Corey W. Allen is an American filmmaker and performer. He has had a number of small television roles and leading roles in a handful of independent films. He is the writer, director, producer, and star of the experimental romance feature True Dreams, which screened at several film festivals He previously played Josh Carson on the Dawson's Creek spin-off Young Americans, Maggie Gyllenhaal's wedding date in Mona Lisa Smile, and made appearances on NBC's Law & Order: SVU and Third Watch. As a model, he has appeared in commercials for McDonald's, MTV, State Farm, and Comcast; and in print for Miller Lite, TIME, Yahoo!, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Microsoft.