
Rowan Atkinson
Known For
Acting
Born
1955-01-06 in Consett, County Durham, UK
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.
Most Known For

The Daily Show
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

The Graham Norton Show
as Self

Top Gear
as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

Leute heute
as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Blackadder
as Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh

Blackadder
as Captain Edmund Blackadder

Blackadder
as Edmund Blackadder

Wetten, dass..?
as Self

The Lion King
as Zazu (voice)

Wogan
as Self - Guest

Mr. Bean
as Mr. Bean

Parkinson
as Self

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
as Mr. Bean (voice)

Richard & Judy
as Self

Man vs Baby
as Trevor Bingley

Scooby-Doo
as Mondavarious

Wonka
as Father Julius
