Delroy Hugh Atkinson (born 30 September 1975) is an English actor. He has appeared in an array of productions on both stage and screen, and since 2021, he has portrayed the role of Howie Danes on the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Early life and education

Delroy Hugh Atkinson was born on 30 September 1975 in

Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

, England to parents of Nigerian and

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descent. He embarked on a three-year BA acting course at

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Career

Atkinson made his acting debut as Jason in the 1998 comedy film ''

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'', and subsequently ventured into television roles, the first being Nathan Joseph in an episode of ''

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'' in 2000. He went on to appear in several stage productions including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. Over the next decade, he portrayed guest roles in ''Moonmonkeys'' (2007), '' After You've Gone'' (2008), '' Small Island'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2010). In 2017, Atkinson portrayed Pike in the 2017 film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge''. In 2019, he appeared in '' Luther'' and ''

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'' for the

. In 2021, Atkinson appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and four episodes of ''

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'' as terminally ill patient Delroy Jones. Later in 2021, he was cast in the BBC soap opera ''

'' as Howie Danes. His character was introduced as part of a story exploring the disappearance of established character

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(

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) and later becomes a love interest for

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(

Tameka Empson Tameka Lydia Empson (born 15 April 1977) is an English actress and comedian. She appeared as one of the three protagonists in the hidden-camera comedy sketch show ''3 Non-Blondes''. In 2009, she began portraying the role of Kim Fox in the BBC O ...

Filmography

Stage

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkinson, Delroy 1975 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting Black British male actors English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male television actors English people of West Indian descent English people of Nigerian descent Male actors from Surrey