Rowan Atkinson
Acting
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.
As actor 121
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Leute heute
1997
Top Gear
2002
Wogan
1982
The Lion King
1994
Richard & Judy
2001
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
2002
Mr. Bean
1990
Horrible Histories
2009
Blackadder
1983
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Parkinson
1998
Wonka
2023
Love Actually
2003
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
Johnny English
2003
Johnny English Reborn
2011
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
Scooby-Doo
2002
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
Never Say Never Again
1983
Pet Star
2002
Bean
1997
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Rat Race
2001
Man vs Baby
2025
Tak and the Power of Juju
2007
Man vs Bee
2022
The Witches
1990
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
The Thin Blue Line
1995
Maigret
2016
Keeping Mum
2005
Harty
1983
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Projectorparishilton
2008
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
Schmidteinander
1990
Comic Relief
1988
Handy Bean
2018
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Twilight Park
Maybe Baby
2000
Old Bean
The Tall Guy
1989
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
Mr. Bean: Funeral
2015
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
Funny Business
1992
We Are Most Amused
2008
Talking Comedy
Laughing Matters
1992
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Full Throttle
1995
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Bernard and the Genie
1991
Mr. Bean's Wedding
2007
Rowan Atkinson Live
1992
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
2021
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
2019
The Story of Bean
1997
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
Unseen Bean
1995
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
1991
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
Dead on Time
1983
Maigret's Dead Man
2016
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
Cleo and John
1982
Johnny English 4
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Making Rat Race
2002
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
2009
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
1992
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
2010
Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean
1995
The Best of Mr. Bean
2006
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
1993
The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean
1992
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
2018
Top Funny Comedian The Movie
2017
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story
2012
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
1991
Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
1982
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
1991
Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face
Mr Bean Funny Faces
2015
Canned Laughter
1979
Laughs and Larrikins
The Driven Man
1990
Mr. Bean: Police Station
1991
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected
1992
Lying To Michael Jackson
2003
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999
Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend
2018
Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop
1991
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2003
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
2004
The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
1995
Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!
2015
Mr Bean : Best Bits
1999
On the crew 19
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
2002
Mr. Bean
1990
Blackadder
1983
Bean
1997
Man vs Baby
2025
Man vs Bee
2022
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
Laughing Matters
1992
Rowan Atkinson Live
1992
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
1991
Dead on Time
1983
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
1992
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
1991
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
1991
Canned Laughter
1979
The Driven Man
1990