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Jim Al-Khalili

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1962-09-20 (62 years old)

Biography

Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili (Arabic: جميل صادق الخليلي; born 20 September 1962) is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.

In 2014, Al-Khalili was named as a RISE (Recognising Inspirational Scientists and Engineers) leader by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). He was President of Humanists UK between January 2013 and January 2016.

Filmography

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self 34

TV Shows 22

Movies 17

Director 1

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Jim Al-Khalili

Biography

Filmography

all 39

self 34

TV Shows 22

Movies 17

Director 1

Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed (2023)

Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies (2022)

Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything (2021)

Secrets of the Solar System (2020)

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)

The Joy of AI (2018)

Cunk on... (2018)

Unser Universum - Geburt und Untergang (2017)

Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives (2017)

Amazing Gravity (2017)

The Amazing World of Gravity (2017)

Light and Dark (2016)

The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)

The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)

Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield (2015)

Six Degrees of Separation (2015)

The Secrets of Quantum Physics (2014)

The Science of Doctor Who (2013)

Order and Disorder (2012)

The Women of Doctor Who (2012)

The Science of Doctor Who (2012)

A Night with the Stars (2011)

A Night with the Stars (2011)

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking (2011)

Everything and Nothing (2011)

Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)

Pointless Celebrities (2011)

Everything and Nothing (2011)

Everything and Nothing (2011)

Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe? (2011)

Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (2010)

Genius of Britain (2010)

Chemistry: A Volatile History (2010)

The Secret Life of Chaos (2010)

Science And Islam (2009)

Lost Horizons: The Big Bang (2008)

Atom (2007)

Meltdown in Chernobyl (2004)

Science and Islam

Information

Known ForActing

GenderMale

Birthday1962-09-20 (62 years old)

Birth PlaceIraq

CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom

ResidencesSouthsea, United Kingdom

Also Known AsProfessor Jim Al-Khalili

AwardsStephen Hawking Medal For Science Communication, Fellow of the Institute of Physics, IET Kelvin Lecture, Fellow of the Royal Society, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Kelvin Prize, Michael Faraday Prize

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1962-09-20 (62 years old)

Birth Place
Iraq

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Southsea, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Professor Jim Al-Khalili

Awards
Stephen Hawking Medal For Science Communication, Fellow of the Institute of Physics, IET Kelvin Lecture, Fellow of the Royal Society, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Kelvin Prize, Michael Faraday Prize