David Attenborough
Known for ActingBorn 1926-05-08London, England, UK
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
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020 · as Self
Wild London
2026 · as Self
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026 · as Self
Deep Blue
2003 · as Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026 · as Self
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025 · as Self
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026 · as Self
Parkinson at 50
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
And the Winner Isn't
2017 · as Self
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021 · as Self - Narrator
The Year Earth Changed
2021 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough at 90
2016 · as Self
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019 · as Self - Narrator
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
A TV Dante
1990 · as Himself
Desert Seas
2011 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dinosaur Apocalypse
2022 · as Self - Host
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)