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