Robin Driscoll

{{Short description|English actor and writer (born 1955 or 1956)}} {{Use British English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Expand section|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = Robin Driscoll.png | caption = Driscoll in a deleted scene from "Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean" (1992) | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|64|2020|11|10}} | occupation = Actor and writer | notable_works = ''Only Fools and Horses''<br>''Mr. Bean'' | children = At least 1<ref name=":0" /> }}

'''Robin Driscoll''' (born 1955 or 1956)<ref>{{Cite web |last = Chris_148 |date = 10 November 2020 |title = 'A Book in Everyone?' |url = https://robindriscoll.org/a-book-in-everyone/ |access-date = 28 March 2026 |website = Robin Driscoll Shop |language = en-US }}</ref> is an English actor and writer. He is best known as a co-writer of ''Mr. Bean'' episodes with Rowan Atkinson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url = https://east.sussexliving.com/robin-driscoll-writes/ |title = Robin Driscoll Writes |last = Veitch |first = Robert |date = 7 September 2017 |website = Sussex Living Magazine |language = en-GB |access-date = 22 April 2020 |archive-date = 12 November 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191112091720/https://east.sussexliving.com/robin-driscoll-writes/ |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/17737139.mr-bean-writer-robin-driscoll-signs-copies-of-his-new-books/ |title = Mr Bean writer talks about his new mystery thrillers |website = Bridport and Lyme Regis News |date = 30 June 2019 |language = en |access-date = 22 April 2020 }}</ref>

He and Atkinson appeared in ''Funny Business'' (1992). As an actor, Driscoll appeared in episodes of ''Only Fools and Horses'' ("The Jolly Boys' Outing"),<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/only-fools-horses-cast-reunite-18822292 |title = Only Fools And Horses cast reunite for 30th anniversary of Jolly Boys' Outing |last = Hurst |first = Brogan-Leigh |date = 3 August 2019 |website = mirror |access-date = 22 April 2020 }}</ref> ''Murder Most Horrid'', ''Dear John'', ''Alas Smith and Jones'', and ''The Fast Show''.{{cn|date=December 2022}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Robin Driscoll |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003741/?ref_=ttfc_fcr_3_4 |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Driscoll was raised in Sompting, West Sussex. He received his early education from Boundstone School and later attended Worthing Art College, now Northbrook College.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-07 |title=Robin Driscoll — Hurstpierpoint Blog {{!}} Local stories {{!}} Local news {{!}} Local events |url=https://www.hurstlife.co.uk/hurstpierpoint-blog/tag/Robin+Driscoll |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=Hurst Life |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biog. |url=https://robindriscoll.org/biog/ |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=Robin Driscoll Shop |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=May 2026}}

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title<ref name=":1" /> !Role !Notes |- |1988 |''Dear John'' |Chopper |Television series |- |1989 |''Alas Smith and Jones'' |Various |Television series |- |1989 |''Only Fools and Horses'' |The Great Ramondo |Episode: "The Jolly Boys' Outing" |- |1992 |''Funny Business'' |Various |Film |- |1993 |''Murder Most Horrid'' |Reg |Television series |- |1994 |''The Fast Show'' |Various |Television series |- |1990–1995 |''Mr. Bean'' |Writer |Television series |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0003741}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20220122095520/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba7e988e0 Robin Driscoll] at the British Film Institute

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