Rowan Atkinson
Acting • Born 1955-01-06
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.
Filmography
125 credits
Love Actually
Movie • 2003
Rufus, Jewellery Salesman
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Movie • 2007
Mr. Bean
Bean
Movie • 1997
Mr. Bean
The Witches
Movie • 1990
Mr Stringer
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Movie • 1994
Father Gerald
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Movie • 1993
Mr Bean Funny Faces
Movie • 2015
Mr Bean
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Movie • 1993
Dr. Schooner
Wonka
Movie • 2023
Father Julius
Bernard and the Genie
Movie • 1991
Charles Pinkworth
The Tall Guy
Movie • 1989
Ron Anderson
The Lion King
Movie • 1994
Zazu (voice)
Johnny English
Movie • 2003
Johnny English
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Movie • 1993
Dexter Hayman
Scooby-Doo
Movie • 2002
Mondavarious
Keeping Mum
Movie • 2005
Walter Goodfellow
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
Movie • 2009
Maybe Baby
Movie • 2000
Mr. James
Never Say Never Again
Movie • 1983
Nigel Small-Fawcett
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Movie • 2004
Self
Rowan Atkinson Live
Movie • 1992
Various Roles
Dead on Time
Movie • 1983
Bernard Fripp
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Movie • 1988
Dr. Schooner
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
Movie • 1991
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
Movie • 1991
Mr. Bean
Cleo and John
Movie • 1982
Laughing Matters
Movie • 1992
Himself
Johnny English Reborn
Movie • 2011
Johnny English
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Movie • 1982
Self - Various Roles
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie • 1979
Various Roles
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Movie • 2023
Prince Edmund
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Movie • 1988
Blackadders
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Movie • 2023
Self - Contributor
The Driven Man
Movie • 1990
Self
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie • 2005
Self
The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
Movie • 1995
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Movie • 1988
Edmund Blackadder
Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
Movie • 1982
Mr. Kershaw
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Movie • 1999
The Doctor
Canned Laughter
Movie • 1979
Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall
Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean
Movie • 1995
Mr. Bean
Blackadder Rides Again
Movie • 2008
Self
Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend
Movie • 2018
Mr. Bean (voice)
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Movie • 2009
Self
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Movie • 1999
Blackadder
Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected
Movie • 1992
Mr. Bean
Johnny English 4
Movie
Johnny English
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Movie • 2012
Mr. Bean
We Are Most Amused
Movie • 2008
Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Movie • 1987
Lord Knock of Alton
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
Movie • 2009
Mr Bean
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story
Movie • 2012
Self
Full Throttle
Movie • 1995
Henry Burkin
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
Movie • 1999
Himself
Red Nose Day Actually
Movie • 2017
Rufus
The Best of Mr. Bean
Movie • 2006
Mr. Bean
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
Movie • 2006
Peter Cook & Co.
Movie • 1980
Various Characters
Johnny English Strikes Again
Movie • 2018
Johnny English
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
Movie • 1991
Mr. Bean
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Movie • 2008
Self
Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop
Movie • 1991
Mr. Bean
Laughs and Larrikins
Movie
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Movie • 2013
Self
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
Movie • 2019
Father Gerald
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Movie • 2018
Self
Top Funny Comedian The Movie
Movie • 2017
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean: Police Station
Movie • 1991
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean's Wedding
Movie • 2007
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean: Funeral
Movie • 2015
Mr. Bean
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Movie • 2001
Self
The Story of Bean
Movie • 1997
Self - Mr Bean, Blackadder
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Movie • 1986
Self
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
Movie • 2010
Mr. Bean
Mr Bean : Best Bits
Movie • 1999
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
Movie • 2021
Self - Voice of Animated Mr Bean
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Movie • 2008
Edmund Blackadder/Self
Twilight Park
Movie
Davey the Ghost
Making Rat Race
Movie • 2002
Himself
Lying To Michael Jackson
Movie • 2003
Martin Bashir
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
Movie • 1992
Various Roles
Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!
Movie • 2015
Mr. Bean
Unseen Bean
Movie • 1995
Mr. Bean
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
Movie
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Movie • 1984
Rat Race
Movie • 2001
Enrico Pollini
Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face
Movie
Merry Christmas Mr. Bean
Movie
Mr. Bean
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Movie • 2003
Zazu
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Thin Blue Line
TV • 1995
Inspector Raymond Fowler
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Secret Policeman's Ball
TV • 1976
Self
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
Not the Nine O'Clock News
TV • 1979
Mr. Bean
TV • 1990
Mr. Bean
Pet Star
TV • 2002
Self - Judge
Tak and the Power of Juju
TV • 2007
Blackadder
TV • 1983
Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV • 1986
Harty
TV • 1983
Self
Comic Relief
TV • 1988
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
TV • 1989
Blackadder
TV • 1983
Captain Edmund Blackadder
Horrible Histories
TV • 2009
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
TV • 2002
Mr. Bean (voice)
Projectorparishilton
TV • 2008
Maigret
TV • 2016
Jules Maigret
Funny Business
TV • 1992
Presenter / Performer
Blackadder
TV • 1983
Edmund Blackadder
Man vs Bee
TV • 2022
Trevor Bingley
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self - Guest
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Leute heute
TV • 1997
Self
Horrible Histories
TV • 2009
Henry VIII
Handy Bean
TV • 2018
Mr. Bean
Schmidteinander
TV • 1990
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Old Bean
TV
Mr. Bean
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
Man vs Baby
TV • 2025
Trevor Bingley
Talking Comedy
TV
Mr Bean - Rare (unaired)
TV • 1990
Mr Bean