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DAVID ATKINSON
(Bill Woolley)
David
Atkinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Decatur,
Georgia. He got his start in acting when a high school music
teacher required him to either serve detention or be in the school
musical.
Atkinson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from
the University of Georgia and began his professional career in
acting and directing in Chicago. Since moving to Hollywood in
1991, Atkinson has appeared in numerous films and television
shows, including his most recent film project, Proof Of Innocence,
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Atkinson
plays Bill Woolley in the upcoming film 50 to 1,
produced and directed by Oscar winner Jim Wilson. He has also
appeared in the film Gravity, by Spanish director David
Victori and winner of YouTube’s international Your Film
Festival; Christmas With the Kranks, starring Tim Allen
and Jamie Lee Curtis; Arthur Hailey’s The Detective,
starring Tom Berenger; and The Last Producer, starring
Burt Reynolds.
Atkinson
had a recurring role in the Hallmark Channel series McBride,
starring John Larroquette, as well as roles in the television
series Scandal, True Blood, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
Justified, According to Jim, Surviving Christmas, Straight From
The Heart, La Femme Mustketeer, Suddenly Susan and Hard
Ground.
A member of the Actors Co-op Theatre Company in Hollywood,
Atkinson remains active on stage around the country. Theater
credits include The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Urban
Cowboy the musical (Houston), the world premier of the musical
Trails at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Guys
And Dolls, The Foreigner, The Dreamer Examines His Pillow, Steven
Berkoff’s Lunch (Chicago), and You Can’t
Take It With You, Man of La Mancha, The Spitfire Grill, The Boys
Next Door, The Traveling Lady,
Makin’
Hay, A Hatful of Rain, Big River, To Kill A Mockingbird, All
In The Timing, See How They Run
(Los
Angeles). Others include Shakespeare’s Othello; You’re
A Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Music Man; Scapino; Oklahoma!;
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; and The
Pirates Of Penzance. He has also appeared with as an improvisational
player with The Annoyance in Chicago and Liquid Comedy in Los
Angeles.
David also owns the voice casting/loop group called Vocal Yokels.
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