Indeed, Rowan was the voice of Zazu in the Lion King.
Rides go-karts round his tennis courts and, according to Stephen Fry (his best man), "hasn't got an ounce of showbiz in him".
Has an HGV license (Heavy Goods Vehicle - the old legal term in the United Kingdom for goods vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight).
Owns various fast cars (Aston Martin Vantages, etc.).
Writes articles for CAR (a British car magazine).
Education: Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK (electrical engineering); Oxford University, Oxford, UK (electrical engineering)
Races (and also crashes) his Aston Martins in the Aston Martins Owners club series.
His wife, Sunetra Sastry, is a make-up artist.
Attended Cathedral Chorister School, Durham with Tony Blair.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1982 for the
1981 season.
Once crashed his MacLaren F1, a supercar valued at more than $1,000,000, into the back of a stationary Mini Metro, valued at around $600. The damage was not severe.
He was one of the guests at Prince Charles' and Camilla Parker-Bowles' wedding.
Has publicly opposed the British Labour government's plans to introduce new legislation on incitement to religious hatred, arguing that it would undermine free speech and thought (even citing the possible development of mind-reading technology), and that such measures would make political satire - which he considers seminal in a democracy - unworkable.
Along with Tony Robinson and Tim McInnerny, he is one of only three actors to appear in all four "Blackadder" series: "La vipère noire" (1983), "Black-Adder II" (1986), "Black Adder the Third" (1987) and "Blackadder Goes Forth" (1989).
He had to pull out of his role in a West End production of Oliver in April 2009 due to hernia surgery.
Owns a Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, which he used in the film Johnny English (2003).
He is the only actor to appear in every episode of Blackadder, Tony Robinson did not appear in the pilot.
Has suffered with a stammer for many years, hence does not like giving interviews.
Attended Kate Middleton and Prince William Windsor's wedding.
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