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Rowan Atkinson

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 co... more

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.

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The Lion King
(1994)
Animation, Drama, Family
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an o...
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Cast:
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons
8.5
93%
88
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Love Actually
(2003)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
'Love Actually' follows the lives of eight very different couples dealing with their love lives, in various loosely and interrelated tales, all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Runtime:
135 min
Director:
Richard Curtis
Cast:
Bill Nighy, Gregor Fisher, Colin Firth, Sienna Guillory, Liam Neeson
7.6
64%
55
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Four Weddings and a Funeral
(1994)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Mike Newell
Cast:
Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, James Fleet, Simon Callow, John Hannah
7.1
96%
81
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Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Action, Comedy, War
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
Runtime:
86 min
Director:
Jim Abrahams
Cast:
Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Rowan Atkinson
6.6
55%
64
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Bean
(1997)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled,...
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Mel Smith
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, John Mills, Pamela Reed, Tricia Vessey
6.5
44%
52
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
(2007)
Comedy, Family
Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Steve Bendelack
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Maxim Baldry, Emma de Caunes, Willem Dafoe, Karel Roden
6.4
51%
56
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Rat Race
(2001)
Adventure, Comedy
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy frien...
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Jerry Zucker
Cast:
Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Whoopi Goldberg, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart
6.4
44%
52
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The Witches
(1990)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Nicolas Roeg
Cast:
Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Jane Horrocks, Rowan Atkinson
6.9
93%
78
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Johnny English
(2003)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-desig...
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Peter Howitt
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tasha de Vasconcelos, Ben Miller
6.2
33%
51
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Johnny English Reborn
(2011)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that wou...
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Oliver Parker
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Dominic West, Gillian Anderson, Rosamund Pike, Roger Barclay
6.3
39%
46
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Keeping Mum
(2005)
Comedy
A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Niall Johnson
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Terry Alderton
6.8
57%
53
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Never Say Never Again
(1983)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.
Runtime:
134 min
Director:
Irvin Kershner
Cast:
Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Barbara Carrera, Max von Sydow
6.2
63%
68
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol
(1988)
Comedy, History
Pleasant Ebenezer Blackadder is turned into a cruel and witty miser after seeing visions of his ancestors and descendants.
Runtime:
43 min
Director:
Richard Boden
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
8.0
N/A
N/A
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Scooby-Doo
(2002)
Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
The Mystery Inc. gang have gone their separate ways and have been apart for two years, until they each receive an invitation to Spooky Island. Not knowing that the others have also been invited, they show up and discover an amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Raja Gosnell
Cast:
Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini
5.2
30%
35
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Mr Bean (Animated Series)
Animation, Comedy, Family
Based on the popular British skit comedy "Mr. Bean", this animated cartoon follows the adventures of everyone's favourite bumbler. The title character, voiced by Rowan Atkinson, lives in his flat with the lovable Teddy, where he makes moronic decisions yet brilliantly solves them. However, he also needs to outwit his evil landlady Mrs....
6.8
N/A
N/A
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Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
(1988)
Comedy
A short movie, made for Comic Relief, in which Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) and Baldrick (Tony Robinson) must help protect King Charles I (Stephen Fry) from the machinations of Oliver Cromwell and his Roundheads
Runtime:
15 min
Director:
Mandie Fletcher
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Warren Clarke
8.0
N/A
N/A
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Rowan Atkinson Live
(1992)
Comedy
Rowan Atkinson and Angus Deayton in Boston doing a live performance of the same styles of humor we've seen in Mr. Bean and Blackadder. Included are lessons on Shakespearean acting, a school headmaster meeting with the father of a boy he's beaten to death, and tips for having a successful date.
Runtime:
65 min
Director:
Thomas Schlamme
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton
8.3
N/A
N/A
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Red Nose Day Actually
(2017)
Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.
Runtime:
15 min
Cast:
Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Rowan Atkinson
7.2
N/A
N/A
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Maigret's Dead Man
(2016)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Maigret plunges into the murky Parisian underworld. A series of vicious, murderous attacks on three wealthy farms in Picardy hit the national headlines and the elite Brigade Criminelle at the Quay Des Orfevres is called upon to lend its expertise in tracking down the brutal gang responsible for the slaughter. However, Inspector Maigre...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Jon East
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Katia Bokor, Shaun Dingwall, Leo Staar, Lucy Cohu
7.1
N/A
N/A
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The Tall Guy
(1989)
Comedy, Romance
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Mel Smith
Cast:
Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson, Geraldine James, Emil Wolk
6.2
89%
N/A
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Maybe Baby
(2000)
Comedy, Romance
Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing they want more—a baby.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Ben Elton
Cast:
Joely Richardson, Matthew Macfadyen, Hugh Laurie, Adrian Lester, Yasmin Bannerman
5.7
50%
46
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
(1999)
Comedy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master.
Runtime:
23 min
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Julia Sawalha, Jonathan Pryce
8.1
N/A
N/A
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Merry Christmas Mr Bean
(1992)
Comedy
It is Christmas and an excited Mr Bean creates his usual havoc across the festive season. He brings new meaning to "dressing" the TURKEY, whilst his girlfriend, Irma, looks forward to a very special Christmas present...
Runtime:
25 min
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson
9.0
N/A
N/A
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Bernard and the Genie
(1991)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.
Runtime:
70 min
Cast:
Lenny Henry, Alan Cumming, Rowan Atkinson, John Gabriel, Kevin Allen
7.5
N/A
N/A
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Maigrets Night at the Crossroads
(2017)
Crime, Mystery, TV Movie, Thriller
A complex tale of murder, deceit and greed set in an isolated country community.
Runtime:
88 min
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Lucy Cohu, Shaun Dingwall, Leo Staar, Mark Heap
7.4
N/A
N/A
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Spider-Plant Man
(2005)
Comedy
Spider-Plant Man is a parody of Spider-Man, made for the Comic Relief 2005 appeal and aired on BBC One. It featured Rowan Atkinson as Peter Piper/Spider-Plant Man and Rachel Stevens as his love-interest Jane-Mary (parodying Mary-Jane Watson). Jim Broadbent also made an appearance, portraying Batman, and Tony Robinson as Robin.
Runtime:
15 min
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Rachel Stevens, Tony Robinson, Jim Broadbent, Mackenzie Crook
6.4
N/A
N/A
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The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
(1997)
Mr. Bean and Teddy venture into the attic to look for an umbrella and uncover items from past experiences, like the time Mr. Bean had to dress himself on the way to the dentist, or the time he fell asleep in church or when the Christmas turkey wound up on his head and even the time a tank crushed his Mini.
Runtime:
72 min
8.2
N/A
N/A
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
(1982)
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwar...
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Julien Temple, Roger Graef
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Beck, Alan Bennett, Graham Chapman, Eric Clapton
6.7
N/A
N/A
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The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
(1988)
Comedy
Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. The film won...
Runtime:
29 min
Director:
Dean Parisot
Cast:
Steven Wright, Rowan Atkinson, Laurie Metcalf, Carrotte, Christopher Durang
7.2
N/A
N/A
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
(1979)
Comedy, Music
Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to assist it in raising funds. Peter Luff left Amnesty in 1978 and the organisation's new fund-raising officer, Peter Walker, was deputed to work with Lewis on reconfiguring the show to raise...
Runtime:
75 min
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Billy Connolly, Peter Cook, Michael Palin
6.9
N/A
N/A
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Blackadder Rides Again
(2008)
Documentary
This documentary marks the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of The Black Adder in 1983 and reunites the iconic cast to give their opinions on all series and specials. Narrated by John Sergeant, this in-depth guide includes interviews from the cast and crew, a clip from the pilot episode, clips from all four series and the ...
Runtime:
65 min
7.8
N/A
N/A
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The Story of Bean
(1997)
Comedy, Documentary
The story behind "the funny little wiggly man".
Runtime:
40 min
7.4
N/A
N/A
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Dead on Time
(1983)
Comedy
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
Runtime:
33 min
Director:
Lyndall Hobbs
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Canned Laughter
(1979)
Comedy
Robert Box asks his colleague Lorraine out for a date. They go to a restaurant where Dave Perry tries to break it as a stand-up comedian.
Runtime:
26 min
Director:
Geoffrey Sax
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Sue Holderness, Joan Scott, John J. Carney, Harry Shacklock
6.8
N/A
N/A
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The Driven Man
(1990)
Documentary
A humorous documentary film written by British comedian and well-known car collector Rowan Atkinson, penned as a series of sketches featuring himself driving around London trying to solve his car-fetish, and discussing it with taxi drivers, policemen, used-car salesmen and psychotherapists.
Runtime:
51 min
Director:
Mark Chapman
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson
7.6
N/A
N/A
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
(2005)
Comedy
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.
Runtime:
73 min
Director:
Duane Huey
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Philip Bretherton, Richard Briers, Judy Cornwell
7.6
N/A
N/A
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball ?
(2004)
Comedy, Documentary
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry...
Runtime:
77 min
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Michael Palin, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Fry
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Rowan Atkinson: Laughing Matters
(1992)
Comedy, Documentary
A documentary on the mechanics of visual humour.
Runtime:
47 min
N/A
N/A
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Mr. Bean Vol. 1
(2009)
Comedy
Digitally Remastered Edition. Volume 1
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Mr. Bean Vol. 2
(2009)
Comedy
Digitally Remastered Edition. Volume 2
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson
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