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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Wild London
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2026
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/09/2025
Ocean with David Attenborough
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2025
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2025
Attenborough's Life Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2024
Secret Lives of Orangutans
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/08/2024
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/05/2024
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:01/01/2024
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2023
Our Planet II
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/06/2023
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:15/04/2022
Great Mammoth Mystery
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:16/02/2022
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:03/01/2022
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:30/12/2021
Parkinson at 50
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/08/2021
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:03/06/2021
Attenborough’s Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2021
The Year Earth Changed
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/04/2021
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2020
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2020
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2020
Extinction: The Facts
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:13/09/2020
Planet Earth: A Celebration
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/08/2020
Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2020
The Forum
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2019
The Living Thames
Character:Self
Release Date:07/08/2019
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
Character:Self
Release Date:18/07/2019
Climate Change: The Facts
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:18/04/2019
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:05/04/2019
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Character:Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Release Date:20/03/2019
Dragons and Damsels
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:19/03/2019
Wild Karnataka
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:03/03/2019
Whale Wisdom
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:01/12/2018
Into the Jungle
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:31/08/2018
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:13/07/2018
David Attenborough's Tasmania
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/06/2018
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/05/2018
The Queen's Green Planet
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/2018
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:31/03/2018
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
Character:Presenter
Release Date:07/01/2018
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2018
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2018
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:28/12/2017
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
Character:Self – Presenter
Release Date:28/12/2017
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:10/12/2017
And the Winner Isn't
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2017
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2017
Hotel Armadillo
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:07/04/2017
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:20/03/2017
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/02/2017
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2017
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:01/01/2017
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2016
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:28/08/2016
Zoo Quest in Colour
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:17/05/2016
Attenborough's Life That Glows
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:09/05/2016
Attenborough at 90
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2016
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/2016
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:24/01/2016
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/2015
Cougars Undercover
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Character:Self
Release Date:28/06/2015
Attenborough's Big Birds
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/06/2015
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:01/06/2015
Africa's Fishing Leopards
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/02/2015
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
Character:Presenter - Narrator
Release Date:29/01/2015
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
Character:Self – Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2015
Björk: Biophilia Live
Character:Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
Release Date:10/10/2014
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
Character:David Attenborough
Release Date:24/09/2014
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/2014
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
Character:Narrator
Release Date:24/07/2014
Fabulous Frogs
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:25/06/2014
The Bat Man of Mexico
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2014
Conquest of The Skies 3D
Character:自己
Release Date:02/02/2014
Conquest of The Skies 3D
Character:编剧
Release Date:02/02/2014
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
Character:Presenter
Release Date:01/01/2014
Autopsy on a Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2013
When Björk Met Attenborough
Character:Self
Release Date:26/07/2013
The Mating Game
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/07/2013
Galapagos with David Attenborough
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:17/04/2013
Edwardian Insects on Film
Character:Self
Release Date:19/03/2013
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:10/02/2013
David Attenborough: The Early Years
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2013
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:16/11/2012
Attenborough's Ark
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/11/2012
The Penguin King
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:23/10/2012
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/06/2012
Tales of Television Centre
Character:Self
Release Date:17/05/2012
Hot Tuna
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/05/2012
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
Character:
Release Date:12/04/2012
Animal House
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2011
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
Character:Self - Presenter / Narrator
Release Date:06/05/2011
Desert Seas
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/04/2011
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/2011
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:02/03/2011
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/2010
Attenborough's Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2010
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2010
Birds of Paradise
Character:Self
Release Date:06/01/2010
Water Life A World of Water
Character:导演
Release Date:18/12/2009
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
Character:Self - Presenter / Narrator
Release Date:26/04/2009
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Character:Presenter
Release Date:01/02/2009
Clever Monkeys
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/11/2008
Superfish
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:14/05/2008
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/01/2008
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:02/09/2007
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
Character:
Release Date:13/01/2007
Can We Save Planet Earth?
Character:
Release Date:01/06/2006
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/05/2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
Character:Presenter
Release Date:16/04/2006
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/04/2006
Desert Lions
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/03/2006
A War on Science
Character:Self
Release Date:26/01/2006
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
Character:Presenter
Release Date:17/01/2005
Bears: Spy in the Woods
Character:
Release Date:30/11/2004
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/07/2004
The Amber Time Machine
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/02/2004
The Minsmere Year
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Character:
Release Date:24/08/2003
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
Character:Self
Release Date:03/08/2003
Deep Blue
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/2003
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:13/12/2002
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2002
Attenborough the Controller
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2002
Great Natural Wonders of the World
Character:Presenter
Release Date:01/01/2002
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
Character:Narrator
Release Date:17/12/2000
Lions: Spy in the Den
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/12/2000
Living with Dinosaurs
Character:Presenter
Release Date:09/08/2000
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:24/04/2000
The Song of the Earth
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
Character:Presenter - Narrator
Release Date:31/12/1999
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/04/1999
Islands of the Vampire Birds
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/03/1999
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/01/1999
The Dragons of Galapagos
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/05/1998
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/1997
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/1997
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
Character:Narrator
Release Date:06/10/1996
Attenborough in Paradise
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:08/04/1996
Survival Island
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1996
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:04/09/1995
The Private Life of Plants
Character:himself
Release Date:11/01/1995
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
Character:Narrator
Release Date:10/03/1993
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1991
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/1990
The Trials of Life
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:03/10/1990
A TV Dante
Character:Himself
Release Date:13/06/1990
Birds of the Sun God
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/03/1987
A Zed & Two Noughts
Character:Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/10/1985
Aliens From Inner Space
Character:Narrator
Release Date:17/11/1983
An Everyday Miracle
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/01/1981
Squirrel On My Shoulder
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/05/1979
At Home with Badgers
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/07/1978
A Blank on the Map
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:29/12/1971
Elsa the Lioness
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/1961
Zoo Quest to West Africa
Character:Self
Release Date:17/08/1955
Television Appearances
Kingdom
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Parenthood
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Simon Schama's Story of Us
Character:Self - Reader
Asia
Character:Self - Presenter
Mammals
Character:Self - Narrator
Secret World of Sound
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Planet Earth III
Character:Self - Presenter
Wild Isles
Character:Self - Presenter
How the BBC Began
Character:Self
Frozen Planet II
Character:Self - Presenter
Prehistoric Planet
Character:Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
Character:Self
The Green Planet
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mating Game
Character:Self - Presenter
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Character:Self
Attenborough's Life in Colour
Character:Self - Presenter
A Perfect Planet
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Character:Self
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
Character:Self
Seven Worlds, One Planet
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Planet
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Blue Planet UK
Character:Self
Dynasties
Character:Self - Narrator
Tomorrow's World: People of Science
Character:Self
Blue Planet II
Character:Self - Presenter
Plants Behaving Badly
Character:Self
Planet Earth II
Character:Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Passion Projects
Character:Self - Presenter
Wild City
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Wild City
Character:Self - Narrator
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
Character:Self - Presenter
The Hunt
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
Character:Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean
Character:Self - Narrator
Life Story
Character:Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
Character:Self - Presenter
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Character:Presenter
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Character:Self - Presenter
Winterwatch
Character:Self
Africa
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
Character:Self - Presenter
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
Character:Self - Presenter
Voice
Character:
Kingdom of Plants
Character:Self - Narrator
Secrets of Wild India
Character:Narrator
Frozen Planet
Character:Self - Narrator
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
Character:Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
Character:Self
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Character:Self
Madagascar
Character:Self - Presenter
First Life
Character:Self - Presenter
Genius of Britain
Character:Self
Life
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Nature's Great Events
Character:Self - Presenter
Skavlan
Character:Self - Guest
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
Character:
Life in Cold Blood
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
Are We Changing Planet Earth?
Character:
Planet Earth
Character:Self - Narrator
Folk Britannia
Character:Self
Life in the Undergrowth
Character:Self
Echo and Other Elephants
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Terry and Gaby Show
Character:
The Life of Mammals
Character:Self - Presenter
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self - Guest
The Blue Planet
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
State of the Planet
Character:Self - Presenter
The Life of Birds
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Parkinson
Character:Self
Attenborough in Paradise
Character:
Wildlife Specials
Character:
The Private Life of Plants
Character:Self - Presenter
Life in the Freezer
Character:Self - Presenter
Trials of Life
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
Character:Presenter - Narrator
This Morning
Character:Self
Going Live!
Character:Self
The First Eden
Character:Presenter - Narrator
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
The Living Planet
Character:Self
Natural World
Character:Presenter
Natural World
Character:Narrator (voice)
Natural World
Character:Narrator
Natural World
Character:Self - Host
Natural World
Character:Self - Narrator
Nature
Character:Narrator (voice)
Nature
Character:Host
Nature
Character:Self
Wogan
Character:Self
Life on Earth
Character:Self - Presenter
Wildlife on One
Character:Narrator
Fabulous Animals
Character:Self - Presenter
The Tribal Eye
Character:
NOVA
Character:Narrator
Eastward With Attenborough
Character:
The Miracle of Bali
Character:
The World About Us
Character:Narrator
Omnibus
Character:Self
Horizon
Character:
Horizon
Character:Self
Horizon
Character:Himself / Narrator
Adventure
Character:
The People of Paradise
Character:
Science Is News
Character:Self - Presenter
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
Character:
Zoo Quest
Character:
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