David Attenborough
Born: 1926-05-08 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2026
- A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough as Self
- Secret Garden as Self - Presenter
- Wild London as Self
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth as Self
- Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century as Self
- Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure as Self
- Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth as Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
- RTL Tonight as Self
- Ocean with David Attenborough as Self
- Kingdom as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Parenthood as Self - Narrator
- Simon Schama's Story of Us as Self - Reader
- A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough as Self
2024
- Mammals as Self - Narrator
- Secret World of Sound as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Asia as Self : Presenter
- Secret Lives of Orangutans as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Fateful Planet as Self
- Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough's Life Journey as Self
- Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
- Planet Earth III as Self - Presenter
- Wild Isles as Self - Presenter
- David Attenborough: A Life on Earth as Self
- Our Planet II as Self - Narrator (Voice)
2022
- Prehistoric Planet as Self - Presenter
- Frozen Planet II as Self - Presenter
- The Green Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- David Attenborough's Global Adventure as Self
- How the BBC Began as Self
- Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough's Wonder of Song as Self - Presenter
- Dinosaur Apocalypse as Self - Host
- Great Mammoth Mystery as Self - Host
2021
- The Year Earth Changed as Self - Narrator (voice)
- A Perfect Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Attenborough's Life in Colour as Self - Presenter
- Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World as Self
- The Mating Game as Self - Presenter
- Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet as Self - Narrator
- The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
- Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough’s Journey as Self
2020
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet as Self
- Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime as Self
- Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama as Self
- Planet Earth: A Celebration as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Prince William: A Planet For Us All as Self
- Extinction: The Facts as Self - Presenter
- Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy as Self
- Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation as Self
2019
- Our Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Seven Worlds, One Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Our Planet: Behind the Scenes as Self - Narrator
- Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
- Climate Change: The Facts as Self - Presenter
- Wild Karnataka as Self - Narrator
- Blue Planet UK as Self
- The Forum as Self
- Dragons and Damsels as Self - Narrator
- The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai as Self
- The Living Thames as Self
2018
- Dynasties as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough and the Sea Dragon as Presenter
- Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench as Self - Narrator
- David Attenborough's Tasmania as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Queen's Green Planet as Self
- Tomorrow's World: People of Science as Self
- Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Timelapse of the Entire Universe as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
- Into the Jungle as Self - Narrator
- Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep as Narrator
- Whale Wisdom as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs as Self - Presenter
- The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain as Self
2017
- Blue Planet II as Self - Presenter
- And the Winner Isn't as Self
- Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants as Self – Presenter
- Attenborough and the Giant Elephant as Self - Presenter
- Plants Behaving Badly as Self
- Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder as Self - Presenter
- Richmond Park National Nature Reserve as Self
- Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment as Self - Narrator
- Richard Batterham, Master Potter as Self
- Hotel Armadillo as Self - Narrator
2016
- Planet Earth II as Self - Narrator
- Wild City as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Attenborough at 90 as Self
- Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur as Self - Presenter
- David Attenborough's Wild City as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough's Passion Projects as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough's Life That Glows as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens as Self
- Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats as Self
- Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss as Self - Narrator
- Zoo Quest in Colour as Self - Presenter
2015
- The Hunt as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough's Paradise Birds as Presenter - Narrator
- Reef Diaries as Self - Narrator
- Africa's Fishing Leopards as Narrator (voice)
- David Attenborough Meets President Obama as Self
- Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific as Self – Narrator
- Attenborough's Big Birds as Narrator
- Cougars Undercover as Self
- Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks as Self - Narrator
- Deep Ocean as Self - Narrator
- Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche ... (Presenter)
- Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech as Self
2014
- Life Story as Self - Presenter
- Björk: Biophilia Live as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
- Fabulous Frogs as Self - Narrator
- David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive as Presenter
- Conquest of The Skies 3D as 自己
- Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places as Narrator
- Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth as David Attenborough
- The Bat Man of Mexico as Self
2013
- Africa as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Winterwatch as Self
- David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities as Self - Presenter
- Micro Monsters with David Attenborough as Presenter
- Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates as Self - Presenter
- When Björk Met Attenborough as Self
- Galapagos with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- Autopsy on a Dream as Self
- Edwardian Insects on Film as Self
- Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid as Self - Narrator
- David Attenborough: The Early Years as Self
- The Mating Game as Narrator
2012
- Voice
- Secrets of Wild India as Narrator
- Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild as Self - Presenter
- Kingdom of Plants as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild as Self - Presenter
- Tales of Television Centre as Self
- The Penguin King as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough's Ark as Narrator
- Hot Tuna as Narrator
- Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
- Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers as Self - Narrator (voice)
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Frozen Planet as Self - Narrator
- All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace as Self
- Madagascar as Self - Presenter
- Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words as Self
- Brave New World with Stephen Hawking as Self
- Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter / Narrator
- Attenborough and the Giant Egg as Self - Presenter
- Desert Seas as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Secrets of Scott's Hut as Self
- Animal House as Self
2010
- First Life as Self - Presenter
- In Confidence
- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV as Self
- Genius of Britain as Self
- Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts as Self
- Attenborough's Journey as Self
- Birds of Paradise as Self
2009
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Life as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Nature's Great Events as Self - Presenter
- Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life as Presenter
- Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link as Self - Presenter / Narrator
- Water Life A World of Water as 导演
2008
- Life in Cold Blood as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
- Superfish as Self - Narrator
- Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth as Narrator
- NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺 as Narrator
- Clever Monkeys as Narrator
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World as Himself - Presenter
- Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Planet Earth as Self - Narrator
- Folk Britannia as Self
- A War on Science as Self
- Are We Changing Planet Earth?
- My Favourite Attenborough Moment as Self (archive footage)
- Desert Lions as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Can We Save Planet Earth?
- Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough as Presenter
- Your Favourite Attenborough Moment as Self (archive footage)
2005
- Life in the Undergrowth as Self
- Echo and Other Elephants as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Kea: The Smartest Parrot? as Self - Narrator
2004
- Parkinson as Self - Guest
- Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden as Narrator
- Bears: Spy in the Woods
- The Minsmere Year
- The Amber Time Machine as Narrator
2003
2002
- The Life of Mammals as Self - Presenter
- Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Self (voice)
- Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television as Self
- Great Natural Wonders of the World as Presenter
- Attenborough the Controller as Self
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- The Blue Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
- State of the Planet as Self - Presenter
- The Song of the Earth as Narrator
- Lions: Spy in the Den as Narrator
- The Lost Gods of Easter Island as Himself - Presenter
- Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction as Narrator
- Living with Dinosaurs as Presenter
1999
- Islands of the Vampire Birds as Narrator (voice)
- The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth as Presenter - Narrator
- Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden as Narrator
- Tiger: The Elusive Princess as Narrator (voice)
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- The Life of Birds as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Dragons of Galapagos as Narrator (voice)
1997
1996
- Attenborough in Paradise
- Survival Island as Narrator
- Attenborough in Paradise as Self - Narrator
- Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss as Narrator
1995
- The Private Life of Plants as Self - Presenter
- Wildlife Specials
- Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
- The Private Life of Plants as himself
- World of Wildlife: African Big Cats as Self - Narrator
1993
- Life in the Freezer as Self - Presenter
- Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea as Narrator
1990
- Trials of Life as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Trials of Life as Self - Presenter
- A TV Dante as Himself
- The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound as Self
1989
- Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives as Presenter - Narrator
1988
- This Morning as Self
1987
- Going Live! as Self
- The First Eden as Presenter - Narrator
- Birds of the Sun God as Narrator
1985
- Television
- A Zed & Two Noughts as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
- The Million Pound Bird Book as Presenter
- David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals as Narrator
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- The Living Planet as Self
1983
- Natural World as Presenter
- Aliens From Inner Space as Narrator
1981
- General Studies: An Everyday Miracle as Narrator
1980
- The Spirit of Asia as Self
1979
- Life on Earth as Self - Presenter
- Squirrel on My Shoulder as Narrator
1978
- At Home with Badgers as Narrator
1977
- Wildlife on One as Narrator
1975
- Fabulous Animals as Self - Presenter
- The Tribal Eye
- Explorers as Self - Narrator
1974
- NOVA as Narrator
1971
- Baobab: Portrait of a Tree as Narrator (voice)
- A Blank on the Map as Himself - Presenter
1969
1967
- Omnibus as Self
- The World About Us as Narrator
- The World Around Us ... (Creator)
1964
1963
1961
- Elsa the Lioness as Self
1959
- Science Is News as Self - Presenter
1955
- Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
- The Ascent of Kangchenjunga ... (Producer)
- Zoo Quest to West Africa as Self