Rowan Atkinson
Known for: Acting
Born: January 6, 1955
Place of birth: Consett, County Durham, UK
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.
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Filmography
89 movies · 32 TV shows, newest first
6.8
Man vs Baby
2025
7.0
Wonka
2023
7.7
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
7.1
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
7.1
Man vs Bee
2022
7.8
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
2021
7.0
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
2019
8.0
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
2018
NR
Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend
2018
6.3
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
4.3
Handy Bean
2018
7.0
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
3.0
Top Funny Comedian The Movie
2017
5.0
Maigret's Dead Man
2016
7.6
Maigret
2016
NR
Mr Bean Funny Faces
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
NR
Mr. Bean's 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!
2015
6.7
Mr. Bean: Funeral
2015
4.0
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
7.7
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
NR
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story
2012
6.3
Johnny English Reborn
2011
7.2
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
2010
6.0
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
NR
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
2009
8.0
Horrible Histories
2009
NR
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
7.5
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
7.2
We Are Most Amused
2008
4.5
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
7.8
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
5.8
Projectorparishilton
2008
7.7
Tak and the Power of Juju
2007
6.4
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
7.1
Mr. Bean's Wedding
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
7.8
The Best of Mr. Bean
2006
6.7
Keeping Mum
20056.5
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
4.8
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
NR
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
2004
7.1
Love Actually
2003
6.5
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2003
6.3
Johnny English
2003
NR
Lying To Michael Jackson
2003
7.6
Top Gear
2002
7.8
Pet Star
2002
6.1
Scooby-Doo
2002
NR
Making Rat Race
2002
6.9
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
2002
3.4
Richard & Judy
2001
6.0
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001
6.3
Rat Race
2001
5.5
Maybe Baby
2000
NR
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999
6.0
Mr Bean : Best Bits
1999
7.0
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
7.4
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
NR
Parkinson
1998
7.1
The Story of Bean
1997
5.2
Leute heute
1997
6.5
Bean
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
7.6
The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
1995
6.5
Unseen Bean
1995
7.2
The Thin Blue Line
1995
6.5
Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean
1995
8.0
Full Throttle
1995
8.3
The Lion King
1994
6.8
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
5.5
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
5.3
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
1993
8.0
The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean
1992
6.3
Laughing Matters
1992
7.3
Funny Business
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
10.0
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
19927.5
Mr. Bean And Comic Relief: (I Want To Be) Elected
1992
8.1
Rowan Atkinson Live
1992
7.3
Bernard and the Genie
1991
7.0
Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop
1991
7.7
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
1991
6.2
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
1991
7.3
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
1991
6.6
Mr. Bean: Police Station
1991
8.0
Schmidteinander
1990
6.8
The Driven Man
1990
6.9
The Witches
1990
8.0
Mr. Bean
1990
5.7
The Tall Guy
1989
7.9
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
7.4
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
6.7
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
7.2
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
19886.0
Comic Relief
1988
6.8
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
8.0
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
4.0
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
NR
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
6.1
Never Say Never Again
19838.0
Harty
1983
8.0
Blackadder
1983
6.6
Dead on Time
1983
5.3
Wogan
1982
6.3
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982NR
Cleo and John
1982
NR
Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
1982
5.6
Wetten, dass..?
1981
7.5
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
6.4
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
7.3
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
6.5
Canned Laughter
1979
5.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976NR
Johnny English 4
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NR
Laughs and Larrikins
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NR
Twilight Park
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Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face
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Old Bean
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Talking Comedy
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