Question: how rowan atkinson became an actor?
Answer: In 1979, Atkinson wrote for and starred in the BBC's Not the Nine O'clock News. In 1981, Atkinson became the youngest performer to star in a one-man show in the West End. ... He then landed parts on such television shows as Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979-1982), Blackadder (1983-1989) and The Thin Blue Line (1995-1996).