David Attenborough
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
as Self 2020
A Zed & Two Noughts
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice) 1985
The Year Earth Changed
as Self - Narrator (voice) 2021
Deep Blue
as Self 2003
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
as Self - Narrator 2021
Ocean with David Attenborough
as Self 2025
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
as Self - Narrator 2019
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
as Self - Presenter 2022
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
as Presenter 2009
The Private Life of Plants
as himself 1995
Attenborough's Life That Glows
as Self - Presenter 2016
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
as Self - Presenter / Narrator 2011
Björk: Biophilia Live
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice) 2014
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
as Self - Narrator (archive sound) 2019
Extinction: The Facts
as Self - Presenter 2020
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
as Self - Presenter 2016
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
as Presenter 2014