Delroy Atkinson

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.

He embarked on a three-year BA acting course at Guildford School of Acting.

He went on to appear in several stage productions including Treasure Island, The Tempest 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 My Family (2010).

In 2017, Atkinson portrayed Pike in the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge. In 2019, he appeared in Luther and A Christmas Carol for the BBC. In 2021, Atkinson appeared in an episode of Death in Paradise and four episodes of Holby City as terminally ill patient Delroy Jones. 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).

Filmography

Stage Title Role Venue Treasure Island Captain Smollett Southampton Nuffield Theatre 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