Facts about Benjamin Atkinson- Son of British Actor Rowan Atkinson

Who doesn’t know Rowan Atkinson? In the world, Rowan is best known as Mr. Bean, which we don’t have to mention. But, today we are gone talk about his son, Benjamin Atkinson who actually looks like his father. Despite following his father’s footsteps, Benjamin has already started taking a great position in England by working as a British army.

Benjamin rose to stardom for being a son of actor Rowan and his first wife Sunetra Sastry. If you want to know more about Mr.Bean’s son then read this article till the end.

Parents Relationship

Benjamin Atkinson’s parents, Rowan and Sunetra met for the first time in the late 1980s. At the time, Sastry was working as a makeup artist with the BBC. Before they tied the knot, the couple dated more than ten years.  Finally, on February 1990, the love birds exchanged their wedding vows.

Their wedding ceromany took place at the famous Russian Tea Room in New York City. Unfortunately, the couple ended their more than three decades of a relationship into divorce. The two broke up in 2014 and were divorced on 10 November 2014.

After the couple parted their ways, Rowan started dating comedy actress Louise Ford. As per Hello magazine, Sastry was granted a Nisi order by a district judge at London’s Central Family Court.

Siblings- Lily Atkinson

From his parent’s marital relationship, Benjamin shares an elder sister Lily Atkinshon. She was born in 1995 and is two years younger than Ben.

Similarly, Benjamin shares a half-sister Isla Atkinshon from his fathers’ second marriage with Louise.

Son of a Wealthy Father

Since Benjamin hasn’t revealed the proper details about his career, we are unable to provide his net worth. However, his father Rowan has a net worth of $130 million as of 2019. Atkinson gained this fortune from his career as an actor, screenwriter, and comedian.

Not just that, he has also worked as a voice actor in several animated films. But, most often, Rowan earned massive name and fame from British sitcom, Mr. Bean. In the same way, Ben’s mother, Sastry received $13 million mansions in Oxfordshire during the divorce settlement.

House

Back in 2006, Ben’s father bought a £2.6million house in 16 acres of land in Ipsden, Oxfordshire. Later, he bought a  £5million house including five bedrooms in Chiltern Hills. As per the reports, Rowan bought a six-bed west London mansion costing £21million house for his wife Sastry in 2014.

In addition to his assets, Rowan has great collections of cars which include purple 1997 McLaren F1. He bought the car for around $1 million back in 1997.

Bio of Benjamin Atkinson

Born on September 9, 1993, Benjamin Atkinson is 26 years old as of 2019. Ben has a star sign of Virgo. Growing up alongside his sister, Ben graduated from Exeter University in England. Yet he later showed a willingness to follow his interest in serving the country and enrolled in the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.

Ben received the Royal Military College’s letter of acceptance. He identified the British President Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron at the 35th United Kingdom–France Summit, as one of the honor guards to welcome. Atkinson, along with Britsh and the French President, was also among the few soldiers to pose.

Benjamin took the headlines in October 2019 when the news broke that he was joining the Gurkha government. Nepalese soldiers, commonly known as Gurkha, are regarded as warriors because of their courage and skills. Atkinson was a British Army cadet until he was promoted to a lieutenant’s post just last year.