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.
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.
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).
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998 Still Crazy Jason Film 2000 The Bill Nathan Joseph Episode: "Carnival" 2007 Moonmonkeys Policeman #2 Television film 2008 No Heroics Newspaper vendor Episode: "Supergroupie" 2008 After You've Gone Man in queue Episode: "The Lure of the Rings" 2009 Small Island Fulton Television miniseries 2010 My Family Karaoke D.J. Episode: "Ben Behaving Badly" 2011 Driver: San Francisco 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 Short film 2019 A Christmas Carol Mr Thwaites Television miniseries 2020 Enola Holmes Porter Film 2020 Blithe Spirit Reverend Green Film 2021 It's a Sin Mr. Ibisu 2 episodes 2021 Death in Paradise Godrell James Episode: "Fake or Fortune" 2021 King Gary Lenny 1 episode 2021 Holby City Delroy Jones Recurring role 2021 Getting Better - The Fight for the NHS Teddy Laburn Podcast series 2021 For Love Andy Short film 2021–present EastEnders Howie Danes Regular role 2022 Screw Kyrel Mackenzie 1 episode 2022 Dodger Smuggler Episode: "Mudlarks" 2022 The Last Bus Bethan's Dad 1 episode 2022 Choose or Die Officer Carpenter Film role 2022 The Kimfluencer Howie Danes Television miniseries 2022 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Chandler Film role 2022 Whitstable Pearl Lawyer Episode: "Night Terrors" 2022 Slow Horses Bus Driver Episode: "Last Stop" 2022 Riches Pastor Episode: "What Needs To Be Done" 2023 Silo Apartment Custodian Episode: "The Relic" 2023Not Going OutNeighbourEpisode: "Wilfred"2024Secret LevelLuzumEpisode: "Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle"; voice2026Ted LassoMattEpisode: "Follow the Anger"
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
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