Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on the 6th of January, 1955. He is an English comedian, screenwriter an actor. Atkinson is famous for the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean, and in 2005 he was amongst the top 50 comedy actors ever, in a poll of fellow comedians.

Atkinson, the youngest of three brothers, was born in Consett, County Durham, England. He began his career as actor in 1983, with a supporting part in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again, and a leading role in Dead on Time. After that he has appeared in several movies, e.g. Rat Race (2001), Scooby-Doo (2002) and Love Actually (2003).

His most famous creation, perhaps the character most people think about when hearing his name, is Mr. Bean, who first appeared on New Years Day in 1990. The character described as "a child in a grown man's body" has been in both TV-series and different movies. It's a character it's impossible to not fall in love with!