Quick Facts About Rowan Atkinson
- Born
- January 6, 1955
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Television Actor
- Notable works
- Blackadder Goes Forth
- Known for
- The Lion King, Johnny English, Mr Bean, Scooby-Doo, Wonka
- Spouse
- Sunetra Sastry
About Rowan Atkinson
He appeared on Not the Nine O'Clock News from 1979 to 1982. He then played the main characters in Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995). He also stars in the Johnny English film series, which began in 2003 and continues today.
![“[Maigret] is more internal. I think if we made more of these I might let him out a bit.” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/rowan-atkinson-3883_bits_maigret-is-more-internal-i-think-if-we-m_1990264.png)
![“I'm sure that a French production of this [Maigret series] would be different. For better or worse, who's to say, but probably not very good for 8 o'clock on ITV.” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/rowan-atkinson-3883_clock_i-m-sure-that-a-french-production-of-thi_1246873.png)
![“The decision to do it [play Maigret] was related to the fact that the character is a very ordinary man, and generally speaking I haven't played very many ordinary men.” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/rowan-atkinson-3883_actor_the-decision-to-do-it-play-maigret-was-r_1371552.png)
![“[Maigret Sets a Trap] was always going to be the first film, and it seemed to be quite a nice story. But of course it meant that here I was playing this new character for the first time, in a place where he had been a relative failure, as all these people had been murdered and the pressure was on…” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/rowan-atkinson-3883_character_maigret-sets-a-trap-was-always-going-to_1839131.png)
![“ITV and the production company contacted me and asked if I fancied playing the role [of Maigret]. It took me a long time to decide to do it. In fact, I decided not to. I thought about it for some weeks, and thought 'perhaps not' and it went away for a while, and then it sort of came back. They…” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/rowan-atkinson-3883_business_itv-and-the-production-company-contacted_2881487.png)
![“The character [Maigret] is bound to change and develop, and I wouldn't like to claim that we are perfectly formed straight out of the box. I think it's what I'd call an 'optimistic start'. As you know, for me, no glass is anything other than half empty, so I apologise for my reticence in terms of…” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/rowan-atkinson-3883_bounds_the-character-maigret-is-bound-to-change_1875597.png)
![“Although the great frustration about this [role] is the fact that there's one thing Maigret never does, and that's drive. He's always driven, or he takes the train, or he gets the bus. I was saying 'Well, why don't we ring the changes for the 21st Century, and stick him in the car?'. [Executive…” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/rowan-atkinson-3883_21st-century_although-the-great-frustration-about-thi_1809992.jpg)
