- 2007: Reprised role of Mr. Bean for "Mr. Bean's Holiday"
- 2006: Cast in the leading role of a village vicar in the British comedy "Keeping Mum"
- 2003: Starred as a bumbling spy who can't get anything right in the comedy "Johnny English"
- 2001: Offered a scene-stealing comic turn as an Italian tourist who is selected to participate in a "Rat Race"
- 2000: Appeared in "Maybe Baby"
- 1997: Reprised role of Mr. Bean for the big screen comedy "Bean"
- 1995: Starred in the British sitcom "Thin Blue Line"
- 1990: Co-wrote (with Richard Curtis) and starred in the English series, "Mr. Bean"
- 1989: Starred in the West End production of "The Sneeze"
- 1989: Starred in "Blackadder Goes Forth"
- 1987: Starred in "Blackadder the Third"
- 1986: Starred in "Blackadder II" (first collaboration with Ben Elton)
- 1985: Starred in the West End production of "The Nerd"
- 1983: First non-comic feature role, "Never Say Never Again"
- 1983: Co-wrote (with Richard Curtis) and starred (in the title role) as the BBC-TV series, "The Blackadder"
- 1980: Named BBC Personality of the Year
- 1979: Joined the English series "Not the Nine O'Clock News" as a writer (with Richard Curtis) and performer
- 1979: Feature acting and writing debut, "The Secret Policeman's Ball"
- 1977: Wrote and performed comedy revues with Richard Curtis at the Oxford Playhouse and the Edinburgh Fringe




