Rowan Atkinson
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rowan Atkinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jan 6, 1955 In Consett, County Durham, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 121
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Secret Policeman's Ball 1976-04-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Laughs and Larrikins 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Laughs and Larrikins | Unknown | 2025 |
| Movie | Johnny English 4 | Johnny English | 2025 |
| Movie | Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City | Self (Archive Footage) | 2024-05-07 |
| Movie | Blackadder: The Lost Pilot | Prince Edmund | 2023-06-15 |
| Movie | Wonka | Father Julius | 2023-12-06 |
| Movie | Blackadder: A Cunning Story | Self – Contributor | 2023-06-16 |
| Series | Man Vs Bee | Trevor Bingley | 2022-06-24 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday Mr Bean | Himself/Voice of Animated Mr Bean | 2021-01-10 |
| Movie | One Red Nose Day and a Wedding | Father Gerald | 2019-03-15 |
| Series | Handy Bean | Mr. Bean | 2018-02-01 |
| Movie | Johnny English Strikes Again | Johnny English | 2018-09-13 |
| Movie | Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend | Mr. Bean (voice) | 2018-10-30 |
| Movie | We Are Most Amused and Amazed | Self | 2018-11-13 |
| Movie | Red Nose Day Actually | Rufus | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Top Funny Comedian The Movie | Unknown | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Maigrets Night at the Crossroads | Maigret | 2017-04-16 |
| Movie | Maigret in Montmartre | Chief Inspector Jules Maigret | 2017-12-24 |
| Series | Maigret | Jules Maigret | 2016-03-28 |
| Movie | Maigret Sets a Trap | Jules Maigret | 2016-03-28 |
| Movie | Maigret's Dead Man | Jules Maigret | 2016-12-05 |
| Movie | Maigret's Dead Man | Inspector Maigret | 2016-12-25 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean: Funeral | Mr. Bean | 2015-03-13 |
| Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
| Movie | Mr Bean Funny Faces | Mr Bean | 2015-10-06 |
| Movie | Fist of Bean | Unknown | 2014-08-14 |
| Movie | Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things | Self | 2013-12-24 |
| Movie | London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder | Mr. Bean | 2012-07-27 |
| Series | Honest Trailers | Father Julius (archive footage) | 2012-02-13 |
| Movie | Johnny English Reborn | Johnny English | 2011-09-15 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday Mr Bean | Mr. Bean | 2010-09-06 |
| Movie | Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News | Self | 2009-12-28 |
| Series | Horrible Histories | Unknown | 2009-04-16 |
| Movie | Just for Laughs: Launching Pad | Unknown | 2009-10-20 |
| Movie | Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Unknown | 2008-10-09 |
| Movie | Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Edmund Blackadder/Self | 2008-10-16 |
| Series | Projectorparishilton | Unknown | 2008-05-17 |
| Movie | We Are Most Amused | Self | 2008-11-15 |
| Movie | Blackadder Rides Again | himself | 2008-12-25 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007-02-22 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean's Wedding | Mr. Bean | 2007-03-16 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean's Holiday | Mr. Bean | 2007-03-22 |
| Series | Tak and the Power of Juju | Unknown | 2007-08-31 |
| Movie | The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News | Unknown | 2006-02-28 |
| Movie | The Best of Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 2006-08-01 |
| Movie | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Himself | 2005-03-03 |
| Movie | Keeping Mum | Walter Goodfellow | 2005-12-02 |
| Movie | Spider-Plant Man | Peter Piper | 2005-03-11 |
| Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self | 2004-12-09 |
| Movie | Johnny English | Johnny English | 2003-03-14 |
| Movie | Love Actually | Rufus, Jewellery Salesman | 2003-09-07 |
| Series | Mr. Bean: The Animated Series | Mr. Bean (voice) | 2002-01-05 |
| Movie | Scooby-Doo | Emile Mondavarious | 2002-06-14 |
| Series | Pet Star | Self - Judge | 2002-08-09 |
| Series | Top Gear | Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car | 2002-10-20 |
| Movie | Rat Race | Enrico Pollini | 2001-08-17 |
| Movie | Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making | Self | 2001-10-15 |
| Series | Richard & Judy | Self | 2001-11-26 |
| Movie | Maybe Baby | Mr. James | 2000-06-02 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Doctor | 1999-03-26 |
| Movie | Blackadder: Back & Forth | Blackadder | 1999-03-29 |
| Movie | Mr Bean : Best Bits | Unknown | 1999-06-23 |
| Movie | Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy | Himself | 1999-10-28 |
| Movie | The Story of Bean | himself, Mr Bean, Blackadder | 1997-07-31 |
| Movie | Bean | Mr. Bean | 1997-07-03 |
| Series | Leute heute | Self | 1997-07-23 |
| Movie | The Best Bits of Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1997-08-16 |
| Movie | The Story of Bean | Himself / Mr. Bean | 1997-07-31 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | Full Throttle | Henry Burkin | 1995-02-02 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean | Mr. Bean | 1995-03-17 |
| Movie | The Best Bits of Mr. Bean | Unknown | 1995-12-15 |
| Series | The Thin Blue Line | Inspector Raymond Fowler | 1995-11-13 |
| Movie | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Father Gerald | 1994-03-09 |
| Movie | The Lion King | Zazu (voice) | 1994-06-24 |
| Movie | Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright | Dr. Schooner | 1993-04-05 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean: Blind Date | Mr. Bean | 1993-03-12 |
| Movie | Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology | Unknown | 1993-05-20 |
| Movie | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Dexter Hayman | 1993-05-21 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean Rides Again | Mr. Bean | 1992-05-07 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected | Mr. Bean | 1992-03-14 |
| Movie | Rowan Atkinson Live | Various Roles | 1992-03-01 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Series | Funny Business | Presenter / Performer | 1992-11-22 |
| Movie | Merry Christmas Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1992-12-29 |
| Movie | Rowan Atkinson: Laughing Matters | Himself | 1992-11-22 |
| Movie | Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1992-12-29 |
| Movie | The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1991-09-04 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean: Police Station | Mr. Bean | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean Goes to a Première | Mr. Bean | 1991-07-31 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean Takes an Exam | Mr. Bean | 1991-10-04 |
| Movie | Bernard and the Genie | Charles Pinkworth | 1991-11-23 |
| Movie | The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop | Mr. Bean | 1991-11-15 |
| Series | Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | The Witches | Mr Stringer | 1990-05-25 |
| Series | Schmidteinander | Unknown | 1990-12-16 |
| Movie | The Driven Man | Self | 1990-12-08 |
| Series | A Bit of Fry & Laurie | Unknown | 1989-01-13 |
| Movie | Blackadder Goes Forth | Captain Edmund Blackadder | 1989-09-28 |
| Movie | The Tall Guy | Ron Anderson | 1989-02-01 |
| Series | Comic Relief | Unknown | 1988-02-05 |
| Movie | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years | Edmund Blackadder | 1988-02-05 |
| Movie | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Blackadders | 1988-12-23 |
| Movie | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Blackadder / Lord Edmund Blackadder / Edmund Blackadder, Esq. / Cmdr. Edmund Blackadder | 1988-12-23 |
| Movie | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Dr. Schooner | 1988-09-07 |
| Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Lord Knock of Alton | 1987-06-19 |
| Movie | The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live | Unknown | 1986-04-25 |
| Series | Omnibus Presents Comic Relief | Unknown | 1986-04-25 |
| Movie | Dead on Time | Bernard Fripp | 1983-01-01 |
| Series | Blackadder | Edmund Blackadder | 1983-06-15 |
| Series | Harty | Self | 1983-09-20 |
| Movie | Never Say Never Again | Nigel Small-Fawcett | 1983-10-07 |
| Movie | Mr. Kershaw's Dream System | Mr. Kershaw | 1982-01-01 |
| Movie | Cleo and John | Unknown | 1982-01-01 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1982-03-01 |
| Series | Wogan | Self - Guest | 1982-05-04 |
| Series | Wetten, dass..? | Self | 1981-02-14 |
| Movie | Peter Cook & Co. | Various Characters | 1980-11-14 |
| Movie | Canned Laughter | Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall | 1979-04-08 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
| Series | Not the Nine O'Clock News | Unknown | 1979-10-16 |
| Series | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 1976-04-01 |