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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Acting History
2025
Man vs Baby as Trevor Bingley
2023Wonka as Father Julius
2023Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self - Contributor
2023Blackadder: The Lost Pilot as Prince Edmund
2022Man vs Bee as Trevor Bingley
2021Happy Birthday Mr Bean as Self - Voice of Animated Mr Bean
2019One Red Nose Day and a Wedding as Father Gerald
2018We Are Most Amused and Amazed as Self
2018Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend as Mr. Bean (voice)
2018Johnny English Strikes Again as Johnny English
2018Handy Bean as Mr. Bean
2017Red Nose Day Actually as Rufus
2017Top Funny Comedian The Movie
2016Maigret as Jules Maigret
2015Mr Bean Funny Faces as Mr Bean
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again! as Mr. Bean
2015Mr. Bean: Funeral as Mr. Bean
2013Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things as Self
2012London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder as Mr. Bean
2012How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story as Self
2011Johnny English Reborn as Johnny English
2010Happy Birthday Mr Bean as Mr. Bean
2009Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
2009Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
2009Horrible Histories
2009Horrible Histories as Henry VIII
2009Now That’s What I Call Comedy as Mr Bean
2008Blackadder Rides Again as Self
2008We Are Most Amused as Self
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Edmund Blackadder/Self
2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as Self
2008Projectorparishilton
2007Tak and the Power of Juju
2007Mr. Bean's Holiday as Mr. Bean
2007Mr. Bean's Wedding as Mr. Bean
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006The Best of Mr. Bean as Mr. Bean
2006The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2005Keeping Mum as Walter Goodfellow
2005Spider-Plant Man as Peter Piper
2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Himself
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
2003Mickey's Philharmagic as Zazu (voice, archival)
2003Love Actually as Rufus, Jewellery Salesman
2003Johnny English as Johnny English
2003Lying To Michael Jackson as Martin Bashir
2002Top Gear as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2002Pet Star as Self - Judge
2002Scooby-Doo as Mondavarious
2002Making Rat Race as Himself
2002Mr. Bean: The Animated Series as Mr. Bean (voice)
2001Richard & Judy as Self
2001Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
2001Rat Race as Enrico Pollini
2000Maybe Baby as Mr. James
1999Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy as Himself
1999Mr Bean : Best Bits
1999Blackadder: Back & Forth as Blackadder
1999Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Doctor
1998Parkinson as Self
1997The Story of Bean as Self - Mr Bean, Blackadder
1997Leute heute as Self
1997Bean as Mr. Bean
1996The Daily Show as Self
1995The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
1995Unseen Bean as Mr. Bean
1995The Thin Blue Line as Inspector Raymond Fowler
1995Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean as Mr. Bean
1995Full Throttle as Henry Burkin
1994The Lion King as Zazu (voice)
1994Four Weddings and a Funeral as Father Gerald
1993Hot Shots! Part Deux as Dexter Hayman
1993Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright as Dr. Schooner
1992Laughing Matters as Himself
1992Funny Business as Presenter / Performer
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit as Various Roles
1992Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected as Mr. Bean
1992Rowan Atkinson Live as Various Roles
1991Bernard and the Genie as Charles Pinkworth
1991Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop as Mr. Bean
1991Mr. Bean Takes an Exam as Mr. Bean
1991The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean as Mr. Bean
1991Mr. Bean Goes to a Première as Mr. Bean
1991Mr. Bean: Police Station as Mr. Bean
1990Schmidteinander
1990The Driven Man as Self
1990The Witches as Mr Stringer
1990Mr. Bean as Mr. Bean
1989The Tall Guy as Ron Anderson
1989A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1988Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Blackadders
1988The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Dr. Schooner
1988Comic Relief
1988Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as Edmund Blackadder
1987The Grand Knockout Tournament as Lord Knock of Alton
1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
1986Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1984Royal Variety Performance 1984
1983Never Say Never Again as Nigel Small-Fawcett
1983Harty as Self
1983Blackadder as Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
1983Blackadder as Captain Edmund Blackadder
1983Blackadder as Edmund Blackadder
1983Dead on Time as Bernard Fripp
1982Wogan as Self - Guest
1982The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
1982Cleo and John
1982Mr. Kershaw's Dream System as Mr. Kershaw
1981Wetten, dass..? as Self
1980Peter Cook & Co. as Various Characters
1979The Secret Policeman's Ball as Various Roles
1979Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979Canned Laughter as Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall
1976The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
—Johnny English 4 as Johnny English
—Twilight Park as Davey the Ghost
—Old Bean as Mr. Bean
—The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
—Laughs and Larrikins