David Attenborough
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 Te…
Known For
Planet Earth
Self - Narrator
Planet Earth II
Self - Narrator
Our Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
Prehistoric Planet
Self - Presenter
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Self
The Blue Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
Life
Self - Narrator (voice)
Blue Planet II
Self - Presenter
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Filmography
Acting (266)
Movies (158)
Wild London
2026as Self
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026 Upcomingas Self
Apr 17
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025as Self
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025as Self
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2025as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024as Self - Presenter
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2024as Self - Narrator (voice)
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Life Journey
2024as Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023as Self
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022as Self - Presenter
Great Mammoth Mystery
2022as Self - Host
Attenborough’s Journey
2021as Self
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021as Self - Narrator
The Year Earth Changed
2021as Self - Narrator (voice)
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021as Self - Narrator
Parkinson at 50
2021as Self (archive footage)
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020as Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020as Self
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020as Self - Narrator (voice)
Extinction: The Facts
2020as Self - Presenter
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020as Self
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020as Self
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019as Self - Narrator
Climate Change: The Facts
2019as Self - Presenter
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019as Self
Dragons and Damsels
2019as Self - Narrator
Wild Karnataka
2019as Self - Narrator
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
The Living Thames
2019as Self
The Forum
2019as Self
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018as Self - Narrator
Whale Wisdom
2018as Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018as Narrator
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018as Presenter
Into the Jungle
2018as Self - Narrator
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018as Self
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018as Self - Presenter
The Queen's Green Planet
2018as Self
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017as Self - Presenter
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017as Self - Narrator (voice)
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017as Self - Narrator
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017as Self – Presenter
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017as Self
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017as Self
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2017as Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
2017as Self
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017as Self - Presenter
Hotel Armadillo
2017as Self - Narrator
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016as Self
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016as Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90
2016as Self
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016as Self - Presenter
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016as Self
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016as Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016as Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015as Presenter - Narrator
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015as Self – Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015as Narrator (voice)
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015as Self - Narrator
Cougars Undercover
2015as Self
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015as Narrator
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015as Self
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015as Self
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
Fabulous Frogs
2014as Self - Narrator
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014as Narrator
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014as Presenter
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014as Self
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014as David Attenborough
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014as 自己
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013as Self
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013as Self
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013as Self - Presenter
Autopsy on a Dream
2013as Self
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013as Self - Narrator
The Mating Game
2013as Narrator
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013as Self
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012as Self - Presenter
Tales of Television Centre
2012as Self
Attenborough's Ark
2012as Narrator
The Penguin King
2012as Self - Narrator
Hot Tuna
2012as Narrator
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012as Self - Narrator (voice)
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011as Self
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011as Self - Presenter
Desert Seas
2011as Self - Narrator (voice)
Animal House
2011as Self
Attenborough's Journey
2010as Self
Birds of Paradise
2010as Self
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010as Self
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010as Self
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Water Life A World of Water
2009as 导演
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009as Presenter
Superfish
2008as Self - Narrator
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008as Narrator
Clever Monkeys
2008as Narrator
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007 Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007as Himself - Presenter
A War on Science
2006as Self
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006as Presenter
Desert Lions
2006as Self - Narrator (voice)
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006as Self (archive footage)
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006as Self (archive footage)
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005as Presenter
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004as Narrator
The Amber Time Machine
2004as Narrator
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
The Minsmere Year
2004
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003as Self
Deep Blue
2003as Self
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Attenborough the Controller
2002as Self
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002as Presenter
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002as Self (voice)
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002as Self
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000as Himself - Presenter
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000as Narrator
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000as Narrator
The Song of the Earth
2000as Narrator
Living with Dinosaurs
2000as Presenter
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999as Narrator (voice)
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999as Narrator
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999as Presenter - Narrator
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999as Narrator
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998as Narrator
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997as Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997as Self
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996as Narrator
Attenborough in Paradise
1996as Self - Narrator
Survival Island
1996as Narrator
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
The Private Life of Plants
1995as himself
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995as Self - Narrator
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993as Narrator
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
A TV Dante
1990as Himself
The Trials of Life
1990as Self - Presenter
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990as Self
Birds of the Sun God
1987as Narrator
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
Aliens From Inner Space
1983as Narrator
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981as Narrator
Squirrel on My Shoulder
1979as Narrator
At Home with Badgers
1978as Narrator
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971as Narrator (voice)
A Blank on the Map
1971as Himself - Presenter
Elsa the Lioness
1961as Self
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955as Self
The Life of Josiah Fong --- PREQUEL
as Narrator
In Flight Movie
as Narrator
Television (108)
Secret Garden
2026 Upcomingas Self - Presenter
Apr 5
Parenthood
2025as Self - Narrator (voice)
Kingdom
2025as Self - Narrator (voice)
Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025as Self - Reader
Mammals
2024as Self - Narrator
Asia
2024as Self : Presenter
Secret World of Sound
2024as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fateful Planet
2024as Self
Planet Earth III
2023as Self - Presenter
Wild Isles
2023as Self - Presenter
Prehistoric Planet
2022as Self - Presenter
Frozen Planet II
2022as Self - Presenter
The Green Planet
2022as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
2022as Self
How the BBC Began
2022as Self
Attenborough's Life in Colour
2021as Self - Presenter
A Perfect Planet
2021as Self - Narrator (voice)
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
2021as Self
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mating Game
2021as Self - Presenter
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020as Self
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020as Self
Our Planet
2019as Self - Narrator (voice)
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019as Self - Narrator (voice)
Blue Planet UK
2019as Self
Dynasties
2018as Self - Narrator
Tomorrow's World: People of Science
2018as Self
Blue Planet II
2017as Self - Presenter
Plants Behaving Badly
2017as Self
Planet Earth II
2016as Self - Narrator
Wild City
2016as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Passion Projects
2016as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Wild City
2016as Self - Narrator
The Hunt
2015as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015as Self - Presenter
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015as Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean
2015as Self - Narrator
Life Story
2014as Self - Presenter
Africa
2013as Self - Narrator (voice)
Winterwatch
2013as Self
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013as Presenter
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013as Self - Presenter
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013as Self - Presenter
Voice
2012
Secrets of Wild India
2012as Narrator
Kingdom of Plants
2012as Self - Narrator
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012as Self - Presenter
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011as Self
Frozen Planet
2011as Self - Narrator
Madagascar
2011as Self - Presenter
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
2011as Self
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011as Self
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2011as Self
First Life
2010as Self - Presenter
Genius of Britain
2010as Self
In Confidence
2010
Skavlan
2009as Self - Guest
Life
2009as Self - Narrator (voice)
Nature's Great Events
2009as Self - Presenter
Life in Cold Blood
2008as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007as Self
The One Show
2006as Self - Guest
Planet Earth
2006as Self - Narrator
Folk Britannia
2006as Self
Are We Changing Planet Earth?
2006
Life in the Undergrowth
2005as Self
Echo and Other Elephants
2005as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
The Life of Mammals
2002as Self - Presenter
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001as Self - Guest
The Blue Planet
2001as Self - Narrator (voice)
State of the Planet
2000as Self - Presenter
Parkinson
1998as Self
The Life of Birds
1998as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
Wildlife Specials
1995
The Private Life of Plants
1995as Self - Presenter
Life in the Freezer
1993as Self - Presenter
Trials of Life
1990as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
1989as Presenter - Narrator
This Morning
1988as Self
Going Live!
1987as Self
The First Eden
1987as Presenter - Narrator
Goldene Kamera
1984as Self
The Living Planet
1984as Self
Natural World
1983as Self - Host
Natural World
1983as Narrator
Wogan
1982as Self
Nature
1982as Narrator (voice)
Life on Earth
1979as Self - Presenter
Wildlife on One
1977as Narrator
Fabulous Animals
1975as Self - Presenter
The Tribal Eye
1975
NOVA
1974as Narrator
Eastward With Attenborough
1973
The Miracle of Bali
1969
Omnibus
1967as Self
The World About Us
1967as Narrator
Horizon
1964
Adventure
1963
The People of Paradise
1960 Science Is News
1959as Self - Presenter
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
1955
Zoo Quest
1954 Blue Planet III
as Self - Presenter
Crew (46)
Movies (23)
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017Writer
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016Sound Recordist
Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche
2015Presenter
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014Writer
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014Director
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014Presenter
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014Writer
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013Writer
Attenborough's Ark
2012Writer
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011Writer
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009Writer
Desert Lions
2006Script Consultant
Deep Blue
2003Writer
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000Screenplay
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000Writer
The Song of the Earth
2000Writer
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999Writer
Attenborough in Paradise
1996Writer
Survival Island
1996Writer
A Blank on the Map
1971Screenplay
Elsa the Lioness
1961Producer
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955Producer
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955Writer
Television (23)
Planet Earth II
2016Casting
Wild City
2016Presenter
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015Writer
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015Writer
Africa
2013Writer
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013Screenplay
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013Writer
Frozen Planet
2011Writer
First Life
2010Writer
Life in Cold Blood
2008Writer
Planet Earth
2006Writer
Life in the Undergrowth
2005Writer
The Life of Mammals
2002Writer
State of the Planet
2000Writer
The Life of Birds
1998Writer
Attenborough in Paradise
1996Writer
The Private Life of Plants
1995Writer
Life in the Freezer
1993Writer
Trials of Life
1990Director
The Living Planet
1984Writer
Natural World
1983Writer
Life on Earth
1979Writer
NOVA
1974Writer
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