Delroy Atkinson

British actor (born 1975)

Delroy Atkinson

Atkinson in 2022

Born|

Delroy Hugh Atkinson

(1975-09-30) 30 September 1975 (age 49)

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

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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]

## Career

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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.[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.

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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 | Neighbour  | Episode: "Wilfred"  |
2024  | Secret Level | Luzum  | Episode: "Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle"; voice  |

## Stage

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Title  | Role  | Venue  | Ref.

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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.

## External links

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* Delroy Atkinson at IMDb

*[Ref.]: Reference