Delroy Atkinson
{{Short description|British actor (born 1975)}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Delroy Atkinson 2022.jpg
| caption = Atkinson in 2022
| birth_name = Delroy Hugh Atkinson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|09|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Surrey, England
| alma_mater = Guildford School of Acting
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1998–present
}}
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 BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Early life and education
Delroy Hugh Atkinson was born on 30 September 1975 in Surrey, England to parents of Nigerian and West Indian descent.{{cite web |title=Delroy Atkinson at Qvoice |url=https://qvoice.co.uk/voice-artists/index.php?profile=delroy-atkinson |work=Qvoice |access-date=16 June 2023 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619035834/https://qvoice.co.uk/voice-artists/index.php?profile=delroy-atkinson |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Delroy Hugh Atkinson |url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=255765177:2171&d=bmd_1685449923 |publisher=freeBMD |access-date=16 June 2023}}
He embarked on a three-year BA acting course at Guildford School of Acting.
Career
Atkinson made his acting debut as Jason in the 1998 comedy film Still Crazy, and subsequently ventured into television roles, the first being Nathan Joseph in an episode of The Bill in 2000.{{cite web |title=Delroy Atkinson - Spotlight profile |url=https://www.spotlight.com/2372-7838-9500 |publisher=Spotlight |access-date=16 June 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329065822/https://www.spotlight.com/2372-7838-9500 |url-status=live }}
He went on to appear in several stage productions including Treasure Island, The Tempest and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.{{cite news |title=Delroy Atkinson stars in racially provocative play Albion at Bush Theatre |url=https://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/delroy-atkinson-stars-in-racially-provocative-play-albion-at-bush-theatre/ |work=British Blacklist |access-date=16 June 2023 |date=7 September 2014 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818004951/http://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/delroy-atkinson-stars-in-racially-provocative-play-albion-at-bush-theatre/ |url-status=live }} Over the next decade, he portrayed guest roles in Moonmonkeys (2007), After You've Gone (2008), Small Island (2009) and My Family (2010).{{cite web |title=Delroy Atkinson|url=https://watch.plex.tv/person/delroy-atkinson |publisher=Plex Inc. |access-date=16 June 2023 |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826023527/https://watch.plex.tv/person/delroy-atkinson |url-status=live }}
In 2017, Atkinson portrayed Pike in the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge.{{cite news |title=BBC EastEnders Howie Danes actor Delroy Atkinson has a Hollywood past starring alongside Johnny Depp |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-eastenders-howie-danes-actor-24684335 |work=MyLondon |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=6 August 2022 |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231134107/https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-eastenders-howie-danes-actor-24684335 |url-status=live }} In 2019, he appeared in Luther and A Christmas Carol for the BBC. In 2021, Atkinson appeared in an episode of Death in Paradise{{cite news |title=Meet the cast of Death in Paradise season 10 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/death-in-paradise-cast-season-10/ |work=Radio Times |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=11 February 2021 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024223946/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/death-in-paradise-cast-season-10/ |url-status=live }} and four episodes of Holby City as terminally ill patient Delroy Jones.
Later in 2021, he was cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Howie Danes.{{cite episode |title=Episode dated 11/10/2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010l41 |series=EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Amy Guyler (writer); Karl Neilson (director); Jon Sen (executive producer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |air-date=11 October 2021 }} His character was introduced as part of a story exploring the disappearance of established character Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood) and later becomes a love interest for Kim Fox (Tameka Empson).{{cite news |title=EastEnders' Kim Fox to give Howie Danes a life-changing ultimatum |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a43657367/eastenders-spoilers-kim-howie-ultimatum/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=20 April 2023 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515132954/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a43657367/eastenders-spoilers-kim-howie-ultimatum/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=EastEnders star Delroy Atkinson reveals Howie's 'hate' as son Denzel deceives him |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/23/eastenders-delroy-atkinson-on-how-howie-reacts-to-denzels-lies-18329823/amp/ |work=Metro |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=23 February 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309230224/https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/23/eastenders-delroy-atkinson-on-how-howie-reacts-to-denzels-lies-18329823/amp/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=BBC EastEnders: Delroy Atkinson teases 'dark side' to Howie as his son Denzel arrives in Walford |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-eastenders-delroy-atkinson-teases-24874069 |work=MyLondon |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=28 August 2022}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 1998
| Jason | Film | align="center" | {{cite web |title=Delroy Atkinson on Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/delroy_atkinson |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=20 June 2023 |archive-date=14 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214094545/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/delroy_atkinson |url-status=live }} |
| 2000
| The Bill | Nathan Joseph | Episode: "Carnival" |
| 2007
| Moonmonkeys | Policeman #2 | Television film |
| 2008
| Newspaper vendor | Episode: "Supergroupie" |
| 2008
| Man in queue | Episode: "The Lure of the Rings" |
| 2009
| Fulton | Television miniseries |
| 2010
| Karaoke D.J. | Episode: "Ben Behaving Badly" |
| 2011
| Additional voices | Video game |
| 2017
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge | Pike | Film |
| 2017
| Fighter | Len | Short film |
| 2018
| Star Cops | Charles Hardin | Main role |
| 2019
| Luther | Derek Hayes | 2 episodes |
| 2019
| Circus Act | {{n/a|Unknown}} | Short film |
| 2019
| Mr Thwaites | Television miniseries |
| 2020
| Porter | Film |
| 2020
| Reverend Green | Film |
| 2021
| Mr. Ibisu | 2 episodes |
| 2021
| Godrell James | Episode: "Fake or Fortune" |
| 2021
| Lenny | 1 episode |
| 2021
| Delroy Jones | Recurring role |
| 2021
| Getting Better - The Fight for the NHS | Teddy Laburn | Podcast series |
| 2021
| For Love | Andy | Short film |
| 2021–present
| Regular role | align="center" | {{cite news |title=EastEnders confirms new story for Howie Danes |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a43018242/eastenders-howie-danes-new-story/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=22 February 2023 |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320051937/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a43018242/eastenders-howie-danes-new-story/ |url-status=live }} |
| 2022
| Screw | Kyrel Mackenzie | 1 episode |
| 2022
| Dodger | Smuggler | Episode: "Mudlarks" |
| 2022
| Bethan's Dad | 1 episode |
| 2022
| Officer Carpenter | Film role |
| 2022
| The Kimfluencer | Howie Danes | Television miniseries | align="center" | {{cite news |title=EastEnders' Howie tells Kim to 'blow harder' in cheeky scene |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/14/eastenders-howie-tells-kim-to-blow-harder-in-cheeky-scene-17000339/ |work=Metro |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=14 July 2022 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718013151/https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/14/eastenders-howie-tells-kim-to-blow-harder-in-cheeky-scene-17000339/ |url-status=live }} |
| 2022
| Chandler | Film role |
| 2022
| Lawyer | Episode: "Night Terrors" |
| 2022
| Bus Driver | Episode: "Last Stop" |
| 2022
| Riches | Pastor | Episode: "What Needs To Be Done" |
| 2023
| Silo | Apartment Custodian | Episode: "The Relic" |
| 2023
|Neighbour |Episode: "Wilfred" | |
| 2024
|Luzum |Episode: "Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle"; voice | |
Stage
| class="wikitable"
! Title ! Role ! Venue ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| Treasure Island
| Captain Smollett |
| The Tempest
| Trinculo | Southampton Nuffield Theatre |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
| Grumpskin |
| Poison
| Ensemble, u/s Lucky |
| Our Country's Good
| Cpt. Tench/Aborigine | Nuffield Theatre |
| The Enchanted Pig
| Sun/King of the West |
| Lautrec
| Chocolat |
| Bomb-itty of Errors
| Antipholus |
| The Harder They Come
| Longa |
| Twelfth Night
| Sebastian | Southampton Nuffield Theatre |
| Porgy and Bess
| Nelson | Andrew Fell Ltd. |
| Come Dancing
| Hamilton | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
| Lost in the Stars
| Johannes Parfuri |
| Shrek
| White Rabbit, u/s Donkey |
| Dick Whittington
| Shirley the Cook (Dame) | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
| Jerry Springer: The Opera
| Dikhembe Olayjoan - Muthumbo |
| Wah Wah Girls
| Cal |
| The Harder They Come
| The Preacher | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
| Avenue Q |
| The Amen Corner
| Brother Washington | Royal National Theatre |
| All My Sons
| Frank Lubey |
| Albion
| Kyle |
| The Book of Mormon
| The General |
| Kiss Me Kate
| Gangster |
| The Firm
| Trent |
| Present Laughter
| Fred |
| Sylvia |
| Edmond de Bergerac
| Honoré |
| The Man in the White Suit
| Mr Hoskins | Wyndham's Theatre |
| Hex
| Bruiser Thorn | Royal National Theatre |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0040704}}
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting
Category:Black British male actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male soap opera actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English people of West Indian descent