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Biography

Best known to American audiences as the Black Adder and Mr. Bean, black-haired, bug-eyed, and weak-chinned comedian Rowan Atkinson is one of the most…more

Born

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, UK

Birth Name

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
  Mr. Bean
  - S 1: Ep 24 Treasure! / Homeless
    5/30/03
  - S 1: Ep 23 Birthday Bear / The Mole
    5/9/03
  - S 1: Ep 22 A Royal Makeover / SuperMarrow
    4/4/03
  - S 1: Ep 21 Bean In Love / Double Trouble
    3/28/03
  - S 1: Ep 20 Big TV / Keyboard Capers (a.k.a. The Piano)
    3/14/03
  - + 21 More Credits
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
  Emile Mondavarious
  - S 3: Ep 1 Scooby-Doo
    6/14/02
- Blackadder
  Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
  - S 4: Ep 8 Blackadder Back & Forth
    12/31/99
  - S 4: Ep 7 (A Royal Birthday Celebration)
    11/14/98
  - S 4: Ep 6 Plan F: Goodbyeee
    11/2/89
  - S 4: Ep 5 Plan E: General Hospital
    10/26/89
  - S 4: Ep 4 Plan D: Private Plane
    10/19/89
  - + 24 More Credits
- The Thin Blue Line
  Inspector Raymond C. Fowler
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Green Eyed Monster
    12/23/96
  - S 2: Ep 6 Road Rage
    12/19/96
  - S 2: Ep 5 Come on You Blues
    12/12/96
  - S 2: Ep 4 Alternative Culture
    12/5/96
  - S 2: Ep 3 Fly on the Wall
    11/28/96
  - + 3 More Credits
- Thin Blue Line
  Inspector Raymond C. Fowler
  - S 1: Ep 6 Kids Today
    12/18/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 Night Shift
    12/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rag Week
    12/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Honey Trap
    11/27/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 Fire and Terror
    11/20/95
  - + 1 More Credits
- Mr. Bean
  Mr. Bean
  - S 1: Ep 19 Hair By Mr. Bean of London
    11/15/95
  - S 1: Ep 18 Goodnight, Mr. Bean
    10/31/95
  - S 1: Ep 17 Tee Off, Mr. Bean
    9/20/95
  - S 1: Ep 16 Torvill And Bean
    3/17/95
  - S 1: Ep 15 Back To School Mr. Bean
    10/26/94
  - + 15 More Credits
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
  Himself / Various
  - S 4: Ep 7 Where Was God?
    3/12/82
  - S 4: Ep 6 Shame
    3/8/82
  - S 4: Ep 5 Made In Wales
    3/1/82
  - S 4: Ep 4 Show Twenty Five
    2/22/82
  - S 4: Ep 3 Hi Se Seo An Naught Ag A Naoi Chlog
    2/15/82
  - + 25 More Credits
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- Comic Relief
  Mr Bean (Mr. Bean's Wedding)
  - S 7: Ep 8 RND 2007 - The Big One
    3/16/07
- Comic Relief
  Himself [Archive Footage]
  - S 7: Ep 1 CBBC's Big Nose
    2/10/07
- Comic Relief
  Spider-Plant Man
  - S 6: Ep 3 RND 2005 - Big Hair & Beyond
    3/11/05
- Comic Relief
  Martin Bashir (Lying to Michael Jackson segment)
  - S 5: Ep 6 RND 2003 - The Big Hair Do
    3/14/03
- Comic Relief
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 2 Comic Relief's Nose At Ten
    12/31/88
Guest Star (19)

Role
- Top Gear
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 4 Series 17 Episode 4
    7/17/11
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 10 August 24, 2007
    8/24/07
- Blue Peter
  Mr. Bean
  - S 46: Ep 23 Results of the Brain of Blue Peter
    2/9/05
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 9 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; In the Cut; Love Actually; Peter Pan
    9/25/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 6 Rowan Atkinson
    7/16/03
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 26 Show #2522
    7/14/03
- Xchange Xtra
  Studio Guest
  - S 1: Ep 82 12 April 2003
    4/12/03
- Xchange
  Studio Guest
  - S 5: Ep 266 08 April 2003
    4/8/03
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 4 Rowan Atkinson, David Gray, Rory Bremner, Pierce Brosnan
    3/29/03
- Doctor Who (1963)
  The Ninth Doctor
  - S 27: Ep 7 Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, Part 4
    3/12/99
- Doctor Who (1963)
  The Doctor
  - S 27: Ep 6 Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, Part 3
    3/12/99
  - S 27: Ep 5 Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, Part 2
    3/12/99
  - S 27: Ep 4 Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, Part 1
    3/12/99
- Heroes and Villains
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Full Throttle
    2/2/95
- Live and Kicking
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    10/16/93
- A Bit of Fry and Laurie
  Various Roles
  - S 2: Ep 6 Series 2, Episode 6
    4/13/90
- The Last Resort (1987)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode 24
    11/20/87
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 3 Comic Relief
    4/25/86
- Boohbah
  Narrator
  - — Unaired Pilot
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
  Mr. Bean
  - S 1: Ep 26 A Grand Invitation / A Running Battle
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
  Emile Mondavarious
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Dame Edna Treatment
  Mr. Bean
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    3/17/07
Writer (3)

Role
- Mr. Bean
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 19 Hair By Mr. Bean of London
    11/15/95
  - S 1: Ep 18 Goodnight, Mr. Bean
    10/31/95
  - S 1: Ep 17 Tee Off, Mr. Bean
    9/20/95
  - S 1: Ep 15 Back To School Mr. Bean
    10/26/94
  - S 1: Ep 14 Mind The Baby, Mr. Bean
    4/25/94
  - + 9 More Credits
- Blackadder
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Black Seal
    7/20/83
  - S 1: Ep 5 Witchsmeller Pursuivant
    7/13/83
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Queen of Spain's Beard
    7/6/83
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Archbishop
    6/29/83
  - S 1: Ep 2 Born to Be King
    6/22/83
  - + 2 More Credits
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 4 Show Seventeen
    11/17/80
  - S 3: Ep 3 Miss World
    11/10/80
  - S 3: Ep 2 Election Special
    11/3/80
  - S 3: Ep 1 Not The Nine O'Clock In The Morning News
    10/27/80
  - S 2: Ep 7 Death Lasers Of Kazaan
    5/12/80
  - + 7 More Credits
Creator (1)

Role
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
  Creator
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 26 A Grand Invitation / A Running Battle

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Trivia
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- Rowan Atkinson won 2 awards during his career as an actor:
  1. Variety Club Award for BBC Personality of the Year (1980)
  
  2. BAFTA Best Light Entertainment Performance (1989)
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- Rowan Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990. They married at the Russian Tea Room in New York City, USA, with Stephen Fry acting as the best man. The couple has two children, Lily and Benjamin, and lives in an Oxford shire village.
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- Rowan was in the movie Rat Race in 2002.
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Quotes
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- Rowan Atkinson:People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.
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- Rowan Atkinson: When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things - like appearing on chat shows in character as Mr. Bean.
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- Rowan Atkinson: Marketing is what gets you noticed, and that side of it something - this side of it, if you like, doing interviews - is the side of it that I least enjoy, and yet is 50% of the project.
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