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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
Character: Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 2025
Parenthood
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
TV • 2025
Ocean with David Attenborough
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2025
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2025
Simon Schama's Story of Us
Character: Self - Reader
TV • 2025
Attenborough's Life Journey
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2024
Asia
Character: Self - Presenter
TV • 2024
Secret Lives of Orangutans
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 2024
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2024
Mammals
Character: Self - Narrator
TV • 2024
Secret World of Sound
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
TV • 2024
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
Character: Self - Presenter
MOVIE • 2024
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
Planet Earth III
Character: Self - Presenter
TV • 2023
Our Planet II
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 2023
Wild Isles
Character: Self - Presenter
TV • 2023
How the BBC Began
Character: Self
TV • 2022
Frozen Planet II
Character: Self - Presenter
TV • 2022
Prehistoric Planet
Character: Self - Presenter
TV • 2022
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
Character: Self - Presenter
MOVIE • 2022
Crew
Crew Credits
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2017
Planet Earth II
Role: Casting
TV • 2016
Zoo Quest in Colour
Role: Sound Recordist
MOVIE • 2016
Wild City
Role: Presenter
TV • 2016
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
Role: Writer
TV • 2015
Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche
Role: Presenter
MOVIE • 2015
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
Role: Writer
TV • 2015
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2014
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
Role: Screenplay
TV • 2013
Galapagos with David Attenborough
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2013
Africa
Role: Writer
TV • 2013
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
Role: Writer
TV • 2013
Attenborough's Ark
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2012
Frozen Planet
Role: Writer
TV • 2011
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2011
First Life
Role: Writer
TV • 2010
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2009
Life in Cold Blood
Role: Writer
TV • 2008
Desert Lions
Role: Script Consultant
MOVIE • 2006
Planet Earth
Role: Writer
TV • 2006