David Attenborough
Known for acting · Born 8 May 1926 · 100 · London, England, UK
325 credits
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.
Known for
Planet Earth
2006
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
Our Planet
2019
Frozen Planet
2011
The Year Earth Changed
2021
Africa
2013
Planet Earth II
2016
Prehistoric Planet
2022
Life on Earth
1979
Life
2009
Natural World
1983
NOVA
1974
Acting (278)
2026A Gorilla Story: Told by David AttenboroughSelfFilm
2026Wild LondonSelfFilm
2026Secret GardenSelf - Presenter · 5 episodesSeries
2026David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthSelfFilm
2026Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest AdventureSelfFilm
2026Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the CoelacanthSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2026Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our CenturySelfFilm
2025Ocean with David AttenboroughSelfFilm
2025ParenthoodSelf - Narrator · 5 episodesSeries
2025KingdomSelf - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2025A Deeper Dive with David AttenboroughSelfFilm
2025Simon Schama's Story of UsSelf - Reader · 3 episodesSeries
2025RTL TonightSelfSeries
2024MammalsSelf - Narrator · 6 episodesSeries
2024Secret Lives of OrangutansSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2024Secret World of SoundSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2024AsiaSelf : Presenter · 7 episodesSeries
2024Attenborough and the Giant Sea MonsterSelf - PresenterFilm
2024Fateful PlanetSelfSeries
2024Attenborough's Life JourneySelfFilm
2024Saving the Storks with Sir David AttenboroughSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2023Planet Earth IIISelf - Presenter · 8 episodesSeries
2023Wild IslesSelf - Presenter · 5 episodesSeries
2023David Attenborough: A Life on EarthSelfFilm
2023Our Planet IISelf - Narrator (Voice) · 4 episodesSeries
2022Prehistoric PlanetSelf - Presenter · 10 episodesSeries
2022The Green PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2022Frozen Planet IISelf - Presenter · 6 episodesSeries
2022Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David AttenboroughSelf - PresenterFilm
2022Attenborough's Wonder of SongSelf - PresenterFilm
2022David Attenborough's Global AdventureSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2022Dinosaur ApocalypseSelf - HostFilm
2022Great Mammoth MysterySelf - HostFilm
2022How the BBC BeganSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2021The Year Earth ChangedSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2021Attenborough's Life in ColourSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2021A Perfect PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2021Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our PlanetSelf - NarratorFilm
2021The Mating GameSelf - Presenter · 5 episodesSeries
2021Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the WorldSelfSeries
2021Attenborough and the Mammoth GraveyardSelf - NarratorFilm
2021The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2021Attenborough’s JourneySelfFilm
2021Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)Film
2020David Attenborough: A Life on Our PlanetSelfFilm
2020Extinction: The FactsSelf - PresenterFilm
2020Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruySelfFilm
2020Planet Earth: A CelebrationSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2020Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2020Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in ConversationSelfFilm
2020The Romantics and Us with Simon SchamaSelfSeries
2020Prince William: A Planet For Us AllSelfFilm
2020Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSelf - Guest (archive footage)Series
2019Our PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 12 episodesSeries
2019Seven Worlds, One PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 7 episodesSeries
2019Our Planet: Behind the ScenesSelf - NarratorFilm
2019Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of TimeSelf - Narrator (archive sound)Film
2019Climate Change: The FactsSelf - PresenterFilm
2019Wild KarnatakaSelf - NarratorFilm
2019The ForumSelfFilm
2019Dragons and DamselsSelf - NarratorFilm
2019The Kiwi, The Knight and the QashqaiSelfFilm
2019The Living ThamesSelfFilm
2019Blue Planet UKSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2018DynastiesSelf - Narrator · 9 episodesSeries
2018Attenborough and the Sea DragonPresenterFilm
2018David Attenborough's TasmaniaSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2018Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted AnimalSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2018Whale WisdomSelf - NarratorFilm
2018The Queen's Green PlanetSelfFilm
2018Into the JungleSelf - NarratorFilm
2018Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana TrenchSelf - NarratorFilm
2018The Making of David Attenborough's Ant MountainSelfFilm
2018Attenborough's Wonder of EggsSelf - PresenterFilm
2018Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic DeepNarratorFilm
2018Timelapse of the Entire UniverseSelf - Narrator (archive sound)Film
2018Tomorrow's World: People of ScienceSelfSeries
2017Blue Planet IISelf - Presenter · 7 episodesSeries
2017Planet Earth II: A World of WonderSelf - PresenterFilm
2017Attenborough and the Giant ElephantSelf - PresenterFilm
2017And the Winner Isn'tSelfFilm
2017Attenborough and the Empire of the AntsSelf – PresenterFilm
2017Cheetahs: Growing Up FastSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2017Richard Batterham, Master PotterSelfFilm
2017Hotel ArmadilloSelf - NarratorFilm
2017Puerto Rico: Island of EnchantmentSelf - NarratorFilm
2017Richmond Park National Nature ReserveSelfFilm
2017Plants Behaving BadlySelf · 2 episodesSeries
2016Planet Earth IISelf - Narrator · 6 episodesSeries
2016Attenborough's Life That GlowsSelf - PresenterFilm
2016Attenborough and the Giant DinosaurSelf - PresenterFilm
2016Zoo Quest in ColourSelf - PresenterFilm
2016Attenborough at 90: Behind the LensSelfFilm
2016Attenborough's Passion ProjectsSelf - Presenter · 4 episodesSeries
2016Wild CitySelf - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2016Attenborough at 90SelfFilm
2016Deep Ocean: Lights in the AbyssSelf - NarratorFilm
2016David Attenborough's Wild CitySelf - Narrator · 6 episodesSeries
2016Jaguars: Brazil's Super CatsSelfFilm
2015The HuntSelf - Narrator (voice) · 7 episodesSeries
2015Great Barrier Reef with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2015Attenborough's Paradise BirdsPresenter - NarratorFilm
2015David Attenborough's Conquest of the SkiesSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2015Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the PacificSelf – NarratorFilm
2015Deep OceanSelf - Narrator · 4 episodesSeries
2015David Attenborough Meets President ObamaSelfFilm
2015Attenborough's Big BirdsNarratorFilm
2015Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea SharksSelf - NarratorFilm
2015Africa's Fishing LeopardsNarrator (voice)Film
2015Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas SpeechSelfFilm
2015Cougars UndercoverSelfFilm
2015Reef DiariesSelf - NarratorFilm
2014Life StorySelf - Presenter · 6 episodesSeries
2014Björk: Biophilia LiveSelf - Opening Sequence (voice)Film
2014David Attenborough's Natural History Museum AlivePresenterFilm
2014Fabulous FrogsSelf - NarratorFilm
2014The Bat Man of MexicoSelfFilm
2014Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High PlacesNarratorFilm
2014Conquest of The Skies 3D自己, 编剧Film
2014Sir David Attenborough – A Life on EarthDavid Attenborough, SelfFilm
2013AfricaSelf - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2013Galapagos 3D with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2013David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the VertebratesSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2013David Attenborough's Natural CuriositiesSelf - Presenter · 27 episodesSeries
2013When Björk Met AttenboroughSelfFilm
2013Micro Monsters with David AttenboroughPresenter · 6 episodesSeries
2013Galapagos with David AttenboroughSelf - PresenterFilm
2013WinterwatchSelfSeries
2013Autopsy on a DreamSelfFilm
2013Edwardian Insects on FilmSelfFilm
2013David Attenborough: The Early YearsSelfFilm
2013Legends of the Deep: The Giant SquidSelf - NarratorFilm
2013The Mating GameNarratorFilm
2012Kingdom of PlantsSelf - Narrator · 3 episodesSeries
2012The Penguin KingSelf - NarratorFilm
2012Attenborough: 60 Years in the WildSelf - PresenterFilm
2012Attenborough: 60 Years in the WildSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2012Secrets of Wild IndiaNarrator · 3 episodesSeries
2012Hummingbirds: Jewelled MessengersSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2012Attenborough's ArkNarratorFilm
2012Superfish: Bluefin TunaFilm
2012Tales of Television CentreSelfFilm
2012VoiceSeries
2012Hot TunaNarratorFilm
2011Frozen PlanetSelf - Narrator · 7 episodesSeries
2011All Watched Over by Machines of Loving GraceSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2011MadagascarSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2011Flying Monsters 3D with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter / NarratorFilm
2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelfSeries
2011Attenborough and the Giant EggSelf - PresenterFilm
2011Brave New World with Stephen HawkingSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2011Desert SeasSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2011Animal HouseSelfFilm
2011The Secrets of Scott's HutSelfFilm
2011Great Thinkers: In Their Own WordsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2010First LifeSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2010Birds of ParadiseSelfFilm
2010Attenborough's JourneySelfFilm
2010Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TVSelfFilm
2010Jane Goodall - Beauty and the BeastsSelfFilm
2010Genius of BritainSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2010In ConfidenceSeries
2009LifeSelf - Narrator (voice) · 10 episodesSeries
2009Nature's Great EventsSelf - Presenter · 6 episodesSeries
2009Charles Darwin and the Tree of LifePresenterFilm
2009SkavlanSelf - GuestSeries
2009Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The LinkSelf - Presenter / NarratorFilm
2009Water Life A World of Water导演Film
2008Life in Cold BloodSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2008Tiger: Spy In The Jungle · 3 episodesSeries
2008SuperfishSelf - NarratorFilm
2008Snow Leopard: Beyond the MythNarratorFilm
2008Clever MonkeysNarratorFilm
2008NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺NarratorFilm
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelfSeries
2007Trek - Spy on the WildebeestFilm
2007Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile WorldHimself - PresenterFilm
2006Planet EarthSelf - Narrator · 11 episodesSeries
2006The One ShowSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2006Gorillas Revisited with Sir David AttenboroughPresenterFilm
2006A War on ScienceSelfFilm
2006Are We Changing Planet Earth? · 2 episodesSeries
2006Desert LionsSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2006Can We Save Planet Earth?Film
2006My Favourite Attenborough MomentSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Your Favourite Attenborough MomentSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Folk BritanniaSelfSeries
2005Life in the UndergrowthSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2005Kea: The Smartest Parrot?Self - NarratorFilm
2005Echo and Other ElephantsSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
2004Satoyama: Japan's Secret WatergardenNarratorFilm
2004Bears: Spy in the WoodsFilm
2004The Amber Time MachineNarratorFilm
2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2004The Minsmere YearFilm
2003Deep BlueSelfFilm
2003The Terry and Gaby ShowSeries
2003The Many Lives of Richard AttenboroughFilm
2003Smart Sharks: Swimming With RobosharkSelfFilm
2002The Life of MammalsSelf - Presenter · 10 episodesSeries
2002Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost TribeSelf (voice)Film
2002Great Natural Wonders of the WorldPresenterFilm
2002Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in TelevisionSelfFilm
2002Attenborough the ControllerSelfFilm
2001The Blue PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 8 episodesSeries
2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf - Guest · 4 episodesSeries
2000State of the PlanetSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2000The Lost Gods of Easter IslandHimself - PresenterFilm
2000Lions: Spy in the DenNarratorFilm
2000The Song of the EarthNarratorFilm
2000Bowerbirds: The Art of SeductionNarratorFilm
2000Living with DinosaursPresenterFilm
1999Islands of the Vampire BirdsNarrator (voice)Film
1999The Greatest Wildlife Show on EarthPresenter - NarratorFilm
1999Satoyama I: Japan's Secret WatergardenNarratorFilm
1999Tiger: The Elusive PrincessNarrator (voice)Film
1998The Life of BirdsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 10 episodesSeries
1998The Dragons of GalapagosNarrator (voice)Film
1998ParkinsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1997Leopard: The Agent of DarknessSelfFilm
1997Humpback Whale: The Giant of the OceansSelfFilm
1996Attenborough in ParadiseSelf - NarratorFilm
1996Survival IslandNarratorFilm
1996Sperm Whales: Back from the AbyssNarratorFilm
1996Attenborough in Paradise · 7 episodesSeries
1995The Private Life of PlantshimselfFilm
1995The Private Life of PlantsSelf - Presenter · 6 episodesSeries
1995Wildlife Specials · 30 episodesSeries
1995Great White Shark - The Silent StalkerFilm
1995World of Wildlife: African Big CatsSelf - NarratorFilm
1993Life in the FreezerSelf - Presenter · 6 episodesSeries
1993Killer Whales: Wolves of the SeaNarratorFilm
1991Barn Owl: Bird of DarknessFilm
1990Trials of LifeSelf - Narrator (voice) · 12 episodesSeries
1990A TV DanteHimselfFilm
1990The Trials of LifeSelf - PresenterFilm
1990The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite MoundSelfFilm
1989Lost Worlds, Vanished LivesPresenter - Narrator · 4 episodesSeries
1988This MorningSelfSeries
1987The First EdenPresenter - Narrator · 4 episodesSeries
1987Going Live!SelfSeries
1987Birds of the Sun GodNarratorFilm
1985A Zed & Two NoughtsHimself - Documentary Narrator (voice)Film
1985TelevisionSeries
1985The Million Pound Bird BookPresenterFilm
1985David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land MammalsNarratorFilm
1984The Living PlanetSelf · 12 episodesSeries
1984Goldene KameraSelfSeries
1983Natural WorldPresenter, Narrator (voice) · 28 episodes, Narrator · 23 episodes, Self - Host · 9 episodes, Self - NarratorSeries
1983Aliens From Inner SpaceNarratorFilm
1982NatureNarrator (voice) · 5 episodes, Host · 2 episodes, SelfSeries
1982WoganSelfSeries
1981General Studies: An Everyday MiracleNarratorFilm
1980The Spirit of AsiaSelf · 8 episodesSeries
1979Life on EarthSelf - Presenter · 13 episodesSeries
1979Squirrel on My ShoulderNarratorFilm
1978At Home with BadgersNarratorFilm
1977Wildlife on OneNarratorSeries
1975The Tribal Eye · 7 episodesSeries
1975Fabulous AnimalsSelf - Presenter · 6 episodesSeries
1975ExplorersSelf - Narrator · 10 episodesSeries
1974NOVANarrator · 3 episodesSeries
1973Eastward With Attenborough · 6 episodesSeries
1971A Blank on the MapHimself - PresenterFilm
1971Baobab: Portrait of a TreeNarrator (voice)Film
1969The Miracle of Bali · 3 episodesSeries
1967OmnibusSelfSeries
1967The World About UsNarratorSeries
1964Horizon, Self, Himself / NarratorSeries
1963Adventure · 9 episodesSeries
1961Elsa the LionessSelfFilm
1960The People of Paradise · 6 episodesSeries
1959Science Is NewsSelf - PresenterSeries
1955Zoo Quest to West AfricaSelfFilm
1955Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958 · 6 episodesSeries
1954Zoo Quest · 42 episodesSeries
—Blue Planet IIISelf - PresenterSeries
Creator (3)
1975Fabulous AnimalsCreatorSeries
1967The World Around UsCreatorSeries
—Flying CasanovasCreatorSeries
Crew (2)
2016Wild CityPresenterSeries
2015Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marchePresenterFilm
Production (3)
2016Planet Earth IICastingSeries
1961Elsa the LionessProducerFilm
1955The Ascent of KangchenjungaProducerFilm
Sound (1)
2016Zoo Quest in ColourSound RecordistFilm
Writing (38)
2017Attenborough and the Empire of the AntsWriterFilm
2015Great Barrier Reef with David AttenboroughWriterSeries
2015David Attenborough's Conquest of the SkiesWriterSeries
2014David Attenborough's Natural History Museum AliveWriterFilm
2014Sir David Attenborough – A Life on EarthWriter, Director, PresenterFilm
2013AfricaWriterSeries
2013Galapagos 3D with David AttenboroughWriterSeries
2013David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the VertebratesScreenplaySeries
2013Galapagos with David AttenboroughWriterFilm
2012Attenborough's ArkWriterFilm
2011Frozen PlanetWriterSeries
2011Flying Monsters 3D with David AttenboroughWriterFilm
2010First LifeWriterSeries
2009Charles Darwin and the Tree of LifeWriterFilm
2008Life in Cold BloodWriterSeries
2006Planet EarthWriterSeries
2006Desert LionsScript ConsultantFilm
2005Life in the UndergrowthWriterSeries
2003Deep BlueWriterFilm
2002The Life of MammalsWriterSeries
2000State of the PlanetWriterSeries
2000The Lost Gods of Easter IslandScreenplayFilm
2000The Song of the EarthWriterFilm
2000Bowerbirds: The Art of SeductionWriterFilm
1999Islands of the Vampire BirdsWriterFilm
1998The Life of BirdsWriterSeries
1996Attenborough in ParadiseWriterFilm
1996Survival IslandWriterFilm
1996Attenborough in ParadiseWriterSeries
1995The Private Life of PlantsWriterSeries
1993Life in the FreezerWriterSeries
1985The Million Pound Bird BookWriterFilm
1984The Living PlanetWriterSeries
1983Natural WorldWriterSeries
1979Life on EarthWriterSeries
1974NOVAWriterSeries
1971A Blank on the MapScreenplayFilm
1955Zoo Quest to West AfricaWriter, ProducerFilm