8.6
TV
Acting
David Attenborough
- Born
- (age 100)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 284 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.6
TV
8.6
TV
Planet Earth II
8.3
TV
Prehistoric Planet
8.5
TV
Our Planet
8.4
TV
Life
8.4
TV
The Blue Planet
8.6
TV
Blue Planet II
8.4
TV
Frozen Planet
7.0
Movie
A Zed & Two Noughts
7.1
TV
NOVA
7.9
Movie
The Year Earth Changed
8.3
TV
Africa
8.5
TV
Seven Worlds, One Planet
8.3
TV
Dynasties
8.3
TV
The Hunt
6.9
Movie
Deep Blue
7.6
TV
Attenborough's Life in Colour
8.6
TV
Planet Earth III
Acting credits 280
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Blue Planet III TV | Self - Presenter (1 ep) |
| 2026 | David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth Film | Self |
| 2026 | Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure Film | Self |
| 2026 | Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century Film | Self |
| 2026 | Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2026 | A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough Film | Self |
| 2026 | Secret Garden TV | Self - Presenter (5 ep) |
| 2026 | Wild London Film | Self |
| 2025 | Kingdom TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2025 | RTL Tonight TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2025 | Parenthood TV | Self - Narrator (5 ep) |
| 2025 | Ocean with David Attenborough Film | Self |
| 2025 | A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough Film | Self |
| 2025 | Simon Schama's Story of Us TV | Self - Reader (3 ep) |
| 2024 | Attenborough's Life Journey Film | Self |
| 2024 | Asia TV | Self : Presenter (7 ep) |
| 2024 | Secret Lives of Orangutans Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Fateful Planet TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Mammals TV | Self - Narrator (6 ep) |
| 2024 | Secret World of Sound TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (3 ep) |
| 2024 | Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster Film | Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | David Attenborough: A Life on Earth Film | Self |
| 2023 | Planet Earth III TV | Self - Presenter (8 ep) |
| 2023 | Our Planet II TV | Self - Narrator (Voice) (4 ep) |
| 2023 | Wild Isles TV | Self - Presenter (5 ep) |
| 2023 | Climate Crisis TV | (5 ep) |
| 2022 | How the BBC Began TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 2022 | Frozen Planet II TV | Self - Presenter (6 ep) |
| 2022 | Prehistoric Planet TV | Self - Presenter (10 ep) |
| 2022 | Dinosaur Apocalypse Film | Self - Host |
| 2022 | Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough Film | Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | Great Mammoth Mystery Film | Self - Host |
| 2022 | David Attenborough's Global Adventure TV | Self (4 ep) |
| 2022 | The Green Planet TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (5 ep) |
| 2022 | Attenborough's Wonder of Song Film | Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard Film | Self - Narrator |
| 2021 | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (5 ep) |
| 2021 | The Mating Game TV | Self - Presenter (5 ep) |
| 2021 | Parkinson at 50 Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet Film | Self - Narrator |
| 2021 | Attenborough’s Journey Film | Self |
| 2021 | The Year Earth Changed Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Attenborough's Life in Colour TV | Self - Presenter (2 ep) |
| 2021 | A Perfect Planet TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (5 ep) |
| 2020 | 王朝：狐獴特辑 Film | 解说 |
| 2020 | Prince William: A Planet For Us All Film | Self |
| 2020 | Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime TV | Self (4 ep) |
| 2020 | David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Film | Self |
| 2020 | Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation Film | Self |
| 2020 | Extinction: The Facts Film | Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Planet Earth: A Celebration Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments TV | Self - Guest (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy Film | Self |
| 2019 | The Forum Film | Self |
| 2019 | Seven Worlds, One Planet TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (7 ep) |
| 2019 | The Living Thames Film | Self |
| 2019 | The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai Film | Self |