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.
![“This is sort of inflection-free acting [playing Maigret], and I really wasn't sure if I could do it - you make your mind up on whether I've succeeded or not. But yes, I found it difficult when we were shooting; it was a couple of weeks before I settled into not worrying - to finding a way of…” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/rowan-atkinson-3883_acting_this-is-sort-of-inflection-free-acting-p_1352359.png)
![“I like to relish words and sentences, and phraseology, and there's not much facility for that [playing Maigret].” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/rowan-atkinson-3883_facility_i-like-to-relish-words-and-sentences-and_2302581.png)
![“[Georges] Simenon could be very brave like that. You never quite know what you're going to get or how the story's going to be told.” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/rowan-atkinson-3883_brave_georges-simenon-could-be-very-brave-like_1767012.png)
![“The job is interesting, and the task is difficult, but the man [Maigret] is just a decent man doing a very ordinary job.” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac4/rowan-atkinson-3883_decent_the-job-is-interesting-and-the-task-is-d_2053797.png)
![“I don't really have plans like that [move towards more dramatic acting].” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/rowan-atkinson-3883_acting_i-don-t-really-have-plans-like-that-move_3052119.png)
![“It was the challenge of that that I found daunting, but also engaging and interesting [to play Maigret].” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/rowan-atkinson-3883_challenges_it-was-the-challenge-of-that-that-i-foun_1219071.png)
