Victoria Atkin is an English actress, best known for roles in ''

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'', ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'', and '' Assassin's Creed: Syndicate''.

Early years and education

Atkin attended Fernhill School and Language College, studied Dance and Theatre Performance at The

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in 2008, and took a

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course in Musical Theatre at the

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ...

in 2009.

Career

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

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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

Awards and nominations

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.

References

External links

* Official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkin, Victoria Living people English television actresses English soap opera actresses Year of birth missing (living people)