Rowan Sebastian Atkinson net worth is $130 Million
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson Wiki Biography
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January 1955, in County Durham, England, and is a comedian, actor and screenwriter, best known worldwide for his iconic comedy character Mr. Bean. He is also known for projects such as “The Lion King”, and “Johnny English”. He’s been active in the industry since 1978, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Rowan Atkinson? As of late-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $130 million, mostly earned through a successful career in comedy. He is considered one of the best comic actors ever, and as he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) Net Worth $130 million
Rowan was educated at St. Bees School, and after matriculating, attended Newcastle University, graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He continued his studies at Queen’s College, Oxford, pursuing an MSc in Electrical Engineering. However, in 1976, he gained national attention after performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Prior to the boom in his popularity, he was already performing in various groups such as the Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), and the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS).
Atkinson really started his career in entertainment on radio in 1979, in a show called “The Atkinson People”, conducting satirical interviews with fictional great men. He also began appearing in various television projects, including a pilot entitled “Canned Laughter”. In 1983, he took the lead role in the medieval sitcom entitled “The Black Adder”, and also the spinoff “Blackadder II” three years later in which he represented a descendant of the original character. The pattern was repeated in “Blackadder the Third” and “Blackadder Goes Fourth”, collectively making the series one of the most successful on BBC. His net worth increased significantly thanks to his success.
In 1990, he then created his most iconic character in “Mr. Bean”, firstly appearing in a half-hour special then in an extended TV series, until 1997 when the character found himself in the first film entitled simply “Bean”. He also appeared in other projects such as “The Curse of Fatal Death”, before appearing in another Mr. Bean film entitled “Mr. Bean’s Holiday”. His worldwide popularity is assisted by his ability in facial and body-language humour, such that he continued playing the role until 2012 to maintained popularity, until he stated that he intended to retire the character because he didn’t want to be type cast to the same role for the rest of his career. However, he then returned to playing the character in 2014. He also appeared in a sketch for the “BBC Red Nose Day”, in which he also played the character.
Aside from his television work, Rowan also had numerous film projects including voicing Zazu in “The Lion King”. He has also appeared in a lot of comedy films such as “Johnny English” – a spoof on James Bond – and the sequel “Johnny English Reborn”. He has also consistently appeared in various theatre productions; he reprised his role of Blackadder in a production, and also became a part of the play “Quartermaine’s Terms”. One of his latest projects is “Johnny English 3”, scheduled for a 2018 release.
For his personal life, it is known that Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990 and they have two children; they separated in 2014 and divorced a year later. Atkinson’s relationship with Louise Ford began in 2014, and she has announced that their first child should arrive in December 2017. He’s also well known for collecting a lot of classic cars.
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance, British Comedy Award for Best Entertainment Performer
Nominations
Hobey Baker Award
Movies
Mr. Bean, Bean, Blackadder, Johnny English, Mr. Bean's Holiday, Johnny English Reborn, Love Actually, Maigret, The Lion King, Keeping Mum, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Scooby-Doo, Rat Race, The Thin Blue Line, Rowan Atkinson Live!, The Witches, The Tall Guy, Hot Shots! Par...
TV Shows
The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean, Blackadder, Blackadder II, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Canned Laughter, The Black Adder, Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents
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Trademark
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His characters: Mr. Bean and Blackadder
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Wide range of humorous expressions
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Quote
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The more success you have, the more pressure you feel to make things to a good standard, for movies you make to make money and that sort of thing. One misses those days when you were 19 or 23 and you just did what made you laugh. What you and your friends thought was funny. And you did it, and if they laughed, great, and if they didn't, it didn't matter. As you get older you always think about everything so much, you're so concerned that what you do should be good and should be successful that it's the success you're pursuing rather than the fun of doing it, which is what's so great when you're younger... What's difficult for me on a movie is not playing Mr. Bean. The problem is the scripts. The problem is the shaping of the shots. The problem is the editing. The problem is all those things.
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I definitely do not have the wit of Blackadder. I definitely require scriptwriters to provide that. And I don't think I'm as dark or cynical as Blackadder is in his view of the world. Probably I'm somewhere in between but closer to Mr. Bean. You know, the nice bits of Mr. Bean, because Mr. Bean has a very vindictive and selfish and nasty side to him. I hope I don't have too much of that.
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I've always required a formal setting, a stage or a film or TV studio in which to perform. And above all I need to become somebody else. I'm certainly not a stand-up comedian in any sense.
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If I'm denied words, Mr. Bean's physicality and attitude to life is what I seem to acquire. In 1989, we put him on TV and no doubt the motivation was a belief that we had a character that could live in other markets and other countries. I was always envious of the fact that so many British musical artists in the late eighties, Phil Collins or David Bowie or Duran Duran or someone like that, assumed an international marketplace for their product, whereas British comedians don't. And I thought we have a tool here that will enable us to do that.
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[preparing to perform onstage the title role in Simon Gray's 'Quartermaine's Terms'] It's well known that tragedy and comedy are close bedfellows. It's rare, though, that you see them placed in such intimacy. Like most tragic figures, 'Quartermaine' is unaware of his own tragedy. What I love about him is his optimism. You don't tend to feel much sympathy for pessimistic people, but those who retain their optimism, despite the sadness of their lives, are interesting, engaging and sympathetic.
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[on being overwhelmed by fans at a Toronto shopping mall] It's a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.
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The casual ease which some people move from finding something offensive to wishing to declare it criminal - and are then able to find factions within government to aid their ambitions - is truly depressing.
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I remember looking up Johnny English (2003) in a film guide and it said 'intermittently hilarious' - quite a good description of five good jokes and a lot of longueurs. I find it frustrating that, apart from Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), I have yet to be involved in a film of which I am totally proud.
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Mr. Bean is essentially a child trapped in the body of a man. All cultures identify with children in a similar way, so he has this bizarre global outreach. And 10-year-old boys from different cultures have more in common than 30-year-olds. As we grow up, we acquire this sensibility that divides us.
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[commenting in 2004 on Britain's proposed Racial and Religious Hatred Bill] To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom. The freedom to criticize ideas, any ideas - even if they are sincerely held beliefs - is one of the fundamental freedoms of society. A law which attempts to say you can criticize and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.
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People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.
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Fact
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He disliked the first series of Blackadder.
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Has trouble pronouncing words that begin with the letter B and followed by a vowel. He has to pause slightly to say them.
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His grandparents were all born in Durham. His paternal grandparents were Edward Atkinson, of Spennymoor, and Edith Gertrude Browell, of Crookhall. His maternal grandparents were Frank Bainbridge, of Hartlepool, and Ella Schofield, of Grosmont.
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He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Drama and to charity.
Has suffered with a stammer for many years, hence does not like giving interviews.
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On August 4, 2011 he was admitted to Peterborough City Hospital after crashing his McLaren Formula1 sports car. He suffered a light injury on his shoulder.
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He is the only actor to appear in every episode of Blackadder, Tony Robinson did not appear in the pilot.
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Owns a Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, which he used in the film Johnny English (2003).
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He had to pull out of his role in a West End production of Oliver in April 2009 due to hernia surgery.
Has publicly opposed the British Labour government's plans to introduce new legislation on incitement to religious hatred, arguing that it would undermine free speech and thought (even citing the possible development of mind-reading technology), and that such measures would make political satire - which he considers seminal in a democracy - unworkable.
Once crashed his McLaren F1, a supercar valued at more than $1,000,000, into the back of a stationary Mini Metro, valued at around $600. The damage was not severe.
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He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1982 for the 1981 season.
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Attended Cathedral Chorister School, Durham with Tony Blair.
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Races (and also crashes) his Aston Martins in the Aston Martins Owners club series.
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Education: Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK (electrical engineering); Oxford University, Oxford, UK (electrical engineering)
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Writes articles for CAR (a British car magazine).
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Owns various fast cars (Aston Martin Vantages, etc.).
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Has an HGV license (Heavy Goods Vehicle - the old legal term in the United Kingdom for goods vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight).
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Rides go-karts round his tennis courts and, according to Stephen Fry (his best man), "hasn't got an ounce of showbiz in him".
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Father of a son, Benjamin Alexander Sebastian Atkinson (born 1993) and a daughter, Lily Grace Atkinson (aka Lily Atkinson) (born 1995), with his wife Sunetra Sastry.
Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
TV Short
The Doctor
Ohh, Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents
1998
TV Series
Mr. Bean (1998-1999)
Bean
1997
Mr. Bean
The Thin Blue Line
1995-1996
TV Series
Inspector Raymond Fowler
Unseen Bean
1995
Video
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean
1990-1995
TV Series
Mr. Bean
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop
1995
Video short
Mr. Bean
Mr Bean: Torvill and Bean
1995
Video
Mr. Bean
Full Throttle
1995
TV Movie
Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin
Animated StoryBook: The Lion King
1994
Video Game
Zazu (voice)
Schmidteinander
1994
TV Series
Mr. Bean
The Lion King
1994
Zazu (voice)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
Father Gerald - Wedding Two
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
Dexter Hayman
Mr Bean: Blind Date
1993
Video
Mr. Bean
Election 92
1992
TV Movie
Mr. Bean
Bernard and the Genie
1991
TV Movie
Charles Pinkworth
Mr. Bean's Red Nose Day
1991
Video
Mr. Bean
The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean
1990
Video
Mr. Bean
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
1990
Video
Mr. Bean
Mr Bean: The Library
1990
Video short
Mr. Bean
The Witches
1990
Mr. Stringer
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
1990
TV Series
Nigel Havers
Blackadder Goes Forth
1989
TV Series
Captain Edmund Blackadder
The Tall Guy
1989
Ron Anderson
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
TV Short
Blackadders
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
Short
Dr. Schooner
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988
TV Short
Sir Edmund Blackadder
Black Adder the Third
1987
TV Series
Edmund Blackadder, butler to the Prince / McAdder
Black-Adder II
1986
TV Series
Edmund Blackadder
Never Say Never Again
1983
Small-Fawcett
The Black Adder
1982-1983
TV Series
Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh The Flat Adder The Great Grumbledook ...
Dead on Time
1983
Short
Bernard Fripp
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979-1982
TV Series
Various Roles
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
TV Movie
Various Characters
The Innes Book of Records
1980
TV Series
Lena
1980
TV Series
Concert Pianist (Mime)
Canned Laughter
1979
TV Short
Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
character
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
TV Series character - 12 episodes, 2002 - 2003 characters - 1 episode, 2002
Blackadder Back & Forth
1999
Short television series "The Black Adder" - uncredited
Bean
1997
character "Mr. Bean"
Mr. Bean
TV Series 1 episode, 1995 written by - 14 episodes, 1990 - 1995
Funny Business
1992
TV Series documentary
Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face
1992
TV Special documentary written by
The Driven Man
1991
TV Movie documentary
The Black Adder
TV Series written by - 7 episodes, 1982 - 1983 by - 5 episodes, 1983
Dead on Time
1983
Short
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
TV Series writer
Canned Laughter
1979
TV Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
2002-2003
TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes
Bean
1997
executive producer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
TV Special performer: "Chariots of Fire"
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Documentary performer: "It's a Small World"
Johnny English
2003
performer: "Thank You for the Music"
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
TV Series 2 episodes, 2002 - 2003 performer - 1 episode, 2003
The Lion King
1994
performer: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" 1994, "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" 1944, "It's a Small World" 1966, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" uncredited
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Comic Relief
1986/II
TV Special documentary
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
2003
Video Game voice-over
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
That's Life!! Kilorenzos Smith in Talks...
2013
TV Series documentary inspiration - 1 episode
Funny Show Part Two: The Video - Movie
2012
Video inspiration
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
TV Special documentary thanks
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
TV Movie documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Red Nose Day Special
2017
TV Series
Himself
The South Bank Show
2014
TV Series documentary
Mel Smith: I've Sort of Done Things
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
TV Special
Mr. Bean
XXX Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
2012
TV Special
Himself - Performer / Mr. Bean
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - McLaren F1 Owner
John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Formula 1: BBC Sport
2011
TV Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1996-2011
TV Series
Himself
Janela Indiscreta
2011
TV Series
Himself
Wetten, dass..?
2003-2011
TV Series
Himself
Daybreak
2011
TV Series
Himself
Cinema 3
2003-2011
TV Series
Himself
Días de cine
2011
TV Series
Himself
El hormiguero
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Prozhektorperiskhilton
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Top Gear
2011
TV Series
Himself
Today
2011
TV Series
Himself
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Bondi Rescue
2009
TV Series
Himself
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
TV Special documentary
Himself
Biography
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Mr. Bean's Holiday: Beans in Cannes
2008
Video short
Himself
Mr. Bean's Holiday: French Beans
2008
Video short
Himself
Mr. Bean's Holiday: The Human Bean
2008
Video short
Himself
L'hebdo cinéma
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Footy Show
2007
TV Series
Himself
Richard & Judy
2007
TV Series
Himself
Bean: Scenes Unseen
2007
Video documentary short
Himself / Mr. Bean
Noche Hache
2007
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One
2007
TV Special
Mr. Bean
Red Nose Day
2006
TV Series
Himself
Behind the Scenes: Big Trouble in Little Wallop
2006
Video documentary short
Himself / Walter Goodfellow (uncredited)
Keeping Mum: Big Trouble in Little Wallop
2006
Video documentary short
Himself / Walter Goodfellow (uncredited)
Sunrise
2006
TV Series
Himself
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Breakfast
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles
2005
TV Movie
Himself
Arena
1976-2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
This Morning
2004
TV Series
Himself
Pet Star
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself - Judge
The Daily Show
2003
TV Series
Himself
Sen kväll med Luuk
2003
TV Series
Himself
Parkinson
2003
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do
2003
TV Special
Martin Bashir
Scooby Doo: Unmasking the Mystery
2002
Video documentary short
Himself - 'Mondavarious'
Just for Laughs
2002
TV Series
Himself (2002)
Making 'Rat Race'
2001
Video short documentary
Himself
Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty
2001
TV Special
Himself (segment "Popsters")
Comic Relief Short Pants
2001
TV Special short
Neville
The Royal Variety Performance 2000
2000
TV Movie documentary
Performer
Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom
1999
TV Mini-Series documentary
Edmund Blackadder
A Royal Birthday Celebration
1998
TV Movie documentary
Sir Edmund Blackadder
Ôsama no buranchi
1998
TV Series
Himself
Les enfants de la télé
1997
TV Series
Himself
The Story of Bean
1997
TV Special documentary
Himself
Lo + plus
1997
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief
1997
TV Special
Himself
The Nose at Ten
1996
TV Series
Himself
Reflections of Mr. Bean
1996
TV Movie
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1996
TV Series
Himself
La Marató 1995
1995
TV Special
Himself
La Lloll
1995
TV Series
Himself
Live for Peace: A Royal Gala
1995
TV Movie
Himself
Comic Relief
1995
TV Special
Himself
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose
1995
TV Special
Mr. Bean
Talkshowet
1993
TV Series
Himself
Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
TV Short documentary
Himself
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes
1993
TV Special
Mr. Bean
Funny Business
1992
TV Series documentary
Presenter / Various
Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face
1992
TV Special documentary
Various Roles
Going Live!
1991
TV Series
Mr. Bean
Wogan
1991
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief
1991
TV Special
Mr. Bean
The Driven Man
1991
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Hysteria 2!
1989
TV Special
Shakespeare's Manager
A Night of Comic Relief 2
1989
TV Special
Himself
Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria!
1988
TV Special
Mr. R (uncredited)
Live! From London
1988
TV Special
Himself
Comic Relief
1988
TV Special
Edmund Blackadder
The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross
1987
TV Series
Himself
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
TV Special
Lord Knock of Alton
Comic Relief
1986/II
TV Special documentary
Himself
Omnibus
1986
TV Series documentary
Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming (London Royal Gala)
1985
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Weekend in Wallop
1984
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
TV Movie
Himself
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Documentary
Himself / Various Roles
Cleo and John
1982
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Fundamental Frolics
1981
Himself
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
TV Movie documentary
Various Roles
And Now the Good News
1978
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sunrise
2014-2017
TV Series
Himself
Talking Comedy
2016
TV Series
Weekend Today
2015
TV Series
Himself
Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms
2015
TV Series documentary
Blackadder
Ade in Adland
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary
The Bolt Report
2012
TV Series
Himself
The Unforgettable Russell Harty
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Interviewee on The Russell Harty Show
My Favourite Joke
2011
TV Series
Edmund Blackadder
Brows Held High
2011
TV Series
Edmund Blackadder
Great TV Mistakes
2010
TV Movie documentary
Edmund Blackadder (uncredited)
A polos 25
2010
TV Series
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean's Wacky World
2009
Video Game
Mr. Bean
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
TV Movie documentary
Prince Edmund - Duke of Edinburgh Lord Edmund Blackadder Edmund Blackadder ... (uncredited)
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Morir de humor
2008
TV Movie
Mr. Bean
The Comedy Map of Britain
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
That Fellow in the Coat
2008
TV Series
Zazu
50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases
2008
TV Movie documentary
Edmund Blackadder (uncredited)
PISA - Der Ländertest
2007
TV Series
Mr. Bean
The Secret Life of Brian
2007
TV Movie documentary uncredited
¿De qué te ríes?
2006
TV Movie
Mr. Bean
Room 101
2005
TV Series
Himself
80s
2005
TV Series documentary
Blackadder
The Comedians' Comedian
2005
TV Movie documentary
Mickey's PhilharMagic
2003
Short
Zazu
The Storytellers
2003
Video documentary short
Rufus - Jewellery Salesman (uncredited)
The Real Vicars of Dibley
2002
TV Movie
Vicar (uncredited)
I Love Christmas
2001
TV Special documentary
The Sketch Show Story
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself / Various Roles (2001)
The Greatest
2001
TV Series documentary
Edmund Blackadder
Full Mountie
2000
TV Series
Himself
The World's Best Sellers: The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Comic Relief Presents the Pick of the Nose
1998
Video
Mr. Bean / Newsreader (uncredited)
The Final Frolics of Mr. Bean
1994
Video
Mr. Bean
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Circle of Life
1994
Video short
Zazu
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
1993
Documentary segment "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings"
Four Weddings and a Funeral: Production Featurette
1993
Video documentary short
Father Gerald (uncredited)
The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean
1992
Video
Mr. Bean
The Perilous Persuits of Mr. Bean
1992
Video
Mr. Bean
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose
1992
TV Movie
Himself / Blackadder
Pandora's Box
1992
TV Mini-Series documentary
Politician
Szeszélyes évszakok
1991
TV Series
Mr. Bean
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2002
Telvis
Telvis Awards
Foreign Male TV Performer (Ulkomainen miesesiintyjä)
1998
TV Prize
Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden
Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man)
1996
TV Prize
Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden
Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man)
1994
TV Prize
Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden
Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man)