| Met Rowan Atkinson while attending Oxford University |
1979 | Wrote for BBC-2's "Not the Nine O'Clock News," a sketch comedy show featuring Atkinson and Mel Smith |
1983 | Co-wrote with Atkinson "The Black Adder" (BBC-1); Atkinson also starred as the title character |
1986 | Collaborated writer Ben Elton on "Blackadder II," starring Atkinson as a direct descendant of his character in the first series |
1987 | Co-wrote with Elton "Black Adder the Third," starring Atkinson as a butler to Hugh Laurie's Prince Regent |
1988 | Penned "Black Adder's Christmas Carol," a biting retelling of the Dickens classic |
1989 | Co-wrote with Elton "Blackadder Goes Forth," the last installment of the series starring Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry |
1989 | Made feature screenwriting debut with "The Tall Guy"; directed by Mel Smith |
1990 | Wrote the successful ITV comedy "Mr. Bean" (aired in the U.S. on HBO from 1992-94); starred Atkinson in the title role |
1991 | Wrote the British TV-movie "Bernard and the Genie," starring Alan Cumming and Rowan Atkinson |
1994 | Co-executive produced and wrote the British comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral"; first collaboration with actor Hugh Grant; earned Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Screenplay |
1994 | Created the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley" (BBC1); also wrote and produced |
1997 | Wrote and produced "Bean," the film adaptation of the popular TV series starring Atkinson |
1999 | Wrote the romantic comedy film "Notting Hill," starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts |
2001 | Co-penned the adaptation of "Bridget Jones's Diary" from the bestselling novel by Helen Fielding; co-starred Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger as single gal Bridget |
2003 | Directed first feature, the ensemble comedy drama "Love Actually"; film featured Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Bill Nighy; also wrote screenplay; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Screenplay |
2004 | Co-wrote the sequel "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," again starring Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant |
2005 | Scripted the British TV drama "The Girl in the Cafe," starring Bill Nighy and Kelly Macdonald; produced by the BBC and HBO |
2007 | Re-teamed with Atkinson to executive produce "Mr. Bean's Holiday" |
2009 | Co-wrote and co-produced the adaptation of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" with Anthony Minghella (aired on the BBC and HBO) |
2009 | Directed and wrote the comedy film "Pirate Radio," about a fictitious radio station broadcasting from a ship to the United Kingdom |
2011 | Co-wrote (with Lee Hall) the screenplay for "War Horse," directed by Steven Spielberg; film was based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo and the 2007 stage adaptation of the same name |
