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
- Wild London as Self
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth as Self
- Secret Garden as Self - Presenter
- 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
- Kingdom as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Parenthood as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Ocean with David Attenborough as Self
- Simon Schama's Story of Us as Self - Reader
- A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough as Self
2024
- Asia as Self : Presenter
- Mammals as Self - Narrator
- Secret World of Sound as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Fateful Planet as Self
- Attenborough's Life Journey as Self
- Secret Lives of Orangutans as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster as Self - Presenter
- 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
2022
- Prehistoric Planet as Self - Presenter
- How the BBC Began as Self
- Frozen Planet II as Self - Presenter
- The Green Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Dinosaur Apocalypse as Self - Host
- David Attenborough's Global Adventure as Self
- Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough's Wonder of Song as Self - Presenter
- Great Mammoth Mystery as Self - Host
2021
- A Perfect Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World as Self
- Attenborough's Life in Colour as Self - Presenter
- The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
- The Mating Game as Self - Presenter
- Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet as Self - Narrator
- The Year Earth Changed as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough’s Journey as Self
2020
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet as Self
- Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments as Self
- The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama as Self
- Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime as Self
- Extinction: The Facts as Self - Presenter
- Planet Earth: A Celebration as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Prince William: A Planet For Us All as Self
- Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy as Self
- Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation as Self
2019
- Seven Worlds, One Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Our Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Our Planet: Behind the Scenes as Self - Narrator
- Wild Karnataka as Self - Narrator
- The Forum as Self
- Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
- Climate Change: The Facts as Self - Presenter
- The Living Thames as Self
- Dragons and Damsels as Self - Narrator
- Blue Planet UK as Self
- The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai as Self
2018
- Dynasties as Self - Narrator
- Tomorrow's World: People of Science as Self
- Into the Jungle as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough and the Sea Dragon as Presenter
- Whale Wisdom as Self - Narrator
- David Attenborough's Tasmania as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Queen's Green Planet as Self
- Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs as Self - Presenter
- Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep as Narrator
- The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain as Self
2017
- Blue Planet II as Self - Presenter
- And the Winner Isn't as Self
- Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants as Self – Presenter
- Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder as Self - Presenter
- Hotel Armadillo as Self - Narrator
- Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Plants Behaving Badly as Self
- Richard Batterham, Master Potter as Self
- Richmond Park National Nature Reserve as Self
- Attenborough and the Giant Elephant as Self - Presenter
2016
- Planet Earth II as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough at 90 as Self
- Wild City as Self - Narrator (voice)
- David Attenborough's Wild City as Self - Narrator
- Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats as Self
- Zoo Quest in Colour as Self - Presenter
- Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough's Life That Glows as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough's Passion Projects as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens as Self
2015
- The Hunt as Self - Narrator (voice)
- David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies as Self - Presenter
- Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- Reef Diaries as Self - Narrator
- Cougars Undercover as Self
- Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific as Self – Narrator
- Attenborough's Paradise Birds as Presenter - Narrator
- Africa's Fishing Leopards as Narrator (voice)
- Attenborough's Big Birds as Narrator
- Deep Ocean as Self - Narrator
- David Attenborough Meets President Obama as Self
- Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech as Self
- Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks as Self - Narrator
- Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche ... (Presenter)
2014
- Life Story as Self - Presenter
- Björk: Biophilia Live as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
- Conquest of The Skies 3D as 自己
- Fabulous Frogs as Self - Narrator
- Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth as David Attenborough
- Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places as Narrator
- David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive as Presenter
- The Bat Man of Mexico as Self
2013
- David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities as Self - Presenter
- Africa as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Winterwatch as Self
- Micro Monsters with David Attenborough as Presenter
- David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates as Self - Presenter
- Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- Galapagos with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- The Mating Game as Narrator
- Autopsy on a Dream as Self
- Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid as Self - Narrator
- David Attenborough: The Early Years as Self
- Edwardian Insects on Film as Self
- When Björk Met Attenborough as Self
2012
- Voice
- Kingdom of Plants as Self - Narrator
- Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild as Self - Presenter
- Secrets of Wild India as Narrator
- Attenborough's Ark as Narrator
- Hot Tuna as Narrator
- The Penguin King as Self - Narrator
- Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
- Tales of Television Centre as Self
- Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild as Self - Presenter
- Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers as Self - Narrator (voice)
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Frozen Planet as Self - Narrator
- Madagascar as Self - Presenter
- All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace as Self
- Brave New World with Stephen Hawking as Self
- Desert Seas as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words as Self
- The Secrets of Scott's Hut as Self
- Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter / Narrator
- Attenborough and the Giant Egg as Self - Presenter
- Animal House as Self
2010
- In Confidence
- First Life as Self - Presenter
- Genius of Britain as Self
- Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts as Self
- Birds of Paradise as Self
- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV as Self
- Attenborough's Journey as Self
2009
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Life as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Nature's Great Events as Self - Presenter
- Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link as Self - Presenter / Narrator
- Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life as Presenter
- 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
- NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺 as Narrator
- Clever Monkeys as Narrator
- Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth as Narrator
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
- Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World as Himself - Presenter
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Planet Earth as Self - Narrator
- A War on Science as Self
- Desert Lions as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Folk Britannia as Self
- My Favourite Attenborough Moment as Self (archive footage)
- Are We Changing Planet Earth?
- 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 Presenter
2004
- The Minsmere Year
- Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden as Narrator
- Bears: Spy in the Woods
- The Amber Time Machine as Narrator
2003
2002
- The Life of Mammals as Self - Presenter
- Attenborough the Controller as Self
- Great Natural Wonders of the World as Presenter
- Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television as Self
- Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Self (voice)
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- The Blue Planet as Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
- Lions: Spy in the Den as Narrator
- State of the Planet as Self - Presenter
- The Lost Gods of Easter Island as Himself - Presenter
- Living with Dinosaurs as Presenter
- The Song of the Earth as Narrator
- Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction as Narrator
1999
- Islands of the Vampire Birds as Narrator (voice)
- Tiger: The Elusive Princess as Narrator (voice)
- The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth as Presenter - Narrator
- Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden as Narrator
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
- Wildlife Specials
- The Private Life of Plants as Self - Presenter
- 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)
- A TV Dante as Himself
- The Trials of Life as Self - Presenter
- 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
- The Tribal Eye
- Fabulous Animals as Self - Presenter
- 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
1964
1963
1961
- Elsa the Lioness as Self
1959
- Science Is News as Self - Presenter