Biography
Sir David Attenborough (8th May 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
all 271
self 210
Movies 157
TV Shows 114
Narrator 25
Writer 8
Voice 3
Self - Reader

Simon Schama’s Story of Us (2025)
TV
Self - Presenter

Asia (2024)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice)

Secret Lives of Orangutans (2024)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Mammals (2024)
TV
Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster (2024)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Planet Earth III (2023)
TV
Self - Presenter

Wild Isles (2023)
TV
Self (archive footage)

The Deepest Breath (2023)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Frozen Planet II (2022)
TV
Self - Presenter

Prehistoric Planet (2022)
TV
Self - Presenter

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Satoyama (2022)
TV
Self - Host

Great Mammoth Mystery (2022)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Green Planet (2022)
TV
Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Wonder of Song (2022)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (2021)
Movie
Self - Presenter

The Mating Game (2021)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet (2021)
TV
Self (archive footage)

Parkinson at 50 (2021)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Year Earth Changed (2021)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Life in Colour (2021)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice)

A Perfect Planet (2021)
TV
Self - Presenter

Extinction: The Facts (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Planet Earth: A Celebration (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019)
TV
Self - Gerald's Colleague

What The Durrells Did Next (2019)
Movie
10
Self - Presenter

Climate Change: The Facts (2019)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Our Planet (2019)
TV
10
Self - Narrator

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)
Movie
Self - Narrator (archive sound)

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Dragons and Damsels (2019)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Wild Karnataka (2019)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Whale Wisdom (2018)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Dynasties (2018)
TV
Self - Narrator

Into the Jungle (2018)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench (2018)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

David Attenborough's Tasmania (2018)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal (2018)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs (2018)
Movie
Self – Presenter / Writer

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (2017)
Movie
Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Ant Mountain (2017)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Elephant (2017)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Blue Planet II (2017)
TV
4.33
Self - Narrator

Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D (2017)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Hotel Armadillo (2017)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment (2017)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast (2017)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder (2017)
Movie
Self - Narrator / Casting

Planet Earth II (2016)
TV
6.64
Self - Special Contributor

A Plastic Ocean (2016)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Sound Recordist

Zoo Quest in Colour (2016)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Passion Projects (2016)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice) / Presenter

Wild City (2016)
TV
Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur (2016)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Writer

Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (2015)
TV
5
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Hunt (2015)
TV
6.33
Self - Narrator

Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks (2015)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Africa's Fishing Leopards (2015)
Movie
Presenter - Narrator

Attenborough's Paradise Birds (2015)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Writer

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies (2015)
TV
Self – Narrator

Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific (2015)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Deep Ocean (2015)
TV
Self - Presenter

Life Story (2014)
TV
6
Self - Opening Sequence (voice)

Björk: Biophilia Live (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Fabulous Frogs (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator - UK Version

Galapagos 3D: Nature's Wonderland (2014)
Movie
Presenter / Writer

David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (2014)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Screenplay

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (2013)
TV
6
Narrator

The Mating Game (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Writer

Galapagos with David Attenborough (2013)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (2013)
TV
6.75
Self - Narrator (voice)

Africa (2013)
TV
6.67
Self - Presenter / Writer

Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough (2013)
TV
Self - Presenter

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (2012)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (2012)
TV
Narrator / Writer

Attenborough's Ark (2012)
Movie
Self - Narrator

The Penguin King (2012)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers (2012)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Kingdom of Plants (2012)
TV
Narrator

Hot Tuna (2012)
Movie
Narrator

Secrets of Wild India (2012)
TV
Self - Narrator

Frozen Planet (2011)
TV
5.5
Self - Presenter / Narrator / Writer

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Desert Seas (2011)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Madagascar (2011)
TV
6
Self - Presenter / Writer

First Life (2010)
TV
6
Self - Narrator (voice)

Life (2009)
TV
3.67
Self - Presenter / Narrator

Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link (2009)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Nature's Great Events (2009)
TV
6
Presenter / Writer

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)
Movie
Self - Guest

Skavlan (2009)
TV
Narrator

Clever Monkeys (2008)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Superfish (2008)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Life in Cold Blood (2008)
TV
6
Self - Narrator

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America (2007)
Movie
Himself - Presenter

Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World (2007)
Movie
Self - Guest

The One Show (2006)
TV
Self - Narrator / Writer

Planet Earth (2006)
TV
5.91
himself / Script Consultant

Desert Lions (2006)
Movie
Self / Writer

Life in the Undergrowth (2005)
TV
6
Presenter

Kea: The Smartest Parrot (2005)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Elephants: Spy in the Herd (2003)
Movie
Self / Writer

Deep Blue (2003)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Writer

The Life of Mammals (2002)
TV
5
Self - Guest

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Blue Planet (2001)
TV
6.22
Narrator / Writer

Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000)
Movie
Self - Presenter

State of the Planet (2000)
TV
Himself - Presenter / Screenplay

The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000)
Movie
Narrator / Writer

The Song of the Earth (2000)
Movie
Presenter - Narrator

The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (1999)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Tiger: The Elusive Princess (1999)
Movie
Narrator / Writer

Islands of the Vampire Birds (1999)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice) / Writer

The Life of Birds (1998)
TV
4.75
Self - Narrator / Writer

Attenborough in Paradise (1996)
Movie
Narrator

Survival Island (1996)
Movie
Self - Narrator

World of Wildlife: African Big Cats (1995)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Writer

The Private Life of Plants (1995)
TV
Self - Presenter / Writer

Life in the Freezer (1993)
TV
6
Self - Narrator (voice)

Trials of Life (1990)
TV
Self - Presenter

The Trials of Life (1990)
Movie
Himself

A TV Dante (1990)
Movie
Presenter - Narrator

Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989)
TV
Presenter - Narrator

The First Eden (1987)
TV
Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)

A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Movie
Self / Writer

The Living Planet (1984)
TV
Self - Host / Narrator (voice) / Narrator / Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Presenter / Writer

Natural World (1983)
TV
6
Narrator (voice) / Host / Self

Nature (1982)
TV
1
Self

Wogan (1982)
TV
Narrator

An Everyday Miracle (1981)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Writer

Life on Earth (1979)
TV
Narrator

At Home with Badgers (1978)
Movie
Narrator

Wildlife on One (1977)
TV
Self - Presenter / Creator

Fabulous Animals (1975)
TV
Narrator / Writer

NOVA (1974)
TV
4.75
Himself - Presenter / Screenplay

A Blank on the Map (1971)
Movie
Self - Narrator

The World About Us (1967)
TV
Self / Himself / Narrator

Horizon (1964)
TV
5.5
Self / Producer

Elsa the Lioness (1961)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Science Is News (1959)
TV
Self / Writer / Producer

Zoo Quest to West Africa (1955)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

Vegan 2020
Movie
Self - Narrator

Saving Planet Earth: Fixing a Hole
Movie
Self - Guest

In Confidence
TV
Self - Narrator (voice)

Parenthood
TV
Self - Presenter

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
TV
Self - Presenter

Blue Planet III
TV
Self - Narrator

王朝:狐獴特辑
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1926-05-08 (98 years old)
Birth PlaceIsleworth, United Kingdom
Height
SpouseJane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel
FatherFrederick Attenborough
MotherMary Clegg
SiblingsRichard Attenborough, John Attenborough
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsDavid Frederick Attenborough, Sir David Attenborough, Дэвид Фредерик Аттенборо, Девід Аттенборо, 大卫·爱登堡, 大衛·艾登堡, デヴィッド・アッテンボロー, 大衛·艾登伯祿, دیوید اتنبرو
AwardsFounder’s Medal, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Edinburgh Medal, Scottish Geographical Medal, Cherry Kearton Medal and Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator, Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science, Honorary member of the British Ecological Society, Caird Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Livingstone Medal, Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London, Linnean Tercentenary Medal, Fonseca Prize, Bodley Medal, CIEEM Medal, Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Crystal Award, Natural World Book Prize, Companion of Honour, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Champions of the Earth, Knight Bachelor, Benjamin Franklin Medal, International Cosmos Prize, Nierenberg Prize, Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, Michael Faraday Prize, Kalinga Prize, Emmy Award, Order of Merit
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