Rowan Atkinson

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

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Covers

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Rowan Atkinson's achievements span television, film, and stage, with a BAFTA win at age 26 and an International Emmy for Mr. Bean. He was appointed CBE in 2013, one of the highest civilian honors in the UK. Fellow comedians voted him among the top 50 comedians ever in a 2005 poll. His Mr. Bean character remains one of the most globally recognized comedy icons, with the animated series still in production and merchandise sold worldwide.

AwardsAtkinson won a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance for Not the Nine O'Clock News in 1981. He received British Comedy Awards for Top TV Comedy Personality (1990) and Best Comedy Film for Bean (1997) and Johnny English (2003). He won an International Emmy for Popular Arts for Mr. Bean in 1992, and a BAFTA for Best Comedy Series for Mr. Bean in 1991.

Honours & Distinctions

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

UK Government·2013

Appointed for services to drama and charity.

Honorary Doctor of Letters

Newcastle University·1990

Honorary degree.

Honorary Doctor of Science

Newcastle University·2006

Honorary degree.

Honorary Doctor of Letters

University of Oxford·2014

Honorary degree.

Rankings & Lists

#Listed

50 funniest actors in British comedy

The Observer·2003

#Listed

Top 50 comedians ever

Poll of fellow comedians·2005

Magazine Covers

Time (UK edition)

1997

Mr. Bean cover

Empire

2003

Johnny English cover

Radio Times

2012

London Olympics Mr. Bean sketch cover

Radio Times

2016

Maigret cover

Records & Feats

Youngest performer to have a one-man show in London's West End

Career Milestone·1981

At age 26 in 1981, Atkinson performed 'Rowan Atkinson in Revue' at the Globe Theatre.