Atkinson appeared at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London as Mr. Bean in a comedy sketch during a performance of " Chariots of Fire " , playing a repeated single note on synthesizer . He then lapsed into a dream sequence in which he joined the runners from the film of the same name ( about the 1924 Summer Olympics ) , beating them in their iconic run along West Sands at St. Andrews , by riding in a minicab and tripping the front runner . Atkinson starred as Jules Maigret in '' Maigret '' , a series of television films from ITV
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Rowan Atkinson