# Marshall Allman
**Marshall Allman** (birth name Marshall Scot Allman) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing L.J. Burrows on the Fox series *Prison Break* and Tommy Mickens on HBO's *True Blood*. Born in 1984 in [Austin, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/austin-texas), he has built a career that mixes recurring television roles with independent film work, including the lead in *Blue Like Jazz* (2012) and producing credits on that film.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984, Austin, Texas, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/) |
| Signature roles | L.J. Burrows on *Prison Break* (26 to 27 episodes across seasons 1 to 4); Tommy Mickens on *True Blood* (22 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman) |
| Feature lead | Don Miller in *Blue Like Jazz* (2012), also credited as executive producer[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) |
| Other recurring TV | Charlie in the live-action/game hybrid *Quantum Break* (2016, 4 episodes); Milo Khoury in *Humans* season 2 (5 episodes)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman) |
| Guest appearances | More than 30 series, including *Mad Men*, *Justified*, *Sons of Anarchy*, *Bates Motel*, *Longmire*, and *Grey's Anatomy*[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/marshall-allman/credits/3030399664/) |
| Ratings range | Rotten Tomatoes lists *The Wolf of Snow Hollow* (2020) as his highest-rated film at 90% and *Hostage* (2005) as his lowest at 35%[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) |
| Spouse | Actress Jamie Anne Allman[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) |
## Early life and start in acting
Allman was born in Austin, Texas. Per his IMDb biography, he first received an acting role at seventeen, in a summer production of [Clive Barker](https://www.edgepedia.org/clive-barker)'s play *The History of the Devil*; he gave up pursuits in art and athletics and moved to Hollywood weeks after graduating from Austin High School to focus on acting[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman).
After arriving in Hollywood he worked first in commercials, then in guest television spots on *Without a Trace* and *The Practice*[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman). Rotten Tomatoes places his earliest television credits among dramas including *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, *Threat Matrix*, and *Malcolm in the Middle*, and notes an early film role in the romantic comedy *Little Black Book* (2004) with Brittany Murphy[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman).
## Prison Break and True Blood
**L.J. Burrows.** In 2005 Allman joined *Prison Break* as L.J. Burrows, son of Lincoln Burrows, one of the show's central characters. IMDb credits him with 27 episodes airing 2005 to 2008; TVmaze's credit list records 26 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman). The series became an international hit, and the role of a teenager caught up in his father's escape plot introduced him to a global audience[5](https://embermagazine.org/marshall-allman/).
**Tommy Mickens.** While or soon after *Prison Break* ran, Allman took a starring role on HBO's fantasy horror series *True Blood* as Tommy Mickens, appearing in 22 episodes across seasons 3 and 4 (2010 to 2011)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman) • [6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/marshall-allman/). TVGuide's overview lists these two roles, L.J. Burrows and Tommy Mickens, as the ones most associated with his name[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/marshall-allman/credits/3030399664/).
## Independent film work
During the *Prison Break* years Allman built a body of independent film credits. His biography names *Winged Creatures* (2008), costarring [Forest Whitaker](https://www.edgepedia.org/forest-whitaker), and the leading role in writer-director David Russo's feature-length debut, *The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle* (2009)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/); TVmaze lists the same Whitaker film under its alternate title *Fragments* (2008)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman), while Rotten Tomatoes dates *Fragments* to 2009[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman). Rotten Tomatoes' filmography dates *The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle* to 2009, and the AFI Catalog to 2010, listing his character as Dory[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) • [7](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/278786-Marshall-Allman).
**Blue Like Jazz.** Allman took the lead role of Don Miller in *Blue Like Jazz* (2012), a coming-of-age drama based on Donald Miller's memoir, and served as executive producer[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) • [5](https://embermagazine.org/marshall-allman/). SensaCine likewise lists him as producer delegado (executive producer) on the film[8](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-97778/filmografia/). Other film credits from this period include *Dishdogz* (Rotten Tomatoes' filmography dates it 2006, while its biographical text says 2007[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman)), *American Bully* (2009), *Sugar* (2013), *The Bounceback* (2013), *Obituaries* (2014), and *A Year and Change* (2015)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman).
## Later television work
After *True Blood*, Allman worked steadily as a television guest and recurring actor. TVmaze's credit list shows starring roles in *Quantum Break* (2016, as Charlie in 4 episodes), a cross-media thriller bridging gaming and live action[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman), and *Humans* season 2 (as Milo Khoury, 5 episodes, 2016), alongside guest parts as Julian Howe on *Bates Motel*, Herbert Brooks on *[For the People](https://www.edgepedia.org/for-the-people-2018-tv-series)*, Pruitt on *[Chance](https://www.edgepedia.org/chance-tv-series)*, and Jason Davies on *Chicago Med* (2024)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman).
Metacritic's career overview records 37 television appearances with an average career score of 66, ranging from *Malcolm in the Middle* (88, his highest Metascore) down to *Ghost Whisperer* (29)[6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/marshall-allman/). His most recent listed credits include a 2023 film, *A Great Divide* (as Wyatt Schlang), and a 2025 guest appearance on *NCIS: Origins* as Huck Crowley[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman).
## Reception and pattern of work
Review aggregators show a wide spread across his film work. Rotten Tomatoes scores range from 90% for [Jim Cummings](https://www.edgepedia.org/jim-cummings)'s *The Wolf of Snow Hollow* (2020), in which he played Jeremy, to 35% for the thriller *[Hostage](https://www.edgepedia.org/hostage-2005-film)* (2005), in which he played Kevin Kelly alongside [Bruce Willis](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruce-willis), Jonathan Tucker, and Ben Foster[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/). The pattern his credits trace is alternating high-visibility television roles with lower-budget, character-driven film work[5](https://embermagazine.org/marshall-allman/).
## Personal life
Rotten Tomatoes records that Allman was married to the actress Jamie Anne Allman, known for *The Killing* and *The Closer*[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman) • [9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jamie_anne_allman). His stated credit totals on IMDb run to 65 acting credits, 8 producing credits, 2 writing credits, and a directing credit[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/).
## References
1. [Marshall Allman, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483867/)
2. [Marshall Allman, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4949/marshall-allman)
3. [Marshall Allman Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marshall-allman)
4. [Marshall Allman List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/marshall-allman/credits/3030399664/)
5. [Marshall Allman: From Austin, Texas to Prison Break and True Blood, Ember Magazine](https://embermagazine.org/marshall-allman/)
6. [Marshall Allman, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/marshall-allman/)
7. [Marshall Allman, AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/278786-Marshall-Allman)
8. [Marshall Allman: Filmografía, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-97778/filmografia/)
9. [Jamie Anne Allman Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jamie_anne_allman)
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