Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson

Known for
Acting
Born
January 6, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Johnny English 4

Johnny English 4

Movie · as Johnny English

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Laughs and Larrikins poster

Laughs and Larrikins

Movie

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Twilight Park poster

Twilight Park

Movie · as Davey the Ghost

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Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face

Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face

Movie

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Old Bean

Old Bean

TV · as Mr. Bean · 1 ep

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Talking Comedy

Talking Comedy

TV · 1 ep

2026
Ray Comfort's Inferno poster

Ray Comfort's Inferno

Movie · as Mr. Bean/Reverend/The Devil

2025
Man vs Baby poster

Man vs Baby

TV · as Trevor Bingley · 4 eps

2023
Wonka poster

Wonka

Movie · as Father Julius

2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot poster

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Movie · as Prince Edmund

2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story poster

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Movie · as Self - Contributor

2022
Man vs Bee poster

Man vs Bee

TV · as Trevor Bingley · 9 eps

2021
Happy Birthday Mr Bean poster

Happy Birthday Mr Bean

Movie · as Self - Voice of Animated Mr Bean

2019
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding poster

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

Movie · as Father Gerald

2018
Johnny English Strikes Again poster

Johnny English Strikes Again

Movie · as Johnny English

2018
We Are Most Amused and Amazed poster

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

Movie · as Self

2018
Handy Bean poster

Handy Bean

TV · as Mr. Bean · 20 eps

2017
Red Nose Day Actually poster

Red Nose Day Actually

Movie · as Rufus

2017
Top Funny Comedian The Movie poster

Top Funny Comedian The Movie

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2016
Maigret's Dead Man poster

Maigret's Dead Man

Movie · as 朱尔斯·梅格雷

2016
Maigret Sets A Trap poster

Maigret Sets A Trap

Movie · as 梅格雷

2016
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · as Jules Maigret · 4 eps

2015
Mr Bean Funny Faces poster

Mr Bean Funny Faces

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2015
Mr. Bean: Funeral poster

Mr. Bean: Funeral

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2015
Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again! poster

Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things poster

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

Movie · as Self

2012
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder poster

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2012
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story poster

How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story

Movie · as Self

2011
Johnny English Reborn poster

Johnny English Reborn

Movie · as Johnny English

2010
Happy Birthday Mr Bean poster

Happy Birthday Mr Bean

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2009
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad poster

Just for Laughs: Launching Pad

Movie · as Self

2009
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News poster

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Movie · as Self

2009
Now That’s What I Call Comedy poster

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2009
Horrible Histories poster

Horrible Histories

TV · as Henry VIII · 2 eps

2008
Blackadder Rides Again poster

Blackadder Rides Again

Movie · as Self

2008
We Are Most Amused poster

We Are Most Amused

Movie · as Self

2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga poster

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Movie · as Self

2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments poster

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Movie · as Edmund Blackadder/Self

2008
Projectorparishilton poster

Projectorparishilton

TV · 1 ep

2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday poster

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2007
Mr. Bean's Wedding poster

Mr. Bean's Wedding

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2007
Tak and the Power of Juju poster

Tak and the Power of Juju

TV

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
The Best of Mr. Bean poster

The Best of Mr. Bean

Movie · as Mr. Bean

2005
Keeping Mum poster

Keeping Mum

Movie · as Walter Goodfellow

2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie · as Self

2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? poster

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Movie · as Self

2004
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two poster

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

Movie

2003
Love Actually poster

Love Actually

Movie · as Rufus, Jewellery Salesman

2003
Johnny English poster

Johnny English

Movie · as Johnny English

2003
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One poster

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One

Movie

2003
Lying To Michael Jackson poster

Lying To Michael Jackson

Movie · as Martin Bashir

2003
More Great Comedy Moments poster

More Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Gerald (archive footage)

2002
Scooby-Doo poster

Scooby-Doo

Movie · as Mondavarious

2002
Making Rat Race poster

Making Rat Race

Movie · as Himself

2002
Pet Star poster

Pet Star

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2002
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series poster

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

TV · as Mr. Bean (voice) · 182 eps

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · 1 ep

2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making poster

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

Movie · as Self

2001
Rat Race poster

Rat Race

Movie · as Enrico Pollini

2001
Great Comedy Moments poster

Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Edmund Blackadder, Esquire / Edmund, Lord Blackadder (archive footage)

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Maybe Baby poster

Maybe Baby

Movie · as Mr. James

1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death poster

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Movie · as The Doctor

1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth poster

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Movie · as Blackadder

1999
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy poster

Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy

Movie · as Self

1999
Mr Bean : Best Bits poster

Mr Bean : Best Bits

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Bean poster

Bean

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1997
The Story of Bean poster

The Story of Bean

Movie · as Self

1997
Leute heute poster

Leute heute

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1995
The Best Bits of Mr. Bean poster

The Best Bits of Mr. Bean

Movie

1995
Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean poster

Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1995
Full Throttle poster

Full Throttle

Movie · as Henry Burkin

1995
Unseen Bean poster

Unseen Bean

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1995
The Thin Blue Line poster

The Thin Blue Line

TV · as Inspector Raymond Fowler · 14 eps

1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral poster

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Movie · as Father Gerald

1994
The Lion King poster

The Lion King

Movie · as Zazu (voice)

1993
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology poster

Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

Movie

1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright poster

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

Movie · as Dr. Schooner

1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux poster

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Movie · as Dexter Hayman

1992
Rowan Atkinson Live poster

Rowan Atkinson Live

Movie · as Various Roles

1992
Laughing Matters poster

Laughing Matters

Movie · as Himself

1992
Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected

Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1992
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit poster

Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit

Movie · as Various Roles

1992
The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean poster

The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1992
Funny Business poster

Funny Business

TV · as Presenter / Performer · 6 eps

1991
Bernard and the Genie poster

Bernard and the Genie

Movie · as Charles Pinkworth

1991
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première poster

Mr. Bean Goes to a Première

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1991
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam poster

Mr. Bean Takes an Exam

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1991
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean poster

The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1991
Mr. Bean: Police Station poster

Mr. Bean: Police Station

Movie · as Mr. Bean

1990
The Witches poster

The Witches

Movie · as Mr Stringer

1990
The Driven Man poster

The Driven Man

Movie · as Self

1990
Mr. Bean poster

Mr. Bean

TV · as Mr. Bean · 14 eps

1990
Schmidteinander poster

Schmidteinander

TV · 1 ep

1989
The Tall Guy poster

The Tall Guy

Movie · as Ron Anderson

1989
A Bit of Fry & Laurie poster

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

TV · 1 ep

1988
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings poster

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

Movie · as Dr. Schooner

1988
Blackadder's Christmas Carol poster

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Movie · as Blackadders

1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years poster

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

Movie · as Edmund Blackadder

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 9 eps

1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament poster

The Grand Knockout Tournament

Movie · as Lord Knock of Alton

1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live poster

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Movie · as Self

1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief poster

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

TV · 1 ep

1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984 poster

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Movie

1983
Never Say Never Again poster

Never Say Never Again

Movie · as Nigel Small-Fawcett

1983
Dead on Time poster

Dead on Time

Movie · as Bernard Fripp

1983
Blackadder poster

Blackadder

TV · as Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, Captain Edmund Blackadder · 6 eps

1983
Harty

Harty

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Cleo and John

Cleo and John

Movie

1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Movie · as Self - Various Roles

1982
Mr. Kershaw's Dream System poster

Mr. Kershaw's Dream System

Movie · as Mr. Kershaw

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1981
Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..?

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1980
Peter Cook & Co. poster

Peter Cook & Co.

Movie · as Various Characters

1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Movie · as Various Roles

1979
Canned Laughter poster

Canned Laughter

Movie · as Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall

1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News poster

Not the Nine O'Clock News

TV · 27 eps

1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

TV · as Self · 15 eps