Acting · London, England, UK · Born May 8, 1926
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.
MovieDavid Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
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MovieMaking Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026
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MovieQueen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026
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MovieDeep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026
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MovieA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026
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TVSecret Garden
2026
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MovieWild London
2026
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TVKingdom
2025
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TVRTL Tonight
2025
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TVParenthood
2025
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MovieOcean with David Attenborough
2025
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MovieA Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025
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TVSimon Schama's Story of Us
2025
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MovieAttenborough's Life Journey
2024
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TVAsia
2024
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MovieSecret Lives of Orangutans
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVFateful Planet
2024
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Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVMammals
2024
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TVSecret World of Sound
2024
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MovieAttenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
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MovieDavid Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023
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TVPlanet Earth III
2023
as Self - Presenter
TVWild Isles
2023
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TVHow the BBC Began
2022
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TVFrozen Planet II
2022
as Self - Presenter
TVPrehistoric Planet
2022
as Self - Presenter
MovieDinosaur Apocalypse
2022
as Self - Host
MovieDinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
as Self - Presenter
MovieGreat Mammoth Mystery
2022
as Self - Host
TVDavid Attenborough's Global Adventure
2022
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TVThe Green Planet
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieAttenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
as Self - Narrator
TVThe Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVThe Mating Game
2021
as Self - Presenter
MovieParkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBreaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator
MovieAttenborough’s Journey
2021
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MovieThe Year Earth Changed
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVGreta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
2021
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TVAttenborough's Life in Colour
2021
as Self - Presenter
TVA Perfect Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MoviePrince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
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TVMichael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
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MovieDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
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Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
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MovieExtinction: The Facts
2020
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The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
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MoviePlanet Earth: A Celebration
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDiving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
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MovieThe Forum
2019
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TVSeven Worlds, One Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Living Thames
2019
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MovieThe Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019
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MovieClimate Change: The Facts
2019
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MovieOur Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
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TVOur Planet
2019
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TVBlue Planet UK
2019
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MovieTimelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
MovieDragons and Damsels
2019
as Self - Narrator
MovieWild Karnataka
2019
as Self - Narrator
MovieWhale Wisdom
2018
as Self - Narrator
TVDynasties
2018
as Self - Narrator
MovieInto the Jungle
2018
as Self - Narrator
MovieDeep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
as Self - Narrator
MovieDavid Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MoviePangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Queen's Green Planet
2018
as Self
MovieAttenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
as Self - Presenter
TVTomorrow's World: People of Science
2018
as Self
MovieAttenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
as Presenter
MovieDeep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018
as Narrator
MovieThe Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018
as Self
MovieAttenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
as Self – Presenter
MovieAttenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017
as Self - Presenter
MovieAnd the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
TVBlue Planet II
2017
as Self - Presenter
TVPlants Behaving Badly
2017
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Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017
as Self
MovieHotel Armadillo
2017
as Self - Narrator
MoviePuerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
as Self - Narrator
MovieCheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017
as Self
MoviePlanet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017
as Self - Presenter
TVPlanet Earth II
2016
as Self - Narrator
MovieJaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
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MovieDeep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
as Self - Narrator
MovieZoo Quest in Colour
2016
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough's Life That Glows
2016
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough at 90
2016
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TVAttenborough's Passion Projects
2016
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
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TVWild City
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVDavid Attenborough's Wild City
2016
as Self - Narrator
MovieAttenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
as Self - Presenter
MovieReef Diaries
2015
as Self - Narrator
TVGreat Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015
as Self - Presenter
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015
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Cougars Undercover
2015
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TVThe Hunt
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieDavid Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
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MovieAttenborough's Big Birds
2015
as Narrator
MovieLegends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
as Self - Narrator
MovieAfrica's Fishing Leopards
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAttenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
as Presenter - Narrator
TVDavid Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015
as Self - Presenter
MovieDeep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015
as Self – Narrator
TVDeep Ocean
2015
as Self - Narrator
TVLife Story
2014
as Self - Presenter
MovieBjörk: Biophilia Live
2014
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
MovieSir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
as David Attenborough
MovieMountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014
as Narrator
MovieFabulous Frogs
2014
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Bat Man of Mexico
2014
as Self
MovieConquest of The Skies 3D
2014
as 自己
MovieDavid Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
as Presenter
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
as Self
TVDavid Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013
as Self - Presenter
MovieWhen Björk Met Attenborough
2013
as Self
MovieThe Mating Game
2013
as Narrator
TVMicro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013
as Presenter
MovieGalapagos with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013
as Self
MovieLegends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
as Self - Narrator
TVDavid Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013
as Self - Presenter
MovieDavid Attenborough: The Early Years
2013
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TVWinterwatch
2013
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TVAfrica
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVGalapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
TVAttenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough's Ark
2012
as Narrator
MovieThe Penguin King
2012
as Self - Narrator
TVVoice
2012
MovieHummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVKingdom of Plants
2012
as Self - Narrator
MovieTales of Television Centre
2012
as Self
MovieHot Tuna
2012
as Narrator
MovieSuperfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
TVSecrets of Wild India
2012
as Narrator
TVFrozen Planet
2011
as Self - Narrator
TVBrave New World with Stephen Hawking
2011
as Self
MovieAnimal House
2011
as Self
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
TVGreat Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2011
as Self
TVAll Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011
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MovieFlying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
MovieDesert Seas
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011
as Self
MovieAttenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
as Self - Presenter
TVMadagascar
2011
as Self - Presenter
MovieMad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
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TVFirst Life
2010
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough's Journey
2010
as Self
MovieJane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010
as Self
TVGenius of Britain
2010
as Self
In Confidence
2010
MovieBirds of Paradise
2010
as Self
MovieWater Life A World of Water
2009
as 导演
TVLife
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieUncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
TVNature's Great Events
2009
as Self - Presenter
MovieCharles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
as Presenter
TVSkavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieNHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2008
as Narrator
MovieClever Monkeys
2008
as Narrator
MovieSuperfish
2008
as Self - Narrator
TVTiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
TVLife in Cold Blood
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieSnow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
as Narrator
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007
as Himself - Presenter
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieTrek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
TVAre We Changing Planet Earth?
2006
MovieYour Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
as Presenter
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDesert Lions
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVPlanet Earth
2006
as Self - Narrator
Folk Britannia
2006
as Self
MovieA War on Science
2006
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TVLife in the Undergrowth
2005
as Self
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005
as Presenter
TVEcho and Other Elephants
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBears: Spy in the Woods
2004
MovieSatoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004
as Narrator
MovieThe Amber Time Machine
2004
as Narrator
MovieThe Minsmere Year
2004
MovieThe Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
MovieSmart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003
as Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
MovieDeep Blue
2003
as Self
MovieRobbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Self (voice)
MovieLife on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
as Self
TVThe Life of Mammals
2002
as Self - Presenter
MovieAttenborough the Controller
2002
as Self
MovieGreat Natural Wonders of the World
2002
as Presenter
TVFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
TVThe Blue Planet
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
as Narrator
MovieLions: Spy in the Den
2000
as Narrator
TVState of the Planet
2000
as Self - Presenter
Living with Dinosaurs
2000
as Presenter
MovieThe Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
as Himself - Presenter
MovieThe Song of the Earth
2000
as Narrator
MovieThe Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999
as Presenter - Narrator
MovieTiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
as Narrator (voice)
MovieIslands of the Vampire Birds
1999
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSatoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999
as Narrator
TVThe Life of Birds
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Dragons of Galapagos
1998
as Narrator (voice)
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
MovieLeopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
as Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997
as Self
MovieSperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996
as Narrator
MovieAttenborough in Paradise
1996
as Self - Narrator
TVAttenborough in Paradise
1996
MovieSurvival Island
1996
as Narrator
MovieWorld of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995
as Self - Narrator
TVWildlife Specials
1995
MovieThe Private Life of Plants
1995
as himself
TVThe Private Life of Plants
1995
as Self - Presenter
MovieGreat White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
TVLife in the Freezer
1993
as Self - Presenter
MovieKiller Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993
as Narrator
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
MovieThe Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990
as Self
TVTrials of Life
1990
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Presenter
MovieA TV Dante
1990
as Himself
TVLost Worlds, Vanished Lives
1989
as Presenter - Narrator
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
TVGoing Live!
1987
as Self
TVThe First Eden
1987
as Presenter - Narrator
Birds of the Sun God
1987
as Narrator
MovieA Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
1985
as Narrator
MovieThe Million Pound Bird Book
1985
as Presenter
TVTelevision
1985
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
TVThe Living Planet
1984
as Self
MovieAliens From Inner Space
1983
as Narrator
TVNatural World
1983
as Presenter
TVNature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieGeneral Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981
as Narrator
TVThe Spirit of Asia
1980
as Self
MovieSquirrel on My Shoulder
1979
as Narrator
TVLife on Earth
1979
as Self - Presenter
At Home with Badgers
1978
as Narrator
TVWildlife on One
1977
as Narrator
TVFabulous Animals
1975
as Self - Presenter
TVExplorers
1975
as Self - Narrator
TVThe Tribal Eye
1975
TVNOVA
1974
as Narrator
Eastward With Attenborough
1973
MovieA Blank on the Map
1971
as Himself - Presenter
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Miracle of Bali
1969
TVThe World About Us
1967
as Narrator
TVOmnibus
1967
as Self
TVHorizon
1964
TVAdventure
1963
MovieElsa the Lioness
1961
as Self
TVThe People of Paradise
1960
Science Is News
1959
as Self - Presenter
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
1955
MovieZoo Quest to West Africa
1955
as Self
TVZoo Quest
1954
Blue Planet III
as Self - Presenter
