Allen Marsh

Allen Marsh is an American actor He was born at MCAS Cherry Point North Carolina to Mary Jo Allen a teacher and Joseph Marsh a pastor The family moved frequently and by the time he was 17 he had attended eight different schools in six states He was president of his high schools drama club and studied theatre in college before serving in the Air Force working first at the 548th Reconnaissance Technical Group at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii and later at the Joint Intelligence Center Pacific at Pearl Harbor Afterward he worked at various jobs including graphic designer closed captioning editor flight attendant and radio announcer before an decision to audition for a play led to a role in a stage production of You Cant Take It with You 1938 He is best known for playing screenwriter Alvin Sargent on The Offer 2022 opposite Josh Zuckerman and Colin Hanks He portrayed CS Lewis on Tolkiens the Lord of the Rings A Catholic Worldview 2011 and televangelist Jim Bakker on The Con 2020 He played The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975 producer Lou Adler on Winning Time The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 2022 makes frequent appearances as pianist Les Thomas at the Genoa City Athletic Clubs Neil Winters Jazz Lounge on The Young and the Restless 1973 and plays Dr Neal Elattrache on Ryan Murphys American Sports Story 2024