Finn Rosanna Atkins (born 21 June 1989) is a British film, television and stage actress.
Early life
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]
Career
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]