David Atkins (actor)

Not to be confused with Dave Atkins (actor).
David Atkins
Born6 July[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

David Atkins is an English actor, known for his role as Rob Edwards in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, who he played from 2011 to 2012. Atkins also appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who in 2010. In 2016, he was cast in the recurring role of Tyler Green, a young police constable, in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors, which he played until February 2017.

Career

Atkins played the role of Liam in The Street in 2009. He also appeared as Bob in the 2010 two-part Doctor Who episodes Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone. He played Josh in a short film called Thinking Straight (Previously Known as Girl Talk). He also appeared in three episodes of Shameless as Jimmy. On 5 September 2011, it was announced that the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks would be introducing five new Freshers, with Atkins cast as Rob Edwards, a part which he played from September 2011 to February 2013. In October 2016, Atkins made his first appearance as PC Tyler Green in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors, a young PC assigned to Rob Hollins (Chris Walker).[2] His final appearance was in February 2017.[3]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2010 Thinking Straight Josh Short
Year TV series Role Notes
2009 The Street Liam Gargan Episode #3.1
2010 Doctor Who Bob 2 episodes: "The Time of Angels" and "Flesh and Stone"
2010 Shameless Jimmy 3 episodes
2011–2013 Hollyoaks Rob Edwards Series regular
2016–2017 Doctors Tyler Green Recurring role
2017 Trust Me Chris 1 episode

References

  1. ^ @hollyrweston (6 July 2012). "@Atkinsdave birthday boy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Daniel and Zara argue over Joe's future". What's on TV. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Bren makes herself at home". What's on TV. Retrieved 31 December 2020.