David Attenborough
b. 1926 (age 100)
London, England, UK
Director
Writer
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (born 8 May 1926 in London, England) 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
Filmography
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★ 8.0
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026 Self
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★ 8.1
Wild London
2026 Self
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★ 8.3
Secret Garden
2026 Actor
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★ 8.3
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026 Self
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★ 8.4
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure
2026 Self
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★ 8.4
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025 Self
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★ 8.7
Kingdom
2025 Self
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★ 8.3
Parenthood
2025 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.1
Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025 Actor
Reader
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★ 8.5
Mammals
2024 Self
Writer
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★ 8.6
Asia
2024 Self
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★ 8.0
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
2024 Self
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★ 7.2
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024 Self
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★ 7.4
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024 Self
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★ 7.6
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
2024 Self
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Saving the Storks with David Attenborough
2024 Actor
Narrator
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Back to Camp 41
2024 Actor
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★ 9.1
Planet Earth III
2023 Self
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★ 8.6
Wild Isles
2023 Self
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★ 7.9
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023 Actor
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★ 8.2
Saving Our Wild Isles
2023 Self
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★ 9.0
Frozen Planet II: Worlds of Wonder
2023 Self
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★ 8.4
Prehistoric Planet
2022 Self
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★ 9.1
The Green Planet
2022 Self
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★ 9.0
Frozen Planet II
2022 Self
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★ 7.4
Dinosaurs - The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022 Self
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★ 8.6
Dynasties II
2022 Self
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★ 8.1
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022 Self
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★ 7.6
Attenborough's Global Adventure
2022 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.7
Dinosaur Apocalypse
2022 Self
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★ 7.6
Satoyama
2022 Self
Writer
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★ 7.0
How the BBC Began
2022 Self
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★ 6.8
Climate Crisis
2022 Self
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★ 3.0
SAT.1 Spezial
2022 Self
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★ 9.1
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2022 Actor
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★ 7.3
When the Queen Spoke to the Nation
2022 Self
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The Green Planet AR Experience
2022 Actor
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The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
2022 Self
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The 43rd Annual Documentary Emmy Awards
2022 Actor
self - Lifetime Achievement Honoree
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★ 8.2
The Year Earth Changed
2021 Actor
Narrator
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★ 8.2
Life in Colour
2021 Self
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★ 7.7
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021 Self
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★ 9.0
A Perfect Planet
2021 Self
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★ 5.4
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
2021 Self
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★ 8.6
The Mating Game
2021 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.1
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021 Self
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★ 7.9
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021 Writer
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★ 9.1
Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough
2021 Actor
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★ 7.8
David Attenborough's First Life
2021 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.2
A Tribute to HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
2021 Self
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★ 6.3
Seat at the Table
2021 Self
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★ 8.6
Listening Through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films
2021 Self
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Prince Philip, Fondly Remembered
2021 Self
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Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment
2021 Self
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★ 8.9
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020 Self
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★ 8.5
Extinction: The Facts
2020 Self
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★ 8.6
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020 Actor
Narrator
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★ 8.0
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020 Self
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★ 7.3
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020 Self
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★ 8.2
Meerkat: A Dynasties Special
2020 Self
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★ 7.9
Attenborough's Journey
2020 Self
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★ 3.9
The 2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2020 Self
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Civilisation and America
2020 Self
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Michael Palin's Himalaya: Journey of a lifetime
2020 Self
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Secrets of Micro Monsters Interview
2020 Actor
Self
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★ 9.2
Our Planet
2019 Self
Writer
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★ 9.3
Seven Worlds One Planet
2019 Self
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★ 8.3
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019 Self
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★ 8.7
Wild Karnataka
2019 Self
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★ 7.9
Climate Change: The Facts
2019 Self
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★ 7.2
The Forum
2019 Self
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★ 9.3
The Living Thames
2019 Self
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★ 8.1
War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita
2019 Self
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★ 7.6
Dragons & Damsels
2019 Self
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30x30
2019 Self
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Free Documentary - Nature
2019 Actor
Self Host
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★ 9.3
Blue Planet II
2018 Self
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★ 9.1
Dynasties
2018 Self
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★ 7.4
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018 Self
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★ 7.6
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.4
The Queen's Green Planet
2018 Self
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★ 7.1
Saving Planet Earth: Fixing a Hole
2018 Self
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★ 8.6
Whale Wisdom
2018 Actor
Narrator
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★ 9.4
Planet Earth II
2017 Self
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★ 8.6
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017 Self
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★ 7.6
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017 Self
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★ 8.0
Plants Behaving Badly
2017 Self
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★ 7.4
In This Climate
2017 Self
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★ 6.5
In Search of Arcadia
2017 Self
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★ 5.5
Melvyn Bragg on TV: The Box That Changed the World
2017 Self
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★ 8.2
Richmond Park: National Nature Reserve
2017 Self
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★ 9.2
The Hunt
2016 Self
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★ 7.9
A Plastic Ocean
2016 Self
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★ 8.2
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016 Self
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★ 7.6
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016 Self
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★ 8.2
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016 Self
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★ 8.3
Attenborough's Passion Projects
2016 Self
Director
Writer
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★ 7.9
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016 Self
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★ 7.7
Planet Earth II: Diaries
2016 Self
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★ 8.0
David Attenborough's Wild City
2016 Self