Victoria Atkin is an English actress, best known for roles in Extinct, Hollyoaks, and Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.
Victoria Atkin | |
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 Atkin in 2021 | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | VictoriaAtkin.com |
Early years and education edit
Atkin attended Fernhill School and Language College,and Farnborough Sixth Form College, studied Dance and Theatre Performance at The University of Chichester in 2008, and took a postgraduate course in Musical Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2009.[1]
Career edit
Originally training as a slalom skier, Victoria landed her first major television appearance and Series Regular role, shortly after graduating from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in Swiss Cottage in London.
She was cast as the first fictional transgender teenager on British television, completing 134 episodes in the role. Atkin's portrayal of her character Jasmine/Jason Costello, increased awareness for transgender people in the media. Victoria visited Downing Street and met with Prime Minister David Cameron as well as working with Channel 4 executives to sign a memorandum of understanding to accurately portray transgender people in the media. Victoria was nominated and won various awards for Best Actress in this role.
From this, she has gone on to play a host of characters in multiple television shows in the UK and USA including the female lead, Feena in original sci-fi television series Extinct. In addition to her work theatrically Victoria is continually cast in performance capture and voiceover projects, including playable lead Evie Frye in the Assassin's Creed franchise. Victoria is the host and producer of iTunes Podcast "The Performance Capture Podcast" Sponsored by Vicon.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | A Good Dream[2] | Beatrice | |
| 2017 | Altitude[3] | Speedbird PA | Voice role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Hollyoaks | Jason/Jasmine Costello | Main role |
| 2010 | Hollyoaks Later | Jason/Jasmine Costello | Main role |
| 2012 | Holby City | Lainey Craig | Episode: "Long Way Down" |
| 2013 | The Girl's Guide to Depravity | Camilla Jones | Guest role |
| 2016 | #killerpost[4] | Jenelle Potter | Episode: "Payne/Potter" |
| 2017 | Extinct | Feena | Series Lead |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Assassin's Creed: Syndicate | Evie Frye | Full performance capture |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Sekuli & Mailen | The Frozen Wilds expansion |
| 2017 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Humans | |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Void Elf | |
| 2018 | Fortnite | Thora, Clip, Powerchord | |
| 2019 | Crackdown 3 | Agent Zaya | |
| 2019 | Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled | Liz | |
| 2019 | Smite | First Mate Serqet | |
| 2020 | Guardian Tales | Beth[5] | |
| 2022 | Tactics Ogre: Reborn | Catiua Pavel[6] |
Awards and nominations edit
In 2011, Atkin was awarded "Best Serial Drama Performance" and "Best Newcomer" by the Transgender Television Awards, for her portrayal of Jason Costello in Hollyoaks and, the same year, Hollyoaks was awarded "Best Serial Drama" for the Jason Costello storyline.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | Jason Costello on Hollyoaks | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "Victoria Atkin, actor". Casting Call Pro.com. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Good Dream". IMDb.
- ^ "Altitude". IMDb.
- ^ "#killerpost". IMDb.
- ^ "Victoria Atkin (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Romano, Sal (August 4, 2022). "Tactics Ogre: Reborn announced for PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
External links edit
- victoriaatkin
.com Official website - Victoria Atkin at IMDb