Rowan Atkinson

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

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

• Love Actually as Rufus, Jewellery Salesman
• The Witches as Mr Stringer
• Wonka as Father Julius
• The Lion King as Zazu (voice)
• Red Nose Day Actually as Rufus
• Mr. Bean's Holiday as Mr. Bean
• Bean as Mr. Bean
• Four Weddings and a Funeral as Father Gerald
• Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
• Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright as Dr. Schooner

TV

• Mr. Bean as Mr. Bean
• Blackadder as Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
• A Bit of Fry & Laurie
• Blackadder as Captain Edmund Blackadder
• Blackadder as Edmund Blackadder
• The Daily Show as Self
• The Thin Blue Line as Inspector Raymond Fowler
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
• Richard & Judy as Self