Rowan Atkinson's 3 Children: All About Ben, Lily and Isla

Mar. 15, 2025

Lily Atkinson, actor Rowan Atkinson and Sunetra Sastry attend the ‘Johnny English Reborn’ London premiere in 2011.Photo:Jon Furniss/WireImage

Jon Furniss/WireImage

British actorRowan Atkinsonis perhaps most well-known as Mr. Bean — but to his kids, he’s simply Dad.The comedian is a father to two children, Ben and Lily, from his first marriage to makeup artist Sunetra Sastry and to one child, Isla, from his current relationship with comedian and actress Louise Ford.Lily is following in her dad’s footsteps in a creative career. She’s both a musician and a visual artist, who occasionally shares her work on Instagram and YouTube. Her elder brother, Ben, is serving in the British Army in a specialized unit. Meanwhile, their younger sister, Isla, is living in South Oxfordshire, England.Here’s everything to know about Rowan Atkinson’s children: Ben, Lily and Isla.Ben Atkinson, 31Rowan Atkinson and Sunetra Sastry at the UK premiere of ‘Keeping Mum.'.Ian West - PA Images/PA Images/GettyAtkinson and Sastry welcomed their first child together, a son named Ben, on Sept. 9, 1993.Ben is a graduate of Exeter University and currently serves in the British Army. In 2016, he announced on Facebook that he had received an acceptance letter from Sandhurst, the military academy wherePrince WilliamandPrince Harryearned their military badges.“Dunno what this letter is but apparently The Royal Military Academy want me to come and attend them. Sounds like fun,” he wrote on the social media platform, perThe Telegraph.Ben also was one of the recruits to stand with Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May when they visited Sandhurst in 2018 for the 35th United Kingdom-France summit, according to theDaily Mail.In 2019, he joined the Gurkhas soldiers after spending months in Nepal. He went through a 10-week course to learn the local culture.A humorous update inThe Gurkha Brigade Association newslettershared, perThe Sunday Observer, “Lt Atkinson grasped the language remarkably quickly. This may be attributed either to his language experience, having studied both Arabic and Spanish previously, or to his urgent requirement to learn the local Nepalese ‘chat-up’ lines.”The newsletter also suggested he quickly picked up Nepalese dance moves. “Learning some Nepalese dance moves was also a personal priority and Lt Atkinson was quick to establish an impressive ‘uthyo basyo’ (an up-down rapid squatting dance-move),” it read.Lily Atkinson Sastry, 29Rowan Atkinson and his daughter, Lily Atkinson, attend the ‘Johnny English Reborn’ London premiere in 2011.John Furniss/WireImageAtkinson and Sastry celebrated the arrival of their second child together, daughter Lily, on July 11, 1995.She’s following in her father’s footsteps as a performer. Lily is a singer-songwriter and a cabaret performer who has performed at the Pheasantry in London and the St. James Studio.In a 2016 interview withMy Theatre Mates, she shared a little bit about her creative process.“I had always been a writer, but I was about 14/15 when I really started writing music,” she said. “I just loved writing stories and poems, coming up with melodies; I was always challenging myself. Of course, already being a singer and performer, I worked out pretty quickly what I wanted to do.“When asked how she would describe her musical style, she said it is “R&B, soul, pop, with a bit of funk.”It seems Lily may have adopted her mother’s maiden name as her stage name. Lily’sInstagramprofile bears the surname Sastry, though she’s also hashtagged some images with “#lilyatkinson.”In recent years, Lily has continued to produce and record music, according to her social media profiles. She’s part of an electronic music duo calledilivati, according toher Instagram. She’s also made a name for herself as a visual artist, with several acrylic-on-canvas paintings being showcased on her Instagram profile.Isla Atkinson, 7Rowan Atkinson as St. John Quartermain, Malcolm Sinclair as Eddie Loomis with Louise Ford as Anita Manchip in Simon Gray’s ‘Quartermaine’s Terms’.robbie jack/Corbis/GettyAtkinson and his girlfriend, Ford, welcomed their daughter, Isla, in December 2017.The couple began dating in 2014, following Atkinson’s split from Sastry. Atkinson and Ford met while performing in the comic playQuartermaine’s Termsthe year prior.Very little is known about Isla, as neither of her parents speak about her in interviews.

British actorRowan Atkinsonis perhaps most well-known as Mr. Bean — but to his kids, he’s simply Dad.

The comedian is a father to two children, Ben and Lily, from his first marriage to makeup artist Sunetra Sastry and to one child, Isla, from his current relationship with comedian and actress Louise Ford.

Lily is following in her dad’s footsteps in a creative career. She’s both a musician and a visual artist, who occasionally shares her work on Instagram and YouTube. Her elder brother, Ben, is serving in the British Army in a specialized unit. Meanwhile, their younger sister, Isla, is living in South Oxfordshire, England.

Here’s everything to know about Rowan Atkinson’s children: Ben, Lily and Isla.

Ben Atkinson, 31

Rowan Atkinson and Sunetra Sastry at the UK premiere of ‘Keeping Mum.'.Ian West - PA Images/PA Images/Getty

Ian West - PA Images/PA Images/Getty

Atkinson and Sastry welcomed their first child together, a son named Ben, on Sept. 9, 1993.

Ben is a graduate of Exeter University and currently serves in the British Army. In 2016, he announced on Facebook that he had received an acceptance letter from Sandhurst, the military academy wherePrince WilliamandPrince Harryearned their military badges.

“Dunno what this letter is but apparently The Royal Military Academy want me to come and attend them. Sounds like fun,” he wrote on the social media platform, perThe Telegraph.

Ben also was one of the recruits to stand with Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May when they visited Sandhurst in 2018 for the 35th United Kingdom-France summit, according to theDaily Mail.

In 2019, he joined the Gurkhas soldiers after spending months in Nepal. He went through a 10-week course to learn the local culture.

A humorous update inThe Gurkha Brigade Association newslettershared, perThe Sunday Observer, “Lt Atkinson grasped the language remarkably quickly. This may be attributed either to his language experience, having studied both Arabic and Spanish previously, or to his urgent requirement to learn the local Nepalese ‘chat-up’ lines.”

The newsletter also suggested he quickly picked up Nepalese dance moves. “Learning some Nepalese dance moves was also a personal priority and Lt Atkinson was quick to establish an impressive ‘uthyo basyo’ (an up-down rapid squatting dance-move),” it read.

Lily Atkinson Sastry, 29

Rowan Atkinson and his daughter, Lily Atkinson, attend the ‘Johnny English Reborn’ London premiere in 2011.John Furniss/WireImage

John Furniss/WireImage

Atkinson and Sastry celebrated the arrival of their second child together, daughter Lily, on July 11, 1995.

She’s following in her father’s footsteps as a performer. Lily is a singer-songwriter and a cabaret performer who has performed at the Pheasantry in London and the St. James Studio.

In a 2016 interview withMy Theatre Mates, she shared a little bit about her creative process.

“I had always been a writer, but I was about 14/15 when I really started writing music,” she said. “I just loved writing stories and poems, coming up with melodies; I was always challenging myself. Of course, already being a singer and performer, I worked out pretty quickly what I wanted to do.”

When asked how she would describe her musical style, she said it is “R&B, soul, pop, with a bit of funk.”

It seems Lily may have adopted her mother’s maiden name as her stage name. Lily’sInstagramprofile bears the surname Sastry, though she’s also hashtagged some images with “#lilyatkinson.”

In recent years, Lily has continued to produce and record music, according to her social media profiles. She’s part of an electronic music duo calledilivati, according toher Instagram. She’s also made a name for herself as a visual artist, with several acrylic-on-canvas paintings being showcased on her Instagram profile.

Isla Atkinson, 7

Rowan Atkinson as St. John Quartermain, Malcolm Sinclair as Eddie Loomis with Louise Ford as Anita Manchip in Simon Gray’s ‘Quartermaine’s Terms’.robbie jack/Corbis/Getty

robbie jack/Corbis/Getty

Atkinson and his girlfriend, Ford, welcomed their daughter, Isla, in December 2017.

The couple began dating in 2014, following Atkinson’s split from Sastry. Atkinson and Ford met while performing in the comic playQuartermaine’s Termsthe year prior.

Very little is known about Isla, as neither of her parents speak about her in interviews.

source: people.com