David Attenborough
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
NOVA
Narrator
1974
Series
Horizon
1964
Series
Horizon
Self
1964
Series
Horizon
Himself / Narrator
1964
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Series
Nature
Host
1982
Series
Nature
Self
1982
Series
Natural World
Presenter
1983
Series
Natural World
Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
Natural World
Self - Host
1983
Series
Natural World
Self - Narrator
1983
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Voice
2012
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Series
Omnibus
Self
1967
Series
Planet Earth
Self - Narrator
2006
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Series
Prehistoric Planet
Self - Presenter
2022
Series
Planet Earth II
Self - Narrator
2016
Film
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Self
2020
Series
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Our Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
Self
2026
Series
Planet Earth III
Self - Presenter
2023
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Series
Zoo Quest
1954
Series
Blue Planet II
Self - Presenter
2017
Series
The Blue Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2001
Series
Dynasties
Self - Narrator
2018
Film
Pootos
Man (Nature)
2035
Series
Frozen Planet
Self - Narrator
2011
Series
Seven Worlds, One Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Series
Life
Self - Narrator (voice)
2009
Series
Frozen Planet II
Self - Presenter
2022
Series
Africa
Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
Series
RTL Tonight
Self
2025
Film
Wild London
Self
2026
Series
The Green Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Series
Trials of Life
Self - Narrator (voice)
1990
Series
Asia
Self : Presenter
2024
Series
A Perfect Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Series
The Life of Mammals
Self - Presenter
2002
Film
Ocean with David Attenborough
Self
2025
Series
The Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Series
Winterwatch
Self
2013
Series
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Self - Presenter
2013
Series
Wild Isles
Self - Presenter
2023
Series
The Life of Birds
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
Deep Blue
Self
2003
Series
Mammals
Self - Narrator
2024
Series
Secret World of Sound
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
Wildlife on One
Narrator
1977
Series
Kingdom
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Series
Nature's Great Events
Self - Presenter
2009
Series
Life Story
Self - Presenter
2014
Series
Attenborough's Life in Colour
Self - Presenter
2021
Film
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
Self - Narrator
2021
Series
Life in Cold Blood
Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
2026
Series
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
Self - Presenter
2013
Series
Parenthood
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Series
The Living Planet
Self
1984
Series
Life on Earth
Self - Presenter
1979
Folk Britannia
Self
2006
Series
Tomorrow's World: People of Science
Self
2018
Series
Kingdom of Plants
Self - Narrator
2012
Series
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Presenter
2013
Series
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Series
First Life
Self - Presenter
2010
Series
The First Eden
Presenter - Narrator
1987
Series
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Self
2011
Series
Wildlife Specials
1995
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
Self
2020
Series
The Private Life of Plants
Self - Presenter
1995
Series
Wild City
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Series
Madagascar
Self - Presenter
2011
Film
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
In Confidence
2010
Series
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Self
2020
Series
Life in the Undergrowth
Self
2005
Film
Secret Lives of Orangutans
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
The Mating Game
Self - Presenter
2021
Film
The Year Earth Changed
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
Planet Earth: A Celebration
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Series
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
Self - Presenter
2015
Series
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
Self
2022
Film
A Zed & Two Noughts
Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
1985
Series
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
Series
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
2013
Series
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
Self
2011
Film
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
2019
Series
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
Self
2011
Series
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
2015
Film
A TV Dante
Himself
1990
Series
Explorers
Self - Narrator
1975
Film
Extinction: The Facts
Self - Presenter
2020
Series
Life in the Freezer
Self - Presenter
1993
Series
Secret Garden
Self - Presenter
2026
Series
Genius of Britain
Self
2010
Film
Björk: Biophilia Live
Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
2014
Film
The Penguin King
Self - Narrator
2012
Film
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Self (voice)
2002
Series
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
Self - Presenter
2012
Film
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
Self
2026
Film
Hotel Armadillo
Self - Narrator
2017
Series
Adventure
1963
Film
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
Self - Narrator
2019
Film
Fabulous Frogs
Self - Narrator
2014
Series
Secrets of Wild India
Narrator
2012
Series
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
Presenter - Narrator
1989
Series
Simon Schama's Story of Us
Self - Reader
2025
Film
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
Self - Presenter
2016
Film
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
Self - Presenter
2011
Series
How the BBC Began
Self
2022
Film
The Private Life of Plants
himself
1995
Film
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
Presenter
2014
Film
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
2022
Series
The World About Us
Narrator
1967
Film
Attenborough at 90
Self
2016
Blue Planet III
Self - Presenter
Film
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
Self - Presenter
2024
Film
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
Presenter
2018
Film
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
State of the Planet
Self - Presenter
2000
Series
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Self
2021
Film
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
Narrator
2004
Film
Whale Wisdom
Self - Narrator
2018
Film
Tales of Television Centre
Self
2012
Series
Deep Ocean
Self - Narrator
2015
Film
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
Self - Narrator
2021
Film
The Queen's Green Planet
Self
2018
Eastward With Attenborough
1973
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Self
2020
Film
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Presenter
2009
Film
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Self
2015
Series
The Tribal Eye
1975
Film
Africa's Fishing Leopards
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
Self - Presenter / Narrator
2011
Film
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Film
Wild Karnataka
Self - Narrator
2019
Series
Echo and Other Elephants
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
Climate Change: The Facts
Self - Presenter
2019
Film
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Film
The Trials of Life
Self - Presenter
1990
Film
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
Presenter
2006
Film
Galapagos with David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
2013
Film
Attenborough's Life That Glows
Self - Presenter
2016
Film
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
Self - Presenter
2012
Film
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2021
Living with Dinosaurs
Presenter
2000
Film
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
Self - Narrator
2015
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
1955
Series
Attenborough's Passion Projects
Self - Presenter
2016
Film
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
Self - Narrator
2017
Film
Survival Island
Narrator
1996
Film
A Blank on the Map
Himself - Presenter
1971
Film
The Forum
Self
2019
Film
A War on Science
Self
2006
Film
The Dragons of Galapagos
Narrator
1998
Film
Zoo Quest to West Africa
Self
1955
Film
Attenborough's Ark
Narrator
2012
Series
Are We Changing Planet Earth?
2006
Film
Desert Seas
Self - Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Attenborough’s Journey
Self
2021
Series
Blue Planet UK
Self
2019
Film
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Into the Jungle
Self - Narrator
2018
Cougars Undercover
Self
2015
Film
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Self
2020
Series
The People of Paradise
1960
Film
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
Self
2026
Series
The Miracle of Bali
1969
Science Is News
Self - Presenter
1959
Film
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
Self - Narrator
2018
Film
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
Narrator (voice)
1999
Series
Fabulous Animals
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
Fateful Planet
Self
2024
Film
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
Self - Presenter
2022
Film
Attenborough's Big Birds
Narrator
2015
Series
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
Film
Birds of Paradise
Self
2010
Film
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
Self – Presenter
2017
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
Self
2020
Film
The Bat Man of Mexico
Self
2014
Film
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Self
2020
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
Self
1997
Film
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
Self
2002
Film
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
Narrator
1999
Film
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
Narrator
2014
Film
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
Self - Presenter
2018
Film
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
Presenter - Narrator
2015
Film
Dragons and Damsels
Self - Narrator
2019
Film
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
Self
1997
Film
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
Self
2023
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Film
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
Narrator
2008
Film
David Attenborough's Tasmania
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
Self - Narrator (voice)
2026
Film
Attenborough's Journey
Self
2010
Series
Plants Behaving Badly
Self
2017
Film
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
Self - Presenter
2017
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
Self
2017
Film
Squirrel on My Shoulder
Narrator
1979
Film
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
Self - Presenter / Narrator
2009
Film
The Song of the Earth
Narrator
2000
Film
Great Natural Wonders of the World
Presenter
2002
Film
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
Film
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
Self
2016
Film
Aliens From Inner Space
Narrator
1983
Film
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Film
Water Life A World of Water
导演
2009
Film
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
Self
1990
Film
Clever Monkeys
Narrator
2008
Film
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
Self - Narrator
2013
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
Film
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
Self - Narrator
2016
Series
David Attenborough's Wild City
Self - Narrator
2016
Film
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Edwardian Insects on Film
Self
2013
Film
Hot Tuna
Narrator
2012
Film
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
Self
2025
Film
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
Self - Narrator
1995
Film
The Minsmere Year
2004
Film
Superfish
Self - Narrator
2008
Film
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
Self – Narrator
2015
Film
Attenborough the Controller
Self
2002
Film
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
Self - Narrator (voice)
2012
Film
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
Self - Presenter
2017
Film
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
Narrator
1993
Film
Islands of the Vampire Birds
Narrator
1999
Film
Elsa the Lioness
Self
1961
Film
Zoo Quest in Colour
Self - Presenter
2016
Film
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
Narrator
2018
Film
When Björk Met Attenborough
Self
2013
Film
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
Self
2019
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
Himself - Presenter
2007
Film
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
Self
2010
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
Self
2011
Film
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
Himself - Presenter
2000
Film
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
Narrator
2008
Series
The Spirit of Asia
Self
1980
Film
The Mating Game
Narrator
2013
Film
The Living Thames
Self
2019
Film
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
David Attenborough
2014
Film
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
Self
2014
Film
The Amber Time Machine
Narrator
2004
Film
David Attenborough: The Early Years
Self
2013
Film
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
Narrator
1981
Film
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
Self
2018
Film
Desert Lions
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
Self
2010
Film
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
Self (archive footage)
2006
Autopsy on a Dream
Self
2013
Film
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
Self
2003
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
Self
2015
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
Narrator (voice)
1971
Film
Attenborough's Life Journey
Self
2024
Film
Animal House
Self
2011
Film
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
Narrator
1996
Film
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
Self
2016
Film
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
Narrator
2000
Film
Conquest of The Skies 3D
自己
2014
Film
Conquest of The Skies 3D
编剧
2014
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
Presenter
2005
Film
Reef Diaries
Self - Narrator
2015
Film
Dinosaur Apocalypse
Self - Host
2022
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
Film
Great Mammoth Mystery
Self - Host
2022
Film
Attenborough in Paradise
Self - Narrator
1996
Film
Lions: Spy in the Den
Narrator
2000
Film
The Million Pound Bird Book
Presenter
1985
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
Self
2017
Birds of the Sun God
Narrator
1987
At Home with Badgers
Narrator
1978
Film
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
Presenter - Narrator
1999
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
Narrator
1985