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- This page is about the British actor, for other people named David or Dave Atkins see Dave Atkins (disambiguation)
David Atkins is an English actor best known for his role as Rob Edwards in the British television 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 semi-regular role of Tyler Green, a young police constable, in the BBC daytime soap, 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 BBC1 daytime serial Doctors, a young PC assigned to Sgt. Rob Hollins (Chris Walker) at Letherbridge Police Station. His final appearance was in February 2017.