Delroy Atkinson

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.

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.

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.

Later in 2021, he was cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Howie Danes. 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).