- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1980
- Place of Birth
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Philippe Cousteau Jr.
Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. (born January 20, 1980) is an American oceanographer and environmental activist, the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques Cousteau. He has continued the work of his father and grandfather by educating the public about environmental and conservation issues. In 2017, he received an Emmy nomination for hosting the syndicated science series Awesome Planet. He married his wife, Ashlan Gorse in 2013. She and Philippe co-hosted the Travel Channel show Caribbean Pirate Treasure. He was born in Santa Monica, California, to Jan Cousteau, the widow of Philippe Cousteau, who was killed in a plane crash six months before the birth. He grew up in France and the United States.
Filmography
movieJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 · Self
tvCaribbean Pirate Treasure
2017 · Self
tvXploration Awesome Planet
2014
tvOceans
2008 · Self - Presenter
movieOcean's Deadliest
2007 · Self
movieLake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia
1997 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)
1995 · Self
The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
1991 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire
1991 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez
1990 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord
1987 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)
1985 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind
1985 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle
1984 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers
1983 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River
1983 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon
1983 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea
1981 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude
1980 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament
1978 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea
1978 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)
1978 · Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin
1974 · Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice
1974 · Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea
1973 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo
1973 · Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters
1971 · Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns
1971 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships
1970 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales
1969 · Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca
1968 · Self
The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle
1967 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks
1967 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)
1966 · Self, Director