[6] He guest starred on One Tree Hill, Drop Dead Diva, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
[9] He joined the cast of Hot Mess, a pilot for MTV that wasn't picked up.
[10] He became a regular cast member on the ABC Family series Jane by Design, playing Nick Fadden.
[3] Atkinson was cast as Austin Travers on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless in March 2014.
[14][15] The character was killed off in February 2015, but Atkinson continued to appear in flashbacks, last airing August 13, 2015.
[18] Atkinson joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Thomas Forrester.
[19][20] Atkinson played Griff Shores in the Lifetime movie Psycho Party Planner in 2020.
[5] Atkinson met actress Brytnee Ratledge at the gym and they later reconnected on social media.