Delroy Atkinson

Delroy Atkinson
Atkinson in 2022
Born
Delroy Hugh Atkinson

(1975-09-30) 30 September 1975 (age 49)
Surrey, England
Alma materGuildford School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active1998–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.

Life and career

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Delroy Hugh Atkinson was born on 30 September 1975 in Surrey, England to parents of Nigerian and West Indian descent.[1][2] He embarked on a three-year BA Acting course at Guildford School of Acting.[1] He then 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.[3] He went on to appear in several stage productions including Treasure Island, The Tempest and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.[3][4] Over the next decade, he portrayed guest roles in Moonmonkeys (2007), After You've Gone (2008), Small Island (2009) and My Family (2010).[5] In 2017, Atkinson portrayed Pike in the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge.[6] In 2019, he appeared in Luther and A Christmas Carol for the BBC. In 2021, Atkinson appeared in an episode of Death in Paradise[7] and four episodes of Holby City as terminally ill patient Delroy Jones.[6] Later in 2021, he was cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Howie Danes.[8] 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).[9][10][11]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 Still Crazy Jason Film [12]
2000 The Bill Nathan Joseph Episode: "Carnival" [5]
2007 Moonmonkeys Policeman #2 Television film [5]
2008 No Heroics Newspaper vendor Episode: "Supergroupie" [5]
2008 After You've Gone Man in queue Episode: "The Lure of the Rings" [13]
2009 Small Island Fulton Television miniseries [13]
2010 My Family Karaoke D.J. Episode: "Ben Behaving Badly" [13]
2011 Driver: San Francisco Additional voices Video game [5]
2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge Pike Film [13]
2017 Fighter Len Short film [5]
2018 Star Cops Charles Hardin Main role [5]
2019 Luther Derek Hayes 2 episodes [13]
2019 Circus Act Unknown Short film [5]
2019 A Christmas Carol Mr Thwaites Television miniseries [13]
2020 Enola Holmes Porter Film [13]
2020 Blithe Spirit Reverend Green Film [12]
2021 It's a Sin Mr. Ibisu 2 episodes [13]
2021 Death in Paradise Godrell James Episode: "Fake or Fortune" [13]
2021 King Gary Lenny 1 episode [5]
2021 Holby City Delroy Jones Recurring role [6]
2021 Getting Better - The Fight for the NHS Teddy Laburn Podcast series [5]
2021 For Love Andy Short film [5]
2021–present EastEnders Howie Danes Regular role [14]
2022 Screw Kyrel Mackenzie 1 episode [13]
2022 Dodger Smuggler Episode: "Mudlarks" [13]
2022 The Last Bus Bethan's Dad 1 episode [13]
2022 Choose or Die Officer Carpenter Film role [5]
2022 The Kimfluencer Howie Danes Television miniseries [15]
2022 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Chandler Film role [13]
2022 Whitstable Pearl Lawyer Episode: "Night Terrors" [13]
2022 Slow Horses Bus Driver Episode: "Last Stop" [5]
2022 Riches Pastor Episode: "What Needs To Be Done" [5]
2023 Silo Apartment Custodian Episode: "The Relic" [5]

2023 Not Going Out (TV series) Neighbour Episode: Wilfred

Stage

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Title Role Venue Ref.
Treasure Island Captain Smollett Southampton Nuffield Theatre [3]
The Tempest Trinculo Southampton Nuffield Theatre
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Grumpskin West Yorkshire Playhouse
Poison Ensemble, u/s Lucky Tricycle Theatre
Our Country's Good Cpt. Tench/Aborigine Nuffield Theatre
The Enchanted Pig Sun/King of the West Young Vic
Lautrec Chocolat Shaftesbury Theatre
Bomb-itty of Errors Antipholus New Ambassadors Theatre
The Harder They Come Longa Theatre Royal Stratford East
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 Royal Festival Hall
Shrek White Rabbit, u/s Donkey Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Dick Whittington Shirley the Cook (Dame) Theatre Royal Stratford East
Jerry Springer: The Opera Dikhembe Olayjoan - Muthumbo Royal National Theatre/Cambridge Theatre
Wah Wah Girls Cal Sadler's Wells
The Harder They Come The Preacher Theatre Royal Stratford East
Avenue Q Gary Coleman Noël Coward Theatre/Gielgud Theatre/Wyndham's Theatre
The Amen Corner Brother Washington Royal National Theatre
All My Sons Frank Lubey Manchester Royal Exchange
Albion Kyle Bush Theatre
The Book of Mormon The General Prince of Wales Theatre
Kiss Me Kate Gangster Sheffield Crucible
The Firm Trent Hampstead Theatre
Present Laughter Fred Chichester Festival Theatre
Sylvia Winston Churchill The Old Vic
Edmond de Bergerac Honoré Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Man in the White Suit Mr Hoskins Wyndham's Theatre
Hex Bruiser Thorn Royal National Theatre

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delroy Atkinson at Qvoice". Qvoice. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Delroy Hugh Atkinson". freeBMD. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Delroy Atkinson - Spotlight profile". Spotlight. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Delroy Atkinson stars in racially provocative play Albion at Bush Theatre". British Blacklist. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Delroy Atkinson". Plex Inc. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "BBC EastEnders Howie Danes actor Delroy Atkinson has a Hollywood past starring alongside Johnny Depp". MyLondon. 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Meet the cast of Death in Paradise season 10". Radio Times. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ Amy Guyler (writer); Karl Neilson (director); Jon Sen (executive producer) (11 October 2021). "Episode dated 11/10/2021". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  9. ^ "EastEnders' Kim Fox to give Howie Danes a life-changing ultimatum". Digital Spy. 20 April 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "EastEnders star Delroy Atkinson reveals Howie's 'hate' as son Denzel deceives him". Metro. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  11. ^ "BBC EastEnders: Delroy Atkinson teases 'dark side' to Howie as his son Denzel arrives in Walford". MyLondon. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Delroy Atkinson on Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Delroy Atkinson - credits at TVGuide". TVGuide. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  14. ^ "EastEnders confirms new story for Howie Danes". Digital Spy. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. ^ "EastEnders' Howie tells Kim to 'blow harder' in cheeky scene". Metro. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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