Phil Atkinson appeared on Coronation Street in January 2005 as a Police Constable who was dispatched to take a statement from Roy Cropper after he made a complaint against a disruptive customer, builder's labourer Vince. His other credits include roles in The Ritz, Eurocops, London's Burning, Van der Valk, The Darling Buds of May, Heartbeat, City Central, The Bill, A Touch of Frost, Emmerdale and Hustle.