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David Attenborough

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateMay 8, 1926 (100 years old)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1954 – Present (73 yrs)
Known Credits257 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 1.9

David Attenborough

Also known as:David Frederick AttenboroughSir David AttenboroughДэвид Фредерик АттенбороДевід Аттенборо+7 more
Total Works

257

150 movies • 107 shows

Avg Rating

7.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Planet Earth
8.6
Planet Earth
2006•series
as Self - Narrator
Planet Earth II
8.6
Planet Earth II
2016•series
as Self - Narrator
Prehistoric Planet
8.3
Prehistoric Planet
2022•series
as Self - Presenter
Our Planet
8.5
Our Planet
2019•series
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 257 titles featuring David Attenborough

Planet Earth
8.6
11 eps
Planet Earth
2006•series

as Self - Narrator

Planet Earth II
8.6
6 eps
Planet Earth II
2016•series

as Self - Narrator

Prehistoric Planet
8.3
10 eps
Prehistoric Planet
2022•series

as Self - Presenter

Our Planet
8.5
12 eps
Our Planet
2019•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
8.4

as Self

Life
8.4
10 eps
Life
2009•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Blue Planet
8.4
8 eps
The Blue Planet
2001•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Blue Planet II
8.6
7 eps
Blue Planet II
2017•series

as Self - Presenter

Frozen Planet
8.4
7 eps
Frozen Planet
2011•series

as Self - Narrator

The Graham Norton Show
7.2
4 eps

as Self

A Zed & Two Noughts
7.0

as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)

NOVA
7.1
3 eps
NOVA
1974•series

as Narrator

The Year Earth Changed
7.9

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Africa
8.3
6 eps
Africa
2013•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Seven Worlds, One Planet
8.5
7 eps

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Dynasties
8.3
9 eps
Dynasties
2018•series

as Self - Narrator

The Hunt
8.3
7 eps
The Hunt
2015•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Deep Blue
6.9
Deep Blue
2003•movie

as Self

Attenborough's Life in Colour
7.6
2 eps

as Self - Presenter

Ocean with David Attenborough
8.1

as Self

Planet Earth III
8.6
8 eps
Planet Earth III
2023•series

as Self - Presenter

A Perfect Planet
8.7
5 eps
A Perfect Planet
2021•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
7.5

as Self - Narrator

The Green Planet
8.8
5 eps
The Green Planet
2022•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
8.3
3 eps

as Self

Frozen Planet II
8.4
6 eps
Frozen Planet II
2022•series

as Self - Presenter

A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
8.0

as Self

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
7.6

as Self - Narrator

Life on Earth
9.1
13 eps
Life on Earth
1979•series

as Self - Presenter

The Life of Mammals
8.4
10 eps
The Life of Mammals
2002•series

as Self - Presenter

Nature's Great Events
8.4
6 eps

as Self - Presenter

Life in the Undergrowth
8.3
5 eps

as Self

Nature
7.9
5 eps
Nature
1982•series

as Narrator (voice)

The Life of Birds
8.3
10 eps
The Life of Birds
1998•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
7.7

as Presenter

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
7.4

as Self - Presenter

Madagascar
8.3
3 eps
Madagascar
2011•series

as Self - Presenter

Life Story
8.4
6 eps
Life Story
2014•series

as Self - Presenter

The Private Life of Plants
8.4

as himself

Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
7.4
3 eps

as Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Life That Glows
8.1

as Self - Presenter

Horizon
7.5
1 eps
Horizon
1964•series
Life in Cold Blood
8.4
5 eps
Life in Cold Blood
2008•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The One Show
4.3
2 eps
The One Show
2006•series

as Self - Guest

Natural World
7.4
1 eps
Natural World
1983•series

as Presenter

Wild Isles
8.3
5 eps
Wild Isles
2023•series

as Self - Presenter

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
7.0

as Self - Presenter / Narrator

The Living Planet
8.6
12 eps
The Living Planet
1984•series

as Self

Mammals
8.4
6 eps
Mammals
2024•series

as Self - Narrator

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
6.1
4 eps

as Self - Guest

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
8.4

as Self - Narrator (archive sound)

Life in the Freezer
8.3
6 eps
Life in the Freezer
1993•series

as Self - Presenter

The Jonathan Ross Show
5.2
1 eps

as Self

Trials of Life
8.4
12 eps
Trials of Life
1990•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Parenthood
8.0
5 eps
Parenthood
2025•series

as Self - Narrator

Secret Lives of Orangutans
7.5

as Self - Narrator (voice)

This Morning
5.2
1 eps
This Morning
1988•series

as Self

First Life
7.3
2 eps
First Life
2010•series

as Self - Presenter

Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
7.9
3 eps

as Self - Presenter

Secret World of Sound
8.1
3 eps

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Björk: Biophilia Live
7.6

as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)

Asia
8.7
7 eps
Asia
2024•series

as Self : Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
7.5

as Self - Presenter

Climate Change: The Facts
6.3

as Self - Presenter

Extinction: The Facts
7.7

as Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
8.1
2 eps

as Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Paradise Birds
7.8

as Presenter - Narrator

Wild London
8.3
Wild London
2026•movie

as Self

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
7.3
27 eps

as Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
8.4
3 eps

as Self - Presenter

Kingdom of Plants
7.8
3 eps
Kingdom of Plants
2012•series

as Self - Narrator

David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
6.8

as Presenter

The Mating Game
8.3
5 eps
The Mating Game
2021•series

as Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
7.0

as Presenter

Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
7.4

as Self - Presenter

Kingdom
7.9
6 eps
Kingdom
2025•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
7.8

as Self - Presenter

When Björk Met Attenborough
7.8

as Self

Zoo Quest in Colour
8.3

as Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Tasmania
7.5

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
7.6
6 eps

as Presenter

The Penguin King
7.0
The Penguin King
2012•movie

as Self - Narrator

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
5.5

as Self (voice)

The Private Life of Plants
9.0
6 eps

as Self - Presenter

State of the Planet
7.9
3 eps
State of the Planet
2000•series

as Self - Presenter

Skavlan
5.0
1 eps
Skavlan
2009•series

as Self - Guest

Attenborough's Wonder of Song
8.6

as Self - Presenter

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
6.9

as Self - Presenter

Planet Earth: A Celebration
8.2

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
8.6
4 eps

as Presenter - Narrator

Omnibus
7.2
1 eps
Omnibus
1967•series

as Self

Secret Garden
8.4
5 eps
Secret Garden
2026•series

as Self - Presenter

Galapagos with David Attenborough
7.2

as Self - Presenter

Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
8.2

as Self

Wild Karnataka
8.6
Wild Karnataka
2019•movie

as Self - Narrator

Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
8.2
3 eps
Wogan
5.6
1 eps
Wogan
1982•series

as Self

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
7.0

as Self

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
3.9
1 eps

as Self

A TV Dante
6.5
A TV Dante
1990•movie

as Himself

Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
7.4

as Self - Narrator

Fabulous Frogs
8.3
Fabulous Frogs
2014•movie

as Self - Narrator

The Trials of Life
9.2
The Trials of Life
1990•movie

as Self - Presenter

Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
7.8

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
7.2

as Self - Presenter

Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
6.5

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Whale Wisdom
7.3
Whale Wisdom
2018•movie

as Self - Narrator

Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
7.5

as Self – Narrator

Attenborough in Paradise
8.7

as Self - Narrator

Wildlife Specials
8.3
30 eps
Wildlife Specials
1995•series
The First Eden
8.5
4 eps
The First Eden
1987•series

as Presenter - Narrator

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
7.7
3 eps

as Self - Presenter

Secrets of Wild India
7.3
3 eps

as Narrator

Winterwatch
8.2
1 eps
Winterwatch
2013•series

as Self

Survival Island
7.0
Survival Island
1996•movie

as Narrator

Attenborough and the Giant Egg
8.3

as Self - Presenter

Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
7.1

as Self - Presenter / Narrator

A Blank on the Map
8.0
A Blank on the Map
1971•movie

as Himself - Presenter

Great Natural Wonders of the World
6.1

as Presenter

The Dragons of Galapagos
7.2

as Narrator (voice)

The Lost Gods of Easter Island
6.5

as Himself - Presenter

The Queen's Green Planet
7.0

as Self

Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
8.0

as Narrator

Into the Jungle
7.6
Into the Jungle
2018•movie

as Self - Narrator

The Bat Man of Mexico
9.3

as Self

Birds of Paradise
7.7
Birds of Paradise
2010•movie

as Self

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
8.0
4 eps

as Self

Deep Ocean
9.4
4 eps
Deep Ocean
2015•series

as Self - Narrator

David Attenborough Meets President Obama
7.8

as Self

Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
8.3
And the Winner Isn't
6.2

as Self

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
8.4

as Self

Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
8.5

as Self - Narrator

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
7.8

as Self – Presenter

The Tribal Eye
8.8
7 eps
The Tribal Eye
1975•series
Wild City
5.8
6 eps
Wild City
2016•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The World About Us
7.8
1 eps
The World About Us
1967•series

as Narrator

Attenborough's Ark
9.0
Attenborough's Ark
2012•movie

as Narrator

Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
7.8

as Presenter

Attenborough's Journey
7.3

as Self

Desert Seas
8.7
Desert Seas
2011•movie

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Bears: Spy in the Woods
8.3
Lions: Spy in the Den
8.0

as Narrator

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
7.0

as Self

Zoo Quest
8.0
42 eps
Zoo Quest
1954•series
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
7.7
4 eps

as Self

8.7
1 eps

as Self

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
9.3
5 eps

as Self

Attenborough's Passion Projects
7.7
4 eps

as Self - Presenter

Wildlife on One
9.0
1 eps
Wildlife on One
1977•series

as Narrator

The Song of the Earth
7.0

as Narrator

Attenborough's Big Birds
8.5

as Narrator

Islands of the Vampire Birds
10.0

as Narrator (voice)

The Amber Time Machine
7.5

as Narrator

A War on Science
8.0
A War on Science
2006•movie

as Self

David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
8.0

as Self

Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
7.0

as Self - Narrator

The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
8.5

as Presenter - Narrator

The Forum
7.0
The Forum
2019•movie

as Self

Dragons and Damsels
8.0

as Self - Narrator

The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
7.5

as Self

Superfish
7.0
Superfish
2008•movie

as Self - Narrator

Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
8.5

as Self

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
8.5
5 eps

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Are We Changing Planet Earth?
10.0
2 eps
The Miracle of Bali
7.5
3 eps
The Miracle of Bali
1969•series
Going Live!
8.0
1 eps
Going Live!
1987•series

as Self

Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
8.0

as Narrator

Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
7.0

as Narrator

Attenborough’s Journey
8.0

as Self

Parkinson at 50
10.0
Parkinson at 50
2021•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Attenborough at 90
8.0
Attenborough at 90
2016•movie

as Self

Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
7.0
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
7.0

as Narrator

Africa's Fishing Leopards
9.0

as Narrator (voice)

Tales of Television Centre
8.0

as Self

Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
10.0

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
6.0

as Self - Presenter

Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
4.0

as Self

David Attenborough: The Early Years
10.0

as Self

Prince William: A Planet For Us All
6.0

as Self

Desert Lions
6.0
Desert Lions
2006•movie

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
8.0

as Self - Narrator

Clever Monkeys
8.0
Clever Monkeys
2008•movie

as Narrator

6.0

as Self

A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
6.0

as Self

Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
8.0

as Self

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
7.0

as Self - Narrator

Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
8.0

as Narrator (voice)

Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
9.0
The People of Paradise
7.0
6 eps
Genius of Britain
7.0
3 eps
Genius of Britain
2010•series

as Self

Adventure
9 eps
Adventure
1963•series
Voice
9.0
1 eps
Voice
2012•series
Simon Schama's Story of Us
7.0
3 eps

as Self - Reader

David Attenborough's Wild City
8.0
6 eps

as Self - Narrator

Fateful Planet
7.0
1 eps
Fateful Planet
2024•series

as Self

RTL Tonight
7.0
1 eps
RTL Tonight
2025•series

as Self

Television
8.0
1 eps
Television
1985•series
Parkinson
7.0
3 eps
Parkinson
2004•series

as Self - Guest

Hotel Armadillo
Hotel Armadillo
2017•movie

as Self - Narrator

Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places

as Narrator

Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment

as Self - Narrator

Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss

as Narrator

The Mating Game
The Mating Game
2013•movie

as Narrator

Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction

as Narrator

Attenborough the Controller

as Self

Leopard: The Agent of Darkness

as Self

Elsa the Lioness
Elsa the Lioness
1961•movie

as Self

Zoo Quest to West Africa

as Self

Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea

as Narrator

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats

as Self

Tiger: The Elusive Princess

as Narrator (voice)

General Studies: An Everyday Miracle

as Narrator

Aliens From Inner Space

as Narrator

The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai

as Self

as Himself - Presenter

Animal House
Animal House
2011•movie

as Self

Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark

as Self

The Secrets of Scott's Hut

as Self

World of Wildlife: African Big Cats

as Self - Narrator

Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna
2012•movie

as Narrator

The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound

as Self

Squirrel on My Shoulder

as Narrator

Attenborough's Life Journey

as Self

The Minsmere Year
The Minsmere Year
2004•movie
The Living Thames
The Living Thames
2019•movie

as Self

Conquest of The Skies 3D

as 自己

Water Life A World of Water

as 导演

Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Your Favourite Attenborough Moment

as Self (archive footage)

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth

as David Attenborough

NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺

as Narrator

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century

as Self

The Million Pound Bird Book

as Presenter

Dinosaur Apocalypse

as Self - Host

Great Mammoth Mystery

as Self - Host

Reef Diaries
Reef Diaries
2015•movie

as Self - Narrator

Timelapse of the Entire Universe

as Self - Narrator (archive sound)

王朝：狐獴特辑

as 解说

Blue Planet UK
5 eps
Blue Planet UK
2019•series

as Self

Tomorrow's World: People of Science
1 eps

as Self

Plants Behaving Badly
2 eps

as Self

Blue Planet III
1 eps

as Self - Presenter

Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2 eps

as Self

How the BBC Began
7.0
3 eps
How the BBC Began
2022•series

as Self

Parkinson
2 eps
Parkinson
1998•series

as Self

Attenborough in Paradise
7 eps
Fabulous Animals
6 eps
Fabulous Animals
1975•series

as Self - Presenter

Echo and Other Elephants
1 eps

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Spirit of Asia
8 eps
The Spirit of Asia
1980•series

as Self

Explorers
10 eps
Explorers
1975•series

as Self - Narrator

Our Planet II
4 eps
Our Planet II
2023•series

as Self - Narrator (Voice)

Climate Crisis
5 eps
Climate Crisis
2023•series
The Ascent of Kangchenjunga

Role: Producer

Flying Casanovas

Role: Creator