David Attenborough
Known for Acting · 270 credits
- Born
- 1926-05-08 (age 100)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- David Frederick Attenborough · Sir David Attenborough · Дэвид Фредерик Аттенборо · Девід Аттенборо · 大卫·爱登堡 · 大衛·艾登堡
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.
Known For
TV Shows (111)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
Horizon
1964
as Self / Himself / Narrator
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice) / Host / Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Voice
2012
Natural World
1983
as Presenter / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host / Self - Narrator
Omnibus
1967
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Planet Earth
2006
as Self - Narrator
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Prehistoric Planet
2022
as Self - Presenter
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
Planet Earth II
2016
as Self - Narrator
Our Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Planet Earth III
2023
as Self - Presenter
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Blue Planet II
2017
as Self - Presenter
The Blue Planet
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dynasties
2018
as Self - Narrator
The Life of Birds
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011
as Self
Life
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
RTL Tonight
2025
as Self
Frozen Planet
2011
as Self - Narrator
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Africa
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mammals
2024
as Self - Narrator
A Perfect Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Life of Mammals
2002
as Self - Presenter
Life on Earth
1979
as Self - Presenter
The Green Planet
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hunt
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Asia
2024
as Self : Presenter
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013
as Self - Presenter
Wild Isles
2023
as Self - Presenter
Frozen Planet II
2022
as Self - Presenter
Parenthood
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Narrator (voice)
This Morning
1988
as Self
Winterwatch
2013
as Self
Secret World of Sound
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life Story
2014
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Life in Colour
2021
as Self - Presenter
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015
as Self - Presenter
Nature's Great Events
2009
as Self - Presenter
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
as Self
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015
as Self - Presenter
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
2021
as Self
Zoo Quest
1954
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
as Self
Life in Cold Blood
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013
as Presenter
Life in the Freezer
1993
as Self - Presenter
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movies (159)
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
as Self
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026
as Self
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
as Self
Wild London
2026
as Self
Deep Blue
2003
as Self
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Self (voice)
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
as Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
The Year Earth Changed
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
as Presenter - Narrator
The Private Life of Plants
1995
as himself
Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
as Self - Narrator
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026
as Self
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
as Presenter
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tales of Television Centre
2012
as Self
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
as Self - Narrator
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017
as Self - Presenter
Extinction: The Facts
2020
as Self - Presenter
A TV Dante
1990
as Himself
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
as Presenter
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
as Self - Presenter
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999
as Narrator
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
as Self
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
as Self - Presenter
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
as Presenter
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
as Self
Survival Island
1996
as Narrator
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
as Self - Narrator
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
as Self
A Blank on the Map
1971
as Himself - Presenter
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993
as Narrator
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
as Self
Fabulous Frogs
2014
as Self - Narrator
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
as Self - Narrator
Wild Karnataka
2019
as Self - Narrator
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
as Self
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
The Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Presenter
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
as Self
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
as Self - Presenter
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
as Self - Narrator
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
as Self - Presenter
Desert Seas
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002
as Presenter
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
as Self
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
as Self - Presenter
A War on Science
2006
as Self
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
The Forum
2019
as Self
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
as Narrator
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
as Presenter
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013
as Self
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
The Amber Time Machine
2004
as Narrator
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997
as Self
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
as Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018
as Narrator
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Desert Lions
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
as Self
Into the Jungle
2018
as Self - Narrator
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990
as Self
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955
as Self
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015
as Narrator
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
as Himself - Presenter
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026
as Self
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
as Self – Presenter
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Superfish
2008
as Self - Narrator
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Aliens From Inner Space
1983
as Narrator
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007
as Himself - Presenter
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
Attenborough's Ark
2012
as Narrator
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
as Self - Presenter
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023
as Self
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
as David Attenborough / Self
Whale Wisdom
2018
as Self - Narrator
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014
as Self
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017
as Self - Presenter
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
as Narrator
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
as Self - Narrator
Birds of Paradise
2010
as Self
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005
as Presenter
Elsa the Lioness
1961
as Self
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999
as Narrator
The Penguin King
2012
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough the Controller
2002
as Self
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981
as Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996
as Narrator
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015
as Self – Narrator
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
as Self
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2008
as Narrator
Cougars Undercover
2015
as Self
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000
as Narrator
Attenborough’s Journey
2021
as Self
About David Attenborough
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 younge… With 270 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, David Attenborough has appeared in 159 films and 111 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Attenborough Movies
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) — as Self
- A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (2026) — as Self
- Ocean with David Attenborough (2025) — as Self
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026) — as Self
- Wild London (2026) — as Self
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