Rowan Atkinson
- Acting
- January 6, 1955 · Consett, County Durham, UK
Biography
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE (born 6 January 1955), is an English comedian, screenwriter, and actor. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean, and The Thin Blue Line. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy, and amongst the top 50 comedy actors ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham, England. The youngest of four brothers, his parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and Ella May (née Bainbridge), who married on 29 June 1945. His three older brothers are Paul, who died as an infant; Rodney, a Eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the UK Independence Party leadership election in 2000 and Rupert.
Known for
Filmography
- Man vs Baby · Trevor Bingley, Writer
- Wonka · Father Julius
- Blackadder: A Cunning Story · Self, Thanks
- Blackadder: The Lost Pilot · Prince Edmund, Writer
- Man vs Bee · Trevor Bingley, Creator
- Happy Birthday Mr Bean · Self
- One Red Nose Day and a Wedding · Father Gerald
- We Are Most Amused and Amazed · Self
- Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend · Mr. Bean (Voice)
- Johnny English Strikes Again · Johnny English
- Handy Bean · Mr. Bean
- Red Nose Day Actually · Rufus
- Top Funny Comedian The Movie · Mr. Bean
- Maigret's Dead Man · 朱尔斯·梅格雷
- Maigret · Jules Maigret
- Mr Bean Funny Faces · Mr Bean
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again! · Mr. Bean
- Mr. Bean: Funeral · Mr. Bean
- Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things · Self
- London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder · Mr. Bean
- How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story · Self
- Johnny English Reborn · Johnny English
- Happy Birthday Mr Bean · Mr. Bean
- Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News · Self
- Just for Laughs: Launching Pad · Self
- Horrible Histories · Henry VIII
- Now That’s What I Call Comedy · Mr Bean
- Blackadder Rides Again · Self
- We Are Most Amused · Self
- Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments · Edmund Blackadder/Self
- Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga · Self, Writer
- Projectorparishilton
- Tak and the Power of Juju
- Mr. Bean's Holiday · Mr. Bean
- Mr. Bean's Wedding · Mr. Bean
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- The Best of Mr. Bean · Mr. Bean
- Keeping Mum · Walter Goodfellow
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy · Self
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? · Self
- The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
- Love Actually · Rufus, Jewellery Salesman
- The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
- Johnny English · Johnny English
- Lying To Michael Jackson · Martin Bashir
- Top Gear · Self
- Pet Star · Self
- Scooby-Doo · Mondavarious
- Making Rat Race · Self
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series · Mr. Bean (Voice), Executive producer
- Richard & Judy · Self
- Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making · Self
- Rat Race · Enrico Pollini
- Maybe Baby · Mr. James
- Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy · Self
- Mr Bean : Best Bits
- Blackadder: Back & Forth · Blackadder
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death · The Doctor
- Parkinson · Self
- The Story of Bean · Self
- Leute heute · Self
- Bean · Mr. Bean, Executive producer
- The Daily Show · Self
- The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
- Unseen Bean · Mr. Bean
- The Thin Blue Line · Inspector Raymond Fowler
- Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean · Mr. Bean
- Full Throttle · Henry Burkin
- The Lion King · Zazu (Voice)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral · Father Gerald
- Hot Shots! Part Deux · Dexter Hayman
- Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
- Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright · Dr. Schooner
- The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean · Mr. Bean
- Laughing Matters · Self, Writer
- Funny Business · Presenter / Performer
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit · Various Roles, Writer
- Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected · Mr. Bean