Rowan Atkinson

Biography

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE, 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.

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Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Graham Norton Show

Self

The Daily Show

Self

Top Gear

Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

Horrible Histories

Henry VIII

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Wogan

Self - Guest

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Wonka	Father Julius
2023	Blackadder: The Lost Pilot	Prince Edmund
2023	Blackadder: A Cunning Story	Self – Contributor
2021	Happy Birthday Mr Bean	Himself/Voice of Animated Mr Bean
2019	One Red Nose Day and a Wedding	Father Gerald
2018	Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend	Mr. Bean (voice)
2018	Johnny English Strikes Again	Johnny English
2018	We Are Most Amused and Amazed	Self
2017	Red Nose Day Actually	Rufus
2017	Top Funny Comedian The Movie
2015	Mr Bean Funny Faces	Mr Bean
2015	Mr. Bean: Funeral	Mr. Bean
2015	Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!	Mr. Bean
2014	Fist of Bean
2013	Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things	Self
2012	London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder	Mr. Bean
2012	How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story	Self
2011	Johnny English Reborn	Johnny English
2010	Happy Birthday Mr Bean	Mr. Bean
2009	Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
2009	Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News	Self
2009	Now That’s What I Call Comedy	Mr Bean
2008	Blackadder Rides Again	himself
2008	We Are Most Amused	Self
2008	Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga	Self
2008	Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments	Edmund Blackadder/Self
2007	Mr. Bean's Holiday	Mr. Bean
2007	Mr. Bean's Wedding	Mr. Bean
2006	The Best of Mr. Bean	Mr. Bean
2006	The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2005	Spider-Plant Man	Peter Piper
2005	Keeping Mum	Walter Goodfellow
2005	The Funny Blokes of British Comedy	Himself
2004	Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?	Self
2003	Love Actually	Rufus, Jewellery Salesman
2003	Johnny English	Johnny English
2003	Lying To Michael Jackson	Martin Bashir
2003	Mickey's PhilharMagic	Zazu (archive voice)
2002	Scooby-Doo	Mondavarious
2002	Making Rat Race	Himself
2001	Rat Race	Enrico Pollini
2001	Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making	Self
2000	Maybe Baby	Mr. James
1999	Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death	The Doctor
1999	Blackadder: Back & Forth	Blackadder
1999	Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy	Himself
1999	Mr Bean : Best Bits
1997	Bean	Mr. Bean
1997	The Story of Bean	himself, Mr Bean, Blackadder
1995	憨豆先生精选辑
1995	Torvill and Bean	Mr. Bean
1995	Full Throttle	Henry Burkin
1995	Unseen Bean	Mr. Bean
1994	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Father Gerald
1994	The Lion King	Zazu (voice)
1993	Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993	Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright	Dr. Schooner
1993	Hot Shots! Part Deux	Dexter Hayman
1992	Rowan Atkinson Live	Various Roles
1992	Laughing Matters	Himself
1992	Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected	Mr. Bean
1992	Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit	Various Roles
1991	Bernard and the Genie	Charles Pinkworth
1991	Mr. Bean Takes an Exam	Mr. Bean
1991	Mr. Bean Goes to a Première	Mr. Bean
1991	The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean	Mr. Bean
1991	Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop	Mr. Bean
1991	Mr. Bean: Police Station	Mr. Bean
1990	The Witches	Mr Stringer
1990	The Driven Man	Self
1989	The Tall Guy	Ron Anderson
1988	The Appointments of Dennis Jennings	Dr. Schooner
1988	Blackadder's Christmas Carol	Blackadders
1988	Blackadder: The Cavalier Years	Edmund Blackadder
1987	The Grand Knockout Tournament	Lord Knock of Alton
1986	The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1983	Never Say Never Again	Nigel Small-Fawcett
1983	Dead on Time	Bernard Fripp
1982	Cleo and John
1982	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Self - Various Roles
1982	Mr. Kershaw's Dream System	Mr. Kershaw
1980	Peter Cook & Co.	Various Characters
1979	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Various Roles
1979	Canned Laughter	Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall
	Johnny English 4	Johnny English
	Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face	Himself
	Laughs and Larrikins
	Twilight Park	Davey the Ghost
	The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	Man Vs Bee	Trevor Bingley
2022	Handy Bean	Mr. Bean
2016	Maigret	Jules Maigret
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self
2012	Honest Trailers	Father Julius (archive footage)
2009	Horrible Histories
2009	Horrible Histories	Henry VIII
2008	Projectorparishilton
2007	Tak and the Power of Juju
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2002	Pet Star	Self - Judge
2002	Mr. Bean: The Animated Series	Mr. Bean (voice)
2002	Top Gear	Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2001	Richard & Judy	Self
1998	Parkinson	Self
1997	Leute heute	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1995	The Thin Blue Line	Inspector Raymond Fowler
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992	Funny Business	Presenter / Performer
1990	Mr. Bean	Mr. Bean
1990	Schmidteinander
1989	A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1988	Comic Relief
1986	Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1983	Blackadder	Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
1983	Harty	Self
1983	Blackadder	Captain Edmund Blackadder
1983	Blackadder	Edmund Blackadder
1982	Wogan	Self - Guest
1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self
1979	Not the Nine O'Clock News
1976	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Self
	Old Bean	Mr. Bean
	Man Vs Baby	Trevor Bingley