Rowan Atkinson
English actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1955) · United Kingdom · Actors
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Something wrong?He made physical comedy intellectual and intellectual comedy physical - a nearly wordless rubber-faced disaster in Mr. Bean, then the sharpest cynic in Blackadder. The range is the point.
A life in dates
Man vs BabySeries11 December 2025, 5.0 times the usual readers on 13 December 2025Writer, CreatorSee the moment2023
WonkaFilm, Father Julius2022“It does seem to me that the job of comedy is to offend, or have the potential to offend, and it cannot be drained of that potential. Every joke has a victim.”In their wordsAs quoted in an interview with The Irish Times (2022)2021“The problem we have online is that an algorithm decides what we want to see, which ends up creating a simplistic, binary view of society.”In their wordsAs quoted in an interview with Radio Times (2021)2019
One Red Nose Day and a WeddingFilm, Father Gerald2018“The victimisation of individuals or corporations or groups of people is a very dangerous and difficult development.”In their wordsAs quoted in an interview with entertainment.ie (2018)“It’s the age-old dilemma of being known for doing a certain thing in a certain way.”In their wordsAs quoted in an interview with The New York Times (2018)2017
Red Nose Day ActuallyFilm, Rufus2016
MaigretSeries, Jules Maigret2012
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of WonderFilm, Mr. Bean2011“I cry too much and I find it strange. It must be indicative of some issue within me that I’ve yet to identify.”In their wordsAs quoted in an interview with The Times (2011)2009
Horrible HistoriesSeries, Henry VIII2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten SagaFilm, Writer2006
The Best of Mr. BeanFilm, Mr. Bean2003“When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things; like appearing on chat shows in character as Mr. Bean.”In their wordsAs quoted in an interview with IGN (2003)
Johnny EnglishFilm, 2003Johnny English2002
Mr. Bean: The Animated SeriesSeries, Creator, Producer2000
Maybe BabyFilm, Mr. James1998
ParkinsonSeries1997
BeanFilm, Producer1996
The Daily ShowSeries1994
Four Weddings and a FuneralFilm, Father Gerald1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
Rowan Atkinson LiveFilm, 1992Writer1990British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment PerformanceAward
The WitchesFilm, 1990Mr Stringer1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier YearsFilm, Edmund Blackadder1983
BlackadderSeries, Writer, Creator1981British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment PerformanceAwardLaurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy PerformanceAwardLaurence Olivier AwardsAward
Wetten, dass..?Series, 19811979
Canned LaughterFilm, Writer1976
The Secret Policeman's BallSeries1955Born6 January 1955Also in Deutsch
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Atkinson in 1997, promoting Bean. In 2014, young adults from abroad named Mr. Bean among a group of people they most associated with British culture.[31]
Atkinson at the 2011 premiere of Johnny English Reborn
Atkinson outside the West End's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 16 June 2009
Oliver! billboard at the West End's Drury Lane in 2009
Rowan Atkinson at the Mr. Bean's Holiday premiere at Leicester Square in London (2007)
Atkinson racing in a Jaguar Mark VII M at the Goodwood Revival motor racing festival in England in 2009In their own words 10
, One must know that pride is one of the seven deadly sins, so one shouldn't exhibit pride in anything...I don't know...what do I get pride and satisfaction from?
It does seem to me that the job of comedy is to offend, or have the potential to offend, and it cannot be drained of that potential. Every joke has a victim.
The problem we have online is that an algorithm decides what we want to see, which ends up creating a simplistic, binary view of society.
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SpotifyFilmography 40
WOWonka
HBHappy Birthday Mr BeanOWOne Red Nose Day and a Wedding
JAJohnny English Strikes AgainRARed Nose Day Actually
MFMr. Bean: FuneralLWLondon 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
JRJohnny English Reborn
BABlackadder Rides AgainBSBlackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
MHMr. Bean's Holiday
MWMr. Bean's WeddingTBThe Best of Mr. Bean
KMKeeping Mum
LALove ActuallyJEJohnny English
SDScooby-Doo
RRRat RaceMBMaybe Baby
BFBlackadder: Back & Forth
DDDoctor Who: The Curse of Fatal DeathBEBean
TBThe Story of Bean
TBThe Best Bits of Mr. Bean
TKThe Lion KingFFFour Weddings and a Funeral
HDHot Shots! Part DeuxRLRowan Atkinson Live
BGBernard and the Genie
MSMr. Bean: The Bus Stop
MSMr. Bean: Police Station
MEMr. Bean Takes an ExamTWThe Witches
TGThe Tall GuyBYBlackadder: The Cavalier Years
BCBlackadder's Christmas Carol
TJThe Appointments of Dennis Jennings
NANever Say Never Again
DTDead on TimeCLCanned Laughter147 credits on file
Television 24
MBMan vs Baby
MBMan vs BeeMAMaigret
TCThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertHHHorrible Histories
PRProjectorparishilton
TSThe Graham Norton Show
TJTak and the Power of Juju
TGTop GearMSMr. Bean: The Animated Series
PSPet Star
RJRichard & JudyPAParkinson
LHLeute heuteTSThe Daily Show
TLThe Thin Blue LineTLThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
MBMr. Bean
ALA Bit of Fry & LaurieBLBlackadder
WOWoganWDWetten, dass..?
NNNot the Nine O'Clock NewsTBThe Secret Policeman's BallAwards
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Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born 6 January 1955 and broke through on the sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News between 1979 and 1982. He then anchored two defining sitcoms: Blackadder ran from 1983 to 1989, and Mr. Bean from 1990 to 1995, the latter spawning two feature films - Bean in 1997 and Mr. Bean's Holiday in 2007 - plus an animated series that began in 2002 and continues. He launched the Johnny English spy-comedy franchise in 2003, played Zazu in The Lion King in 1994, Fagin in the 2009 West End Oliver!, and Inspector Fowler in The Thin Blue Line. His film work spans Never Say Never Again, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, and Wonka in 2023. The Observer named him one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy in 2003; he won BAFTAs for Not the Nine O'Clock News and Blackadder, an Olivier in 1981, and was appointed CBE in 2013.
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