Victoria Atkin is an English

England

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 actress best known for playing the character Jason Costello, previously known as Jasmine, in the British soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...

and Hollyoaks Later as the soap's first character with Gender Identity Disorder

Gender identity disorder

Gender identity disorder is the formal diagnosis used by psychologists and physicians to describe persons who experience significant gender dysphoria . It describes the symptoms related to transsexualism, as well as less severe manifestations of gender dysphoria...

. Hollyoaks is Atkin's first television

Television

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 role. Victoria went to Fernhill School and Language College , studied Dance and Theatre Performance at The University of Chichester

University of Chichester

The University of Chichester is a university based in West Sussex, England. Campuses are based in the city of Chichester and the nearby coastal resort of Bognor Regis...

 in 2008 as well as taking a postgraduate course in Musical Theatre at the Central School of Speech & Drama in 2009

Career

Before she was cast as Jason Costello in Hollyoaks Victoria Atkin performed in a touring version of Cinderella

Cinderella

"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...

 with the Globe Players. She also worked with Frantic Assembly in various workshops.
Atkin first appeared on Hollyoaks as Jasmine Costello on the 2 August 2010. She has admitted that the trans-gendered role she played has been tough. In September 2011 Atkin announced she would be leaving Hollyoaks to take on new challenges in the TV industry

Filmography

Year	TV Show/Film	Role	Notes
2010-2011	Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...	Jason/Jasmine Costello Jasmine Costello Jason Costello is a fictional character from the English Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Victoria Atkin. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 2 August 2010 and was introduced by series producer Paul Marquess as a member of the yet to be established Costello family...	2 August 2010- 30 November 2011
2010	BBC Breakfast BBC Breakfast BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...	Herself	3 August 2010
2010	This Morning This Morning This Morning may refer to:* This Morning , a British daytime television show* This Morning , a Canadian radio show* CBS This Morning and This Morning, former names of the American morning show The Early Show...	Herself	4 August 2010

Nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2011	Nominated	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actress - Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...