Who is Rowan Sebastian Atkinson?

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

The son of a farmer, the young Rowan Atkinson grew up in the family farm with his two brothers Rupert and Rodney. He subsequently joined the University of Newcastle and the prestigious University of Oxford, where he graduated in electrical engineering. During this period he met screenwriter Richard Curtis, with whom he co wrote many comedies which he performed throughout his career.

Radio and TV

In 1979, he co-wrote and made his debut as an actor in the program 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' which was a huge success. He then won an Emmy Award and a British Academy Award in 1980. Rowan Atkinson became a very popular British television comic .

Career in cinema

Rowan Arkinson makes his first appearance in cinema, in the James Bond "Never Say Never Again" in 1983. Alternating between television, stage and film, he returns to the big screen in 1989 with the movie "The Tall Guy". But it was with his awkward role as a priest in "Four Weddings and a Funeral, alongside Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas in 1994, taht the international public discovers Rowan Atkinson.
Mr Bean series, which is based on a character developed by Rowan Atkinson at university, is a huge success. The series followed the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", who tries to solve problems presented by everyday tasks and often causes disruption in the process.
A movie, 'Bean', based on the series was produced in 1997. In 2002, he plays a villain in "Scooby-Doo" and portrays a hapless secret agent in "Johnny English". More films followed subsequently.