Acting

Rowan Atkinson

Born 1955-01-06 · Consett, County Durham, UK

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE (born 6 January 1955), 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.

Credits

Newest first

Man vs Baby
as Trevor Bingley
2025
Man vs Baby
Writer
2025
Man vs Baby
Creator
2025
Wonka
as Father Julius
2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Contributor
2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Thanks
2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as Prince Edmund
2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Writer
2023
Man vs Bee
as Trevor Bingley
2022
Man vs Bee
Creator
2022
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
as Self - Voice of Animated Mr Bean
2021
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
as Father Gerald
2019
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
as Self
2018
Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend
as Mr. Bean (voice)
2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Johnny English
2018
Handy Bean
as Mr. Bean
2018
Red Nose Day Actually
as Rufus
2017
Top Funny Comedian The Movie
as Mr. Bean
2017
Maigret's Dead Man
as 朱尔斯·梅格雷
2016
Maigret
as Jules Maigret
2016
Mr Bean Funny Faces
as Mr Bean
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!
as Mr. Bean
2015
Mr. Bean: Funeral
as Mr. Bean
2015
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
as Self
2013
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
as Mr. Bean
2012
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story
as Self
2012
Johnny English Reborn
as Johnny English
2011
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
as Mr. Bean
2010
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
as Self
2009
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
as Self
2009
Horrible Histories
2009
Horrible Histories
as Henry VIII
2009
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
as Mr Bean
2009
Blackadder Rides Again
as Self
2008
We Are Most Amused
as Self
2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Edmund Blackadder/Self
2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
as Self
2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Writer
2008
Projectorparishilton
2008
Tak and the Power of Juju
2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Mr. Bean
2007
Mr. Bean's Wedding
as Mr. Bean
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
The Best of Mr. Bean
as Mr. Bean
2006
Keeping Mum
as Walter Goodfellow
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Self
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
2004
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
2004
Love Actually
as Rufus, Jewellery Salesman
2003
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2003
Johnny English
as Johnny English
2003
Lying To Michael Jackson
as Martin Bashir
2003
Top Gear
as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2002
Pet Star
as Self - Judge
2002
Scooby-Doo
as Mondavarious
2002
Making Rat Race
as Himself
2002
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
as Mr. Bean (voice)
2002
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Executive Producer
2002
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Creator
2002
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
as Self
2001
Rat Race
as Enrico Pollini
2001
Maybe Baby
as Mr. James
2000
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
as Himself
1999
Mr Bean : Best Bits
1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
as Blackadder
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Doctor
1999
Parkinson
as Self
1998
The Story of Bean
as Self - Mr Bean, Blackadder
1997
Leute heute
as Self
1997
Bean
as Mr. Bean
1997
Bean
Executive Producer
1997
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
1995
Unseen Bean
as Mr. Bean
1995
The Thin Blue Line
as Inspector Raymond Fowler
1995
Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean
as Mr. Bean
1995
Full Throttle
as Henry Burkin
1995
The Lion King
as Zazu (voice)
1994