Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson is an actor and writer widely regarded as among the funniest and most influential in British comedy history.
After several years garnering critical acclaim, he found national prominence with Not the Nine ‘O’ Clock News.
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After several years garnering critical acclaim, Rowan found national prominence with Not the Nine ‘O’ Clock News. Atkinson followed this by taking on the eponymous, starring roles, in Blackadder and Mr. Bean, both of which he co-created. The ongoing, worldwide success of these characters and others, including Johnny English, have secured his place in the British Comedy firmament.
Television
| Man Vs. Bee Man | Man Vs. Bee - Man | Netflix | 2022 |
| Happy Birthday Mr Bean Himself | Happy Birthday Mr Bean - Himself | ITV 1 / Tiger Aspect | 2021 |
| We are Most Amused and Amazed Performer | We are Most Amused and Amazed - Performer | ITV | 2018 |
| Maigret Detective Jules Maigret | Maigret - Detective Jules Maigret | Ealing Studios, Maigret Productions, ITV | 2016 |
| Horrible Histories Henry VIII | Horrible Histories - Henry VIII | BBC1 | 2015 |
| Comic Relief: The Big Hair Do Martin Bashir | Comic Relief: The Big Hair Do - Martin Bashir | BBC1 | 2003 |
| Mr Bean - The Animated Series Voice / Executive Producer | Mr Bean - The Animated Series - Voice / Executive Producer | ITV1 | 2003 — 2021 |
| The Jubilee Girl Sir Osmond Darling-Blackadder | The Jubilee Girl - Sir Osmond Darling-Blackadder | BBC1 | 2002 |
| Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty Popsters Segment | Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty - Popsters Segment | BBC1 | 2001 |
| The Royal Variety Performance 2000 Performer | The Royal Variety Performance 2000 - Performer | BBC1 | 2000 |
| Comic Relief: Dr. Who and the Curse of Fatal Death Dr. Who (# 9) | Comic Relief: Dr. Who and the Curse of Fatal Death - Dr. Who (# 9) | BBC1 | 1999 |
| A Royal Birthday Celebration Sir Edmund Blackadder | A Royal Birthday Celebration - Sir Edmund Blackadder | ITV1 | 1998 |
| Comic Relief: Behind the Nose Mr Bean | Comic Relief: Behind the Nose - Mr Bean | BBC1 | 1995 |
| The Thin Blue Line Insp. Raymond C. Fowler | The Thin Blue Line - Insp. Raymond C. Fowler | BBC1 | 1995 — 1996 |
| Heroes & Villians: Full Throttle Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin | Heroes & Villians: Full Throttle - Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin | BBC1/Tiger Television | 1995 |
| The Driven Man Himself / Writer | The Driven Man - Himself / Writer | Tiger Television | 1993 |
| Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes Mr Bean | Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes - Mr Bean | BBC1 | 1993 |
| Rowan Atkinson On Location In Boston Various Roles/Co-writer | Rowan Atkinson On Location In Boston - Various Roles/Co-writer | Live Show at Huntingdon Theatre, Boston, December 1991, transmitted on HBO | 1992 |
| Funny Business (Documentary) Presenter | Funny Business (Documentary) - Presenter | Tiger Television/BBC2 | 1992 |
| Bernard And The Genie Charles Pinkworth | Bernard And The Genie - Charles Pinkworth | BBC1 | 1991 |
| Mr Bean Mr Bean / Co-Writer | Mr Bean - Mr Bean / Co-Writer | ITV, HBO and Tiger Television | 1990 — 1995 |
| Blackadder Goes Forth Capt. Edmund Blackadder | Blackadder Goes Forth - Capt. Edmund Blackadder | BBC1 | 1989 |
| Blackadder’s Christmas Carol Various Blackadders | Blackadder’s Christmas Carol - Various Blackadders | BBC1 | 1988 |
| Blackadder The Third Edmund Blackadder Esq. | Blackadder The Third - Edmund Blackadder Esq. | BBC1 | 1987 |
| Comic Relief Performer/Director | Comic Relief - Performer/Director | BBC1 | 1986 |
| Blackadder Two Lord Blackadder | Blackadder Two - Lord Blackadder | BBC1 | 1985 |
| The Black Adder Edmund Blackadder | The Black Adder - Edmund Blackadder | BBC1 | 1983 |
| Not The Nine O’clock News Various Roles/Writer | Not The Nine O’clock News - Various Roles/Writer | BBC2 | 1979 — 1982 |
| Rowan Atkinson Presents…Canned Laughter Various Roles/Writer | Rowan Atkinson Presents…Canned Laughter - Various Roles/Writer | ITV | 1979 |
Film
| Wonka Priest | Wonka - Priest | Warner Bros | 2023 |
| Johnny English Strikes Again Johnny English | Johnny English Strikes Again - Johnny English | Universal | 2018 |
| Johnny English Reborn Johnny English | Johnny English Reborn - Johnny English | Oliver Parker | 2011 |
| Mr Bean's Holiday Mr Bean | Mr Bean's Holiday - Mr Bean | Steve Bendelack | 2007 |
| Keeping Mum Reverend Walter Goodfellow | Keeping Mum - Reverend Walter Goodfellow | Niall Johnson | 2005 |
| Love Actually Rufus | Love Actually - Rufus | Richard Curtis | 2003 |
| Johnny English Johnny English | Johnny English - Johnny English | Peter Howitt | 2003 |
| Scooby Doo Emile Montavarious | Scooby Doo - Emile Montavarious | Raja Gosnell | 2002 |
| Rat Race Enrico Pollini | Rat Race - Enrico Pollini | Jerry Zucker | 2001 |
| Maybe Baby Mr James | Maybe Baby - Mr James | Ben Elton | 2000 |
| Blackadder Back & Forth Various lead | Blackadder Back & Forth - Various lead | Paul Weiland | 2000 |
| Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie Mr Bean | Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie - Mr Bean | Mel Smith | 1997 |
| The Lion King Voice of Zazu | The Lion King - Voice of Zazu | Roger Allers Rob Minkoff | 1994 |
| Four Weddings And A Funeral Father Gerald | Four Weddings And A Funeral - Father Gerald | Mike Newell | 1994 |
| Hot Shots - Part Deux Dexter Hayman | Hot Shots - Part Deux - Dexter Hayman | Jim Abrahams | 1993 |
| The Witches Mr Stringer | The Witches - Mr Stringer | Nicolas Roeg | 1990 |
| The Tall Guy Ron Anderson | The Tall Guy - Ron Anderson | Mel Smith | 1989 |
| The Appointments Of Dennis Jennings Dr. Schooner | The Appointments Of Dennis Jennings - Dr. Schooner | Dean Parisot | 1989 |
| Never Say Never Again Nigel Small-Fawcett | Never Say Never Again - Nigel Small-Fawcett | Irvin Kershner | 1983 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| Quartermaine's Terms Quartermaine | Quartermaine's Terms - Quartermaine | Wyndhams Theatre, West End | 2013 |
| Oliver! The Musical Fagin | Oliver! The Musical - Fagin | Theatre Royal Drury Lane | 2009 |
| We Are Most Amused Performer | We Are Most Amused - Performer | Wimbledon Theatre | 2008 |
| Rowan Atkinson One-man Show | Rowan Atkinson - One-man Show | UK Tour, | 1991 |
| The Sneeze by Anton Chekhov Performer | The Sneeze by Anton Chekhov - Performer | Aldwych Theatre, London | 1988 — 1989 |
| The New Revue with Angus Deayton | The New Revue with Angus Deayton - | Shaftesbury Theatre, London and tours of Australia, New Zealand, the Far East and the UK, | 1986 |
| Rowan Atkinson At The Atkinson with Angus Deayton | Rowan Atkinson At The Atkinson with Angus Deayton - | Brookes Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 1986 |
| The Nerd by Larry Shue Performer | The Nerd by Larry Shue - Performer | Aldwych Theatre, London | 1984 — 1985 |
| The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Performer | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball - Performer | Live Show, Theatre Royal | 1981 |
| Revue with Richard Curtis Himself | Revue with Richard Curtis - Himself | The Globe Theatre, London and the Wireworks Theatre, Edinburgh | 1980 — 1981 |
| The Secret Policeman's Ball Performer | The Secret Policeman's Ball - Performer | Live Show, Theatre Royal | 1979 |
| Beyond A Joke (revue) | Beyond A Joke (revue) - | Hampstead Theatre, London | 1978 |
| Student Revues at the Edinburgh Fringe Writer / Performer | Student Revues at the Edinburgh Fringe - Writer / Performer | Dundee University Theatre Group, Oxford Theatre Group etc | 1973 — 1977 |
Awards
| What's On Stage Awards Winner | What's On Stage Awards - Winner | Best Actor in a Musical | 2010 |
Books
| Mr Bean’s Diary Boxtree | Mr Bean’s Diary - Boxtree | 1993 |
Commercials
| Etisalat Agent 1 | Etisalat - Agent 1 | 2018 | |
| Comic Relief British Airways Himself | Comic Relief British Airways - Himself | 2018 | |
| Snickers Mr Bean | Snickers - Mr Bean | AMV - Worldwide | 2014 |
| Fujifilm Mr Bean | Fujifilm - Mr Bean | Worldwide (excl. North America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand & Japan) | 1999 |
| Nissan Timo Mr Bean | Nissan Timo - Mr Bean | Japan, | 1998 |
| Mars / M&M's Mr Bean | Mars / M&M's - Mr Bean | Worldwide | 1997 |
| Rema 1000 Mr Bean | Rema 1000 - Mr Bean | Norway, | 1993 |
| Barclaycard Richard Latham | Barclaycard - Richard Latham | UK, | 1991 — 1996 |
| Eagle Star Performer | Eagle Star - Performer | UK, | 1985 |
| Kronenberg Various Roles | Kronenberg - Various Roles | UK | 1982 |
Radio
| God's work Vicars | God's work - Vicars | BBC Radio 4 | 2019 |
News
Rowan Atkinson and the cast of Wonka arrive in London 7th December 2023 A sweet treat by the Thames |
A message from Peter Bennett- Jones & the sad cancellation of this years Edinburgh Festival. 3rd April 2020 The Edinburgh Festival and its mighty sprawling Fringe is the corner-stone of many people’s year: performers, technicians , promoters, publicists, venue managers, students, punters,agents and the good burghers of this wonderful city – the world’s capital of culture, artistic endeavour and lager consumption every August since its founding in 1947 to “provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit” |
Johnny English Strikes Again: The Official trailer out now! 5th April 2018 The wait is over for the first full trailer for Johnny English Strikes Again |
Johnny English 3 Teaser Trailer out today! 4th April 2018 The brand new Johnny English teaser tralier is out today starring Rowan Atkinson |
Rowan Atkinson stars in Maigret for ITV 18th April 2017 Catch up on the latest installment of Maigret on the ITV Hub now to see Rowan Atkinson star as Detective Jules Maigret Link: |
23rd June 2014 |
Johnny English Reborn - In Cinemas Now 9th October 2011 Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the improbable secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller Johnny English Reborn |
Whatsonstage.com Awards - Rowan Atkinson wins Best Actor in a Musical 15th February 2010 Congratulations to Rowan Atkinson who collected the Best Actor in a Musical Award for his musical theatre debut as Fagin in Oliver |
Podcast Guest Appearances
| Rowan Atkinson: Desert Island Discs Sue Lawleys castaway this week is the comedy actor Rowan Atkinson who features in the Blackadder saga. An episode of the series was the BBCs entry for this years Golden Rose of Montreux Television Festival.   |  |