Isla Atkinson is the youngest child and daughter of Rowan Atkinson, the famous English actor, comedian, and writer popular for his title role in the sitcom Mr. Bean. She was born in December 2017 and is currently 6 years old.
Isla is one of Rowan’s three children. She has two older half-siblings named Lily and Benjamin, who are from her father’s previous marriage to Sunetra Sastry, a makeup artist. She herself is a product of the relationship between her father and comedian Louise Ford. Her father was still married to Sunetra at the time he started dating her mother, but he eventually ended things with her in order to be with his new lover. Find out all the available information about the 6-year-old here.
Summary of Isla Atkinson’s Biography
- Full name: Isla Atkinson
- Gender: Female
- Date of birth: December 2017
- Country of birth: Britain
- Isla Atkinson’s Age: 6 years old
- Ethnicity: White
- Nationality: British
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Isla Atkinson’s Parents: Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) and Louise Ford
- Siblings: Lily Sastry and Benjamin Atkinson
- Famous for: Being the daughter of Rowan Atkinson
How Old Is Rowan Atkinson’s Daughter, Isla Atkinson, Now?
Isla Atkinson is currently 6 years old. While it is known that she was born to well-known actor Rowan Atkinson and Louise Ford in December 2017 in the United Kingdom, the exact day and city she was born in is not known. Owing to her place of birth, coupled with the fact that both of her parents are British, the little girl is also a British citizen and of white ethnicity.
Despite being the child of a celebrity, most details about Isla are not available in the public space, as her parents are obviously very protective of her and would want her to have a normal life away from the prying eyes of the media. As a result, information about her education, among other things, is unavailable.
This might have been different if she were on social media, but considering her age, it’s understandable that she is not. In her parents’ quest to protect her from the public, they also do not post anything about her on their social platforms.
Who Is Isla Atkinson’s Mother?
While Isla Atkinson’s father needs no introduction, as there’s hardly anyone who does not know him, thanks to his Mr. Bean character, her mother, Louise Ford, is not that well-known. Louise is a British comedian and actress who graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007.
She has appeared in several comedy TV shows, including the children’s sketch series Horrible Histories which ran from 2015 to 2018, and Crashing (2016). From 2016 to date, Isla’s mother has also played the role of Princess Catherine “Kate” in The Windsors. She has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest performance art festival, alongside Cariad Lloyd and Yasmine Akram.
Are Isla Atkinson’s Parents Married?
Isla Atkinson’s parents, Rowan Atkinson and Louise Ford, are not legally married even though they have been together for a decade and still counting. They worked together on the play Quartermaine’s Terms in 2013 and started dating afterward.
At that time, Rowan was still married to his wife, Sunetra Sastry, whom he tied the knot with in 1990, while Louise had broken up with comedian James Acaster shortly before then.
To keep this new relationship, Isla Atkinson’s father separated from his wife in 2014 and finalized his divorce from her the following year. Two years down the line (in 2017), he and Louise welcomed their first child together – Isla Atkinson.
How Many Siblings Does Isla Atkinson Have?
Isla is the only child of her parent, but she has two older half-siblings- a sister named Lily Sastry (formerly known as Lily Atkinson) and a brother named Benjamin Atkinson- through her father’s previous marriage to Sunetra Sastry. Unlike her, Lily and Benjamin are of mixed ethnicity, as their father is British, while their mother is half British and half Indian. They were both raised in Exeter, England, UK, where they attended the University of Exeter.
Lily, who was born sometime in 1995, decided to drop her father’s surname for her mother’s after her parents divorced. Meanwhile, just like her parents, she is building a career for herself in the entertainment industry. Although she is yet to attain her father’s height in showbiz, she is an accomplished artist in her own right and is known for performance singing and burlesque dancing.
Lily’s journey in the entertainment industry started right when she was still a child. She made her first appearance in the children’s movie Tooth (2004). Subsequently, she appeared alongside her father in Mr. Bean’s Holiday and Johnny English Reborn. Along the line, Lily decided to move away from acting on the screen to cabaret.
Not long after, she started performing her one-woman show at different venues, such as the famous club The Pheasantry, among others. Her performances eventually gained traction, and as a result, she was given her own West End show titled Lily. The show ran for two nights and was a huge hit.
Additionally, Lily is into singing. She has recorded a number of her songs and shows and uploaded them on SoundCloud. At the moment, she performs as a singer and dancer, and her shows have received positive reviews from the media.
Isla’s second half-sibling, Benjamin Atkinson, was born on the 9th of September 1993 and is currently 30 years old. Even though he comes from a family of entertainers, he opted for a different career path, precisely in the British military. He joined the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in 2016 and went through military training for more than 10 weeks.
