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:
- 128
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Secret Policeman's Ball 1976-04-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Johnny English 4 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Johnny English 4 | Johnny English | 2026 |
| Series | Man Vs Baby | Unknown | 2026 |
| Series | Old Bean | Mr. Bean | 2026 |
| Movie | Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face | Himself | 2026 |
| Movie | Laughs and Larrikins | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | Twilight Park | Davey the Ghost | 2025-12-25 |
| 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 | Handy Bean | Mr. Bean | 2022-05-13 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend | Mr. Bean (voice) | 2018-10-30 |
| Movie | Johnny English Strikes Again | Johnny English | 2018-09-13 |
| Movie | We Are Most Amused and Amazed | Self | 2018-11-13 |
| Movie | Top Funny Comedian The Movie | Unknown | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Red Nose Day Actually | Rufus | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Maigrets Night at the Crossroads | Maigret | 2017-04-16 |
| Movie | Maigret in Montmartre | Chief Inspector Jules Maigret | 2017-12-24 |
| Movie | Maigret Sets a Trap | Jules Maigret | 2016-03-28 |
| Series | Maigret | Jules Maigret | 2016-03-28 |
| Movie | Maigret's Dead Man | Jules Maigret | 2016-12-05 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean: Funeral | Mr. Bean | 2015-03-13 |
| Movie | Mr Bean Funny Faces | Mr Bean | 2015-10-06 |
| Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
| Movie | Fist of Bean | Unknown | 2014-08-14 |
| Movie | Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things | Self | 2013-12-24 |
| Series | Honest Trailers | Father Julius (archive footage) | 2012-02-13 |
| Movie | London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder | Mr. Bean | 2012-07-27 |
| Movie | How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story | Self | 2012-07-08 |
| Movie | Johnny English Reborn | Johnny English | 2011-09-15 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday Mr Bean | Mr. Bean | 2010-09-06 |
| Movie | Now That’s What I Call Comedy | Mr Bean | 2009-03-02 |
| Series | Horrible Histories | Henry VIII | 2009-04-16 |
| Movie | Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News | Self | 2009-12-28 |
| Movie | Just for Laughs: Launching Pad | Unknown | 2009-10-20 |
| Movie | Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Unknown | 2008-10-09 |
| Series | Projectorparishilton | Unknown | 2008-05-17 |
| Movie | We Are Most Amused | Self | 2008-11-15 |
| Movie | Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Edmund Blackadder/Self | 2008-10-16 |
| 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 |
| Series | Tak and the Power of Juju | Unknown | 2007-08-31 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean's Holiday | Mr. Bean | 2007-03-22 |
| 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 | Spider-Plant Man | Peter Piper | 2005-03-11 |
| Movie | Keeping Mum | Walter Goodfellow | 2005-12-02 |
| Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self | 2004-12-09 |
| Movie | Johnny English | Johnny English | 2003-03-14 |
| Movie | Lying To Michael Jackson | Martin Bashir | 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 | Mondavarious | 2002-06-14 |
| Movie | Making Rat Race | Himself | 2002-01-29 |
| Series | Pet Star | Self - Judge | 2002-08-09 |
| Series | Top Gear | Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car | 2002-10-20 |
| Movie | Rat Race | Enrico Pollini | 2001-08-17 |
| Series | Richard & Judy | Self | 2001-11-26 |
| Movie | Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making | Self | 2001-10-15 |
| Movie | Maybe Baby | Mr. James | 2000-06-02 |
| Movie | Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy | Himself | 1999-10-28 |
| Movie | Blackadder: Back & Forth | Blackadder | 1999-03-29 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Doctor | 1999-03-26 |
| Movie | Mr Bean : Best Bits | Unknown | 1999-06-23 |
| Series | Parkinson | Self | 1998-01-09 |
| Movie | Bean | Mr. Bean | 1997-07-03 |
| Series | Leute heute | Self | 1997-07-23 |
| Movie | The Story of Bean | himself, Mr Bean, Blackadder | 1997-07-31 |
| Movie | The Story of Bean | Himself / Mr. Bean | 1997-07-31 |
| Movie | The Best Bits of Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1997-08-16 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | Full Throttle | Henry Burkin | 1995-02-02 |
| Movie | 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 | Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1994-01-10 |
| 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 | Laughing Matters | Himself | 1992-11-22 |
| Movie | Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean | 1992-12-29 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean Goes to a Première | Mr. Bean | 1991-07-31 |
| 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: The Bus Stop | Mr. Bean | 1991-11-15 |
| Movie | Mr. Bean Takes an Exam | Mr. Bean | 1991-10-04 |
| Movie | Bernard and the Genie | Charles Pinkworth | 1991-11-23 |
| 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 | 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 | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Dr. Schooner | 1988-09-07 |
| Movie | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Blackadder / Lord Edmund Blackadder / Edmund Blackadder, Esq. / Cmdr. Edmund Blackadder | 1988-12-23 |
| Movie | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Blackadders | 1988-12-23 |
| Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Lord Knock of Alton | 1987-06-19 |
| Series | Omnibus Presents Comic Relief | Unknown | 1986-04-25 |
| Movie | The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live | Unknown | 1986-04-25 |
| Movie | Dead on Time | Bernard Fripp | 1983-01-01 |
| Movie | Never Say Never Again | Nigel Small-Fawcett | 1983-10-07 |
| Series | Blackadder | Blackadders | 1983-06-15 |
| Series | Harty | Self | 1983-09-20 |
| 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 | Self - 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 |
| Series | Not the Nine O'Clock News | Unknown | 1979-10-16 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
| Series | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 1976-04-01 |