Finn Atkins | |
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Born | Finn Rosanna Atkins
[1] 21 June 1989 [1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | Official website |
Finn Rosanna Atkins (born 21 June 1989) is a British film, television and stage actress.
Atkins was born in Nottingham and grew up in the Clifton area, where she attended Greencroft Primary School, Farnborough School and High Pavement College. [2] She has been a member of the Television Workshop since she was at primary school. [2]
Atkins' breakthrough came early, in Shane Meadows' 2002 film Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, in which she played Marlene, the daughter of Shirley ( Shirley Henderson) and Jimmy ( Robert Carlyle). Although opinions on the film were divided, everyone seemed to agree about Atkins' contribution. In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote of the film: "there is a cracking turn from Finn Atkins as Shirley's daughter… [3] a bouquet is due." [4] Whilst The Telegraph's Sukhdev Sandhu exclaimed: "Finn Atkins is superb as Shirley Henderson's whey-faced daughter." [5]
In January 2009 she appeared as teenage prostitute Marissa in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. [2] She has since become a regular in Sky1's hit comedy drama ' Starlings' where she plays Charlie Starling; the football mad daughter to Jan & Terry Starling ( Lesley Sharp & Brendan Coyle).
Finn Atkins | |
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Born | Finn Rosanna Atkins
[1] 21 June 1989 [1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | Official website |
Finn Rosanna Atkins (born 21 June 1989) is a British film, television and stage actress.
Atkins was born in Nottingham and grew up in the Clifton area, where she attended Greencroft Primary School, Farnborough School and High Pavement College. [2] She has been a member of the Television Workshop since she was at primary school. [2]
Atkins' breakthrough came early, in Shane Meadows' 2002 film Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, in which she played Marlene, the daughter of Shirley ( Shirley Henderson) and Jimmy ( Robert Carlyle). Although opinions on the film were divided, everyone seemed to agree about Atkins' contribution. In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote of the film: "there is a cracking turn from Finn Atkins as Shirley's daughter… [3] a bouquet is due." [4] Whilst The Telegraph's Sukhdev Sandhu exclaimed: "Finn Atkins is superb as Shirley Henderson's whey-faced daughter." [5]
In January 2009 she appeared as teenage prostitute Marissa in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. [2] She has since become a regular in Sky1's hit comedy drama ' Starlings' where she plays Charlie Starling; the football mad daughter to Jan & Terry Starling ( Lesley Sharp & Brendan Coyle).