As a magician he works under three distinct identities as Alan Thorn, Professor Strange (with which he appeared on the television show Britain's Got Talent)[2] and Gizmo.
Kempthorne then became a solo comedy act, Dweebie the Robot, having a few appearances on television including Blue Peter and Spanish Archer'.
In 2018 he notably featured in the UK television series Britain's Got Talent as Steampunk magician Professor Strange.
[5] Allin Kempthorne performs magic and circus acts as a Steampunk Victorian styled character Professor Strange.
[7] Originally a juggler trained at The Circus Space (Now the National Centre for Circus Arts), Allin was initially taught magic by Edinburgh based magicians Paul Wilson and Ian Kendal while living in Edinburgh in his early twenties, during which time he worked at a juggling equipment shop.
He has performed at the home of the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, that of Virgin founder Richard Branson, the Houses of Parliament, Harrods and many shopping centres and corporate events.
There was an awkward moment as judge Amanda Holden failed to recognize him although she had previously hired him to perform at her daughter's birthday party.
Allin and his wife Pamela both wrote and produced the comedy horror feature film The Vampires of Bloody Island in which they both played main parts.
[11] A version of the script was published titled The Vampires of Bloody Island, The Complete Movie Screenplay and is available as an e-book on the Kindle and on Amazon in the US, UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy.