Polyphemus
person poster

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-01-06 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Consett, County Durham, UK

Rowan Atkinson

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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Rowan Atkinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

2025

Twilight Park as Davey the Ghost

2023

Wonka as Father Julius
Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self – Contributor

2022

Man Vs Bee as Trevor Bingley
Handy Bean as Mr. Bean

2021

Happy Birthday Mr Bean as Himself/Voice of Animated Mr Bean

2019

2018

2017

2016

Maigret as Jules Maigret

2015

Mr. Bean: Funeral as Mr. Bean

2014

2013

2012

Honest Trailers as Father Julius (archive footage)

2011

Johnny English Reborn as Johnny English

2010

2009

Horrible Histories as Henry VIII

2008

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Edmund Blackadder/Self

2007

Mr. Bean's Holiday as Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean's Wedding as Mr. Bean

2006

2005

Spider-Plant Man as Peter Piper
Keeping Mum as Walter Goodfellow

2004

2003

Love Actually as Rufus, Jewellery Salesman
Johnny English as Johnny English
Lying To Michael Jackson as Martin Bashir
Mickey's PhilharMagic as Zazu (archive voice)

2002

Scooby-Doo as Mondavarious
Making Rat Race as Himself
Pet Star as Self - Judge
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series as Mr. Bean (voice)
Top Gear as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

2001

Rat Race as Enrico Pollini

2000

Maybe Baby as Mr. James

1999

1998

Parkinson as Self

1997

Bean as Mr. Bean
The Story of Bean as himself, Mr Bean, Blackadder
Leute heute as Self

1996

1995

Torvill and Bean as Mr. Bean
Full Throttle as Henry Burkin
The Thin Blue Line as Inspector Raymond Fowler

1994

The Lion King as Zazu (voice)

1993

Hot Shots! Part Deux as Dexter Hayman

1992

Rowan Atkinson Live as Various Roles
Laughing Matters as Himself
Funny Business as Presenter / Performer

1991

Bernard and the Genie as Charles Pinkworth

1990

The Witches as Mr Stringer
Mr. Bean as Mr. Bean

1989

The Tall Guy as Ron Anderson

1988

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as Edmund Blackadder

1987

The Grand Knockout Tournament as Lord Knock of Alton

1986

1983

Never Say Never Again as Nigel Small-Fawcett
Dead on Time as Bernard Fripp
Blackadder as Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
Harty as Self
Blackadder as Captain Edmund Blackadder
Blackadder as Edmund Blackadder
Blackadder as Blackadders

1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
Wogan as Self - Guest

1981

1980

Peter Cook & Co. as Various Characters

1979

Canned Laughter as Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall

1976

-

Johnny English 4 as Johnny English
Old Bean as Mr. Bean

Writing

1990

The Driven Man as Writer
Mr. Bean as Writer

1983

Dead on Time as Writer
Blackadder as Writer

Production

1997

Bean as Executive Producer

Crew

Creator

2022

Man Vs Bee as Creator

1990

Mr. Bean as Creator

1983

Blackadder as Creator

-

Man Vs Baby as Creator