip Allen (born July 22, 1989) is an American actor born in Southern California. He made his acting debut in 2002 in a short film titled “Small Emergencies”.  Allen is best known for his current role as Toby Cavanaugh on the ABC Family hit series "Pretty Little Liars" Allen is the son of Joan Snyder and Phillip Richard Allen.(died March 1, 2012) was an off-Broadway theater actor best known for his role as Captain J.T. Esteban in Star Trek III: The Search for SpockGiven this family background, Allen always possessed a keen interest in media and the performing arts. As a child, his aim was to familiarize himself with all aspects of the entertainment business.  Keegan’s passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography and other roles behind the camera. This coupled with his parents' background lead up to his job as an actor on the front stage. At a tender 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 Owner’s Son in 2002. In 2010, after a long break from acting, Keegan starred in Nickelodeon’s 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 Hastings’ (played by Troian Bellisario) love interest on ABC’s “Pretty Little Liars”. He also made an appearance in CBS’ “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in 2011. This year, Allen played the role of Jake in an episode of Fox’s sitcom “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” and 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. Keegan has announced recently he is working on his debut album.