Rowan Atkinson profile
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Rowan Atkinson

6th January 1955 Consett, County Durham, UK Acting

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.

90 Movies 33 TV Shows 123 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Wonka poster
Wonka 6th December 2023 as Father Julius
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Rat Race 17th August 2001 as Enrico Pollini
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Bean 3rd July 1997 as Mr. Bean
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Maigret 28th March 2016 as Jules Maigret
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Top Gear 20th October 2002 as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
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Harty 20th September 1983 as Self
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Blackadder 15th June 1983 as Captain Edmund Blackadder
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Wogan 4th May 1982 as Self - Guest