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 Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
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Movies (29)
Wild London
2026
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Ocean with David Attenborough
as Self
2025
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
as Self
2025
Attenborough's Life Journey
as Self
2024
Secret Lives of Orangutans
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
as Self - Presenter
2024
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
as Self
2023
Our Planet II
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
as Self - Presenter
2022
Great Mammoth Mystery
as Self - Host
2022
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
as Self - Presenter
2022
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
as Self - Narrator
2021
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
as Self - Narrator
2021
Attenborough’s Journey
as Self
2021
The Year Earth Changed
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
as Self
2020
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
as Self
2020
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
as Self
2020
Extinction: The Facts
as Self - Presenter
2020
Planet Earth: A Celebration
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting
as Self
2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
as Self
2020
The Forum
as Self
2019
The Living Thames
as Self
2019
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
as Self
2019
Climate Change: The Facts
as Self - Presenter
2019
TV Shows (21)
Kingdom
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Parenthood
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Simon Schama's Story of Us
as Self - Reader
2025
Asia
as Self - Presenter
2024
Mammals
as Self - Narrator
2024
Secret World of Sound
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Planet Earth III
as Self - Presenter
2023
Wild Isles
as Self - Presenter
2023
How the BBC Began
as Self
2022
Frozen Planet II
as Self - Presenter
2022
Prehistoric Planet
as Self - Presenter
2022
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
as Self
2022
The Green Planet
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
The Mating Game
as Self - Presenter
2021
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
as Self
2021
Attenborough's Life in Colour
as Self - Presenter
2021
A Perfect Planet
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
as Self
2020
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
as Self
2020
Seven Worlds, One Planet
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019