David Attenborough

Acting·May 8, 1926·London, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth2026 · Self	Self
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure2026 · Self	Self
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century2026 · Self	Self
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth2026 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough2026 · Self	Self
Wild London2026 · Self	Self
Ocean with David Attenborough2025 · Self	Self
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough2025 · Self	Self
Attenborough's Life Journey2024 · Self	Self
Secret Lives of Orangutans2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
SSaving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster2024 · Self - Presenter	Self - Presenter
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth2023 · Self	Self
Dinosaur Apocalypse2022 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough2022 · Self - Presenter	Self - Presenter
Great Mammoth Mystery2022 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Attenborough's Wonder of Song2022 · Self - Presenter	Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard2021 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Parkinson at 502021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet2021 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Attenborough’s Journey2021 · Self	Self
The Year Earth Changed2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
Prince William: A Planet For Us All2020 · Self	Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet2020 · Self	Self
SSir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation2020 · Self	Self
Extinction: The Facts2020 · Self - Presenter	Self - Presenter
Planet Earth: A Celebration2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy2020 · Self	Self
The Forum2019 · Self	Self
The Living Thames2019 · Self	Self
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai2019 · Self	Self
Climate Change: The Facts2019 · Self - Presenter	Self - Presenter
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes2019 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time2019 · Self - Narrator (archive sound)	Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Dragons and Damsels2019 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Wild Karnataka2019 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Whale Wisdom2018 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Into the Jungle2018 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench2018 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Tasmania2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
The Queen's Green Planet2018 · Self	Self
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs2018 · Self - Presenter	Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon2018 · Presenter	Presenter
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep2018 · Narrator	Narrator
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain2018 · Self	Self
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants2017 · Self – Presenter, Writer	Self – Presenter, Writer
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant2017 · Self - Presenter	Self - Presenter