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Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Rowan Atkinson is an English actor, comedian, and writer, born in Consett in 1955, who first drew national attention with The Oxford Revue before success on the sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News. He later played the leads in the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean, and brought Mr. Bean to the big screen in Bean (1997) and Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). His film work includes Never Say Never Again (1983), The Witches (1990), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Lion King (1994), in which he voiced Zazu, Rat Race (2001), Scooby-Doo (2002), and Wonka (2023), and he starred in the Johnny English series, among them Johnny English (2003), Johnny English Reborn (2011), and Johnny English Strikes Again (2018). He received British Academy Television Awards in 1981 and 1990, an Olivier Award in 1981, and was appointed CBE in 2013.

71years old

Turns 72 on January 6in 97 days

  • Born Consett
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
40 years1983 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Rowan Atkinson gained national attention in August 1976 with The Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He had already written and performed sketches in Oxford for the Etceteras, the Experimental Theatre Club's revue group, and for the Oxford University Dramatic Society.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    Atkinson's Johnny English character was based on Richard Lathum, the hapless and error-prone espionage agent he played in a long-running series of Barclaycard adverts.

Rowan Atkinson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Johnny English2003 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Johnny English

    IMDb rating 6.3187K votes

  2. Johnny English Reborn2011 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Johnny English

    IMDb rating 6.3151K votes

  3. Johnny English Strikes Again2018as Johnny English

    IMDb rating 6.292K votes

  4. The Lion King1994as Zazuvoice

    IMDb rating 8.51.3M votes

  5. Mr. Bean's Holiday2007as Mr. Bean

    IMDb rating 6.4143K votes

  6. Bean1997as Mr. Bean

    IMDb rating 6.5117K votes

  7. Keeping Mum2005as Walter Goodfellow

    IMDb rating 6.838K votes

  8. Scooby-Doo2002as Mondavarious

    IMDb rating 5.4144K votes

Most often with

Mel Smith directed two of these films, Paul Weiland two. Hugh Grant appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Hugh Grant, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Hugh GrantEmma Thompson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Emma ThompsonWhoopi Goldberg, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Whoopi GoldbergJim Broadbent, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jim BroadbentColin Firth, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Colin FirthKristin Scott Thomas, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kristin Scott ThomasMel SmithDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mel SmithPaul WeilandDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Paul Weiland

Films together

Box office

What Rowan Atkinson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.3 billion

14 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 7Never in cinemas

Top grosser

The Lion King1994as Zazu (voice)$763 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Lion King1994as Zazu (voice)
    $763M23.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Wonka2023as Father Julius
    $635M19.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Scooby-Doo2002as Mondavarious
    $276M8.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Bean1997as Mr. Bean
    $251M7.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Four Weddings and a Funeral1994as Father Gerald
    $246M7.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Mr. Bean's Holiday2007as Mr. Bean
    $232M7.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Johnny English2003as Johnny English
    $160M4.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Johnny English Reborn2011as Johnny English
    $160M4.9% of the total
Never Say Never Again (1983), $160 millionJohnny English Strikes Again (2018), $159 millionHot Shots! Part Deux (1993), $134 millionRat Race (2001), $85.5 millionKeeping Mum (2005), $18.6 millionThe Witches (1990), $15.4 million

$572 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 1981 to 1990, three of them major.

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Rowan Atkinson's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
1990Best Entertainment PerformanceBlackadderWon
1981Best Entertainment PerformanceNot the Nine O'Clock NewsWon
British Academy Television AwardsWon
Other honors
1981Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy PerformanceWon
1981Laurence Olivier AwardsWon
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon
Diamond Play ButtonWon
Order of the British EmpireWon

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