- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1926
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough (born May 8, 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
Filmography
movieDavid Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026 · Self
movieMaking Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026 · Self
movieQueen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026 · Self
movieDeep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026 · Self
tvSecret Garden
2026 · Self - Presenter
movieWild London
2026 · Self
tvKingdom
2025 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvRTL Tonight
2025 · Self
tvParenthood
2025 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieOcean with David Attenborough
2025 · Self
movieA Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025 · Self
tvSimon Schama's Story of Us
2025 · Self - Reader
movieAttenborough's Life Journey
2024 · Self
tvAsia
2024 · Self : Presenter
movieSecret Lives of Orangutans
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvFateful Planet
2024 · Self
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvMammals
2024 · Self - Narrator
tvSecret World of Sound
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieAttenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024 · Self - Presenter
movieDavid Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023 · Self
tvPlanet Earth III
2023 · Self - Presenter
tvWild Isles
2023 · Self - Presenter
tvHow the BBC Began
2022 · Self
tvFrozen Planet II
2022 · Self - Presenter
tvPrehistoric Planet
2022 · Self - Presenter
movieDinosaur Apocalypse
2022 · Self - Host
movieDinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022 · Self - Presenter
movieGreat Mammoth Mystery
2022 · Self - Host
tvDavid Attenborough's Global Adventure
2022 · Self
tvThe Green Planet
2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieAttenborough's Wonder of Song
2022 · Self - Presenter
movieAttenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021 · Self - Narrator
tvThe Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvThe Mating Game
2021 · Self - Presenter
movieParkinson at 50
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieBreaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021 · Self - Narrator
movieAttenborough’s Journey
2021 · Self
movieThe Year Earth Changed
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvGreta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
2021 · Self
tvAttenborough's Life in Colour
2021 · Self - Presenter
tvA Perfect Planet
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
moviePrince William: A Planet For Us All
2020 · Self
tvMichael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020 · Self
movieDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020 · Self
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020 · Self
movieExtinction: The Facts
2020 · Self - Presenter
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020 · Self
moviePlanet Earth: A Celebration
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 · Self
movieDiving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020 · Self
movieThe Forum
2019 · Self
tvSeven Worlds, One Planet
2019 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Living Thames
2019 · Self
movieThe Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019 · Self
movieClimate Change: The Facts
2019 · Self - Presenter
movieOur Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019 · Self - Narrator
tvOur Planet
2019 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvBlue Planet UK
2019 · Self
movieTimelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019 · Self - Narrator (archive sound)
movieDragons and Damsels
2019 · Self - Narrator
movieWild Karnataka
2019 · Self - Narrator
movieWhale Wisdom
2018 · Self - Narrator
tvDynasties
2018 · Self - Narrator
movieInto the Jungle
2018 · Self - Narrator
movieDeep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018 · Self - Narrator
movieDavid Attenborough's Tasmania
2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)
moviePangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Queen's Green Planet
2018 · Self
movieAttenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018 · Self - Presenter
tvTomorrow's World: People of Science
2018 · Self
movieAttenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018 · Presenter
movieDeep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018 · Narrator
movieThe Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018 · Self
movieAttenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017 · Self – Presenter, Writer
movieAttenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017 · Self - Presenter
movieAnd the Winner Isn't
2017 · Self
tvBlue Planet II
2017 · Self - Presenter
tvPlants Behaving Badly
2017 · Self
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017 · Self
movieHotel Armadillo
2017 · Self - Narrator
moviePuerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017 · Self - Narrator
movieCheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017 · Self
moviePlanet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017 · Self - Presenter
tvPlanet Earth II
2016 · Self - Narrator, Casting
movieJaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016 · Self
movieDeep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016 · Self - Narrator
movieZoo Quest in Colour
2016 · Self - Presenter, Sound Recordist
movieAttenborough's Life That Glows
2016 · Self - Presenter
movieAttenborough at 90
2016 · Self
tvAttenborough's Passion Projects
2016 · Self - Presenter
movieAttenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016 · Self
tvWild City
2016 · Self - Narrator (voice), Presenter
tvDavid Attenborough's Wild City
2016 · Self - Narrator
movieAttenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016 · Self - Presenter
movieReef Diaries
2015 · Self - Narrator
tvGreat Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015 · Self
Cougars Undercover
2015 · Self
tvThe Hunt
2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche
2015 · Presenter
movieDavid Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015 · Self
movieAttenborough's Big Birds
2015 · Narrator
movieLegends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015 · Self - Narrator
movieAfrica's Fishing Leopards
2015 · Narrator (voice)
movieAttenborough's Paradise Birds
2015 · Presenter - Narrator
tvDavid Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieDeep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015 · Self – Narrator
tvDeep Ocean
2015 · Self - Narrator
tvLife Story
2014 · Self - Presenter
movieBjörk: Biophilia Live
2014 · Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
movieSir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014 · David Attenborough, Self, Writer, Director, Presenter
movieMountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014 · Narrator
movieFabulous Frogs
2014 · Self - Narrator
movieThe Bat Man of Mexico
2014 · Self
movieConquest of The Skies 3D
2014 · 自己, 编剧
movieDavid Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014 · Presenter, Writer
Autopsy on a Dream
2013 · Self
tvDavid Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013 · Self - Presenter, Screenplay
movieWhen Björk Met Attenborough
2013 · Self
movieThe Mating Game
2013 · Narrator
tvMicro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013 · Presenter
movieGalapagos with David Attenborough
2013 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013 · Self
movieLegends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013 · Self - Narrator
tvDavid Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013 · Self - Presenter
movieDavid Attenborough: The Early Years
2013 · Self
tvWinterwatch
2013 · Self
tvAfrica
2013 · Self - Narrator (voice), Writer
tvGalapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieAttenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012 · Self - Presenter
tvAttenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012 · Self - Presenter
movieAttenborough's Ark
2012 · Narrator, Writer
movieThe Penguin King
2012 · Self - Narrator
tvVoice
2012
movieHummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvKingdom of Plants
2012 · Self - Narrator
movieTales of Television Centre
2012 · Self
movieHot Tuna
2012 · Narrator
movieSuperfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
tvSecrets of Wild India
2012 · Narrator
tvFrozen Planet
2011 · Self - Narrator, Writer
tvBrave New World with Stephen Hawking
2011 · Self
movieAnimal House
2011 · Self
tvThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
tvGreat Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2011 · Self
tvAll Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011 · Self
movieFlying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011 · Self - Presenter / Narrator, Writer
movieDesert Seas
2011 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011 · Self
movieAttenborough and the Giant Egg
2011 · Self - Presenter
tvMadagascar
2011 · Self - Presenter
movieMad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010 · Self
tvFirst Life
2010 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieAttenborough's Journey
2010 · Self
movieJane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010 · Self
tvGenius of Britain
2010 · Self
In Confidence
2010
movieBirds of Paradise
2010 · Self
movieWater Life A World of Water
2009 · 导演
tvLife
2009 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieUncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009 · Self - Presenter / Narrator
tvNature's Great Events
2009 · Self - Presenter
movieCharles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009 · Presenter, Writer
tvSkavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
movieNHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2008 · Narrator
movieClever Monkeys
2008 · Narrator
movieSuperfish
2008 · Self - Narrator
tvTiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
tvLife in Cold Blood
2008 · Self - Narrator (voice), Writer
movieSnow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008 · Narrator
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Self
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007 · Himself - Presenter
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieTrek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
tvAre We Changing Planet Earth?
2006
movieYour Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006 · Self (archive footage)
movieGorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006 · Presenter
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006 · Self (archive footage)
movieDesert Lions
2006 · Self - Narrator (voice), Script Consultant
tvPlanet Earth
2006 · Self - Narrator, Writer
Folk Britannia
2006 · Self
movieA War on Science
2006 · Self
tvLife in the Undergrowth
2005 · Self, Writer
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005 · Presenter
tvEcho and Other Elephants
2005 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBears: Spy in the Woods
2004
movieSatoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004 · Narrator
movieThe Amber Time Machine
2004 · Narrator
movieThe Minsmere Year
2004
movieThe Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
movieSmart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003 · Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
movieDeep Blue
2003 · Self, Writer
movieRobbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002 · Self (voice)
movieLife on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002 · Self
tvThe Life of Mammals
2002 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieAttenborough the Controller
2002 · Self
movieGreat Natural Wonders of the World
2002 · Presenter
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
tvThe Blue Planet
2001 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000 · Narrator, Writer
movieLions: Spy in the Den
2000 · Narrator
tvState of the Planet
2000 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Living with Dinosaurs
2000 · Presenter
movieThe Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000 · Himself - Presenter, Screenplay
movieThe Song of the Earth
2000 · Narrator, Writer
movieThe Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999 · Presenter - Narrator
movieTiger: The Elusive Princess
1999 · Narrator (voice)
movieIslands of the Vampire Birds
1999 · Narrator (voice), Writer
movieSatoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999 · Narrator
tvThe Life of Birds
1998 · Self - Narrator (voice), Writer
movieThe Dragons of Galapagos
1998 · Narrator (voice)
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
movieLeopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997 · Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997 · Self
movieSperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996 · Narrator
movieAttenborough in Paradise
1996 · Self - Narrator, Writer
tvAttenborough in Paradise
1996 · , Writer
movieSurvival Island
1996 · Narrator, Writer
movieWorld of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995 · Self - Narrator
tvWildlife Specials
1995
movieThe Private Life of Plants
1995 · himself
tvThe Private Life of Plants
1995 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieGreat White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
tvLife in the Freezer
1993 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieKiller Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993 · Narrator
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
movieThe Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990 · Self
tvTrials of Life
1990 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Trials of Life
1990 · Self - Presenter
movieA TV Dante
1990 · Himself
tvLost Worlds, Vanished Lives
1989 · Presenter - Narrator
tvThis Morning
1988 · Self
tvGoing Live!
1987 · Self
tvThe First Eden
1987 · Presenter - Narrator
Birds of the Sun God
1987 · Narrator
movieA Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
1985 · Narrator
movieThe Million Pound Bird Book
1985 · Presenter, Writer
tvTelevision
1985
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
tvThe Living Planet
1984 · Self, Writer
movieAliens From Inner Space
1983 · Narrator
tvNatural World
1983 · Presenter, Narrator (voice), Self - Host, Self - Narrator, Writer
tvNature
1982 · Narrator (voice), Host, Self
tvWogan
1982 · Self
movieGeneral Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981 · Narrator
tvThe Spirit of Asia
1980 · Self
movieSquirrel on My Shoulder
1979 · Narrator
tvLife on Earth
1979 · Self - Presenter, Writer
At Home with Badgers
1978 · Narrator
tvWildlife on One
1977 · Narrator
tvFabulous Animals
1975 · Self - Presenter, Creator
tvExplorers
1975 · Self - Narrator
tvThe Tribal Eye
1975
tvNOVA
1974 · Narrator, Writer
Eastward With Attenborough
1973
movieA Blank on the Map
1971 · Himself - Presenter, Screenplay
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971 · Narrator (voice)
tvThe Miracle of Bali
1969
tvThe World About Us
1967 · Narrator
tvOmnibus
1967 · Self
tvHorizon
1964 · , Self, Himself / Narrator
tvAdventure
1963
movieElsa the Lioness
1961 · Self, Producer
tvThe People of Paradise
1960
Science Is News
1959 · Self - Presenter
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
1955
movieZoo Quest to West Africa
1955 · Self, Writer, Producer
tvZoo Quest
1954
Blue Planet III
— · Self - Presenter
tvFlying Casanovas
— · Creator