Rowan Atkinson
Actor
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 2003
Scooby-Doo
as Mondavarious 2002
Wonka
as Father Julius 2023
Johnny English
as Johnny English 2003
Johnny English Reborn
as Johnny English 2011
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Mr. Bean 2007
Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Father Gerald 1994
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Johnny English 2018
Bean
as Mr. Bean 1997
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Dexter Hayman 1993
Rat Race
as Enrico Pollini 2001
Never Say Never Again
as Nigel Small-Fawcett 1983
The Witches
as Mr Stringer 1990
Keeping Mum
as Walter Goodfellow 2005
Red Nose Day Actually
as Rufus 2017
Blackadder: Back & Forth
as Blackadder 1999