Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson  (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his characters of Mr. Bean and Blackadder. He has also been in films such as The Lion King, voicing  Zazu, the red-billed hornbill and Johnny English.   He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 40 funniest actors in British comedy,"The A-Z of laughter (part one)", The Observer, 7 December 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2007. and amongst the top 40 comedians ever in a 2015 poll of fellow comedians.

Marriage and children
Rowan Atkinson first met Sunetra Sastry in the late 1980s, when she was working as a make-up artist with the BBC. he got married at the Russian Tea Room in New York City on 5 February 1990. They have two children and lived in Oundle, Northamptonshire as well as in Ipsden, Oxfordshire and in Highbury, London."Rowan Atkinson upsets neighbours with plans to replace 1930s country house with 'futuristic petrol station' home". Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 July 2012 The couple separated in 2014 and divorced in 2015. Atkinson was formerly in a relationship with actress Leslie Ash.

Television appearances
 Canned Laughter (1979), an experimental sitcom pilot for LWT
 The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979), a charity special for Amnesty International
 Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)
 Peter Cook & Co (1980)
 The Innes Book of Records (1980), guest appearance
 Blackadder as Prince Edmund (The Black Adder); Lord Blackadder (Blackadder II); Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder III); Ebenezer Blackadder (Blackadder's Christmas Carol); and Captain Blackadder (Blackadder Goes Forth) (1983–1989)
 Saturday Live as guest host (1986)
 Mr. Bean as Mr. Bean (1990–2009 various times)
 Rowan Atkinson Live as assorted characters (1992) (VHS of live sketches)
 Bernard and the Genie as Bernard's Boss (1991) (TV movie)
 Funny Business (1992), a documentary about the craft of comedy
 A Bit Of Fry And Laurie (1992), guest appearance
 The Thin Blue Line as Inspector Raymond Fowler (1995–1996)
 The Story of Bean as himself (1997)
 Blackadder: Back and Forth as Black Adder (2000)
 Mr. Bean (animated TV series) as Mr. Bean, voice (2002)
 The Comic Relief "Red Nose Day" telecasts, including appearances in:
 Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as Edmund Blackadder (1988)
 Nosenight sketches (1989)
 Mr Bean's Red Nose Day as Mr. Bean (1991)
 (I Wanna Be) Elected as Mr. Bean (1992)
 Blind Date with Mr Bean as Mr. Bean (1993)
 Torvill and Bean as Mr Bean (1995)
 Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death as The Doctor (1999)
 Popsters as Nasty Neville (2001)
 Lying to Michael Jackson as Martin Bashir (2003)
 Spider-Plant Man as Peter Piper and Spider-Plant Man (2005)
 Mr Bean's Wedding as Mr. Bean (2007)
 The Greatest Worst Bits of Comic Relief as himself (2007)
 We Are Most Amused (2008), a special show to celebrate Prince Charles' 60th birthday
 Blackadder Rides Again as himself (2008)
 Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as himself (2009)
 Bondi Rescue as Mr Bean (2010)
 Summer Olympics opening ceremony as himself/Derek (2012)
 Live from Lambeth Palace sketches: Archbishop of Canterbury (The Comic Relief "Red Nose Day") (2013)
 Horrible Histories: Henri VIII (2015)
 Mr. Bean - Funeral ("Red Nose Day") (2015)
 Maigret as Jules Maigret (2016 + 2017)
 Red Nose Day Actually as Rufus (2017)
 Handy Bean as Mr. Bean (2018-2020)
 One Red Nose Day and a Wedding as	Father Gerald (2019)

Guest appearances
 Wogan (1988, 1991)
 Children in Need (1988), guest appearance as Mr. E. Blackadder
 Noel's House Party, guest appearance as Blackadder
 Going Live, guest appearance as Mr. Bean
 This Morning (1995), guest appearance as Mr. Bean
 Big Breakfast
 Parkinson (2003)
 Blue Peter (2004, 2007), guest appearance as Mr. Bean
 London Tonight (2005)
 BBC Breakfast (2007)
 Richard & Judy (2007)
 The Dame Edna Treatment (2007), guest appearance as Mr. Bean
 Top Gear (2011)

Filmography
Year  Title  Role  Notes 1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball  Various roles  Solo skits, plus with Monty Python 1982  Fundamental Frolics  Himself  1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball  Himself & various roles  1983  Dead on Time  Bernard Fripp  Never Say Never Again  Nigel Small-Fawcett  a spy film based on the James Bond novel Thunderball 1989  The Appointments of Dennis Jennings  Dr. Schooner  Short Film The Tall Guy  Ron Anderson  1990  The Witches  Mr. Stringer  1991  The Driven Man  Himself  TVAlso Writer 1993  Hot Shots! Part Deux  Dexter Hayman  1994  Four Weddings and a Funeral  Father Gerald  The Lion King  Zazu  Voice Only 1997  Bean  Mr. Bean  Also Writer/Executive Producer 2000  Maybe Baby  Mr. James  2001  Rat Race  Enrico Pollini  2002  Scooby-Doo  Emile Mondavarious  2003  Johnny English  Johnny English  Love Actually  Rufus  Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting 2005  Keeping Mum  Reverend Walter Goodfellow 2007 Mr. Bean's Holiday  Mr. Bean  Also Writer & Producer 2011  Johnny English Reborn  Johnny English  Also Executive Producer 2017  Huan Le Xi Ju Ren  Mr. Bean  Cameo appearance 2018  Johnny English Strikes Again  Johnny English  2023  Wonka  Father Julius 

References

Category:1955 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from County Durham
Category:Actors who played in James Bond movies
Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford
Category:British stand-up comedians
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Category:English comedians
Category:English movie actors
Category:English radio actors
Category:English stage actors
Category:English television actors
Category:English television writers
Category:English voice actors