David Attenborough - Actor Profile

David Attenborough

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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.

Top Rated Movies

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Islands of the Vampire Birds (1999) movie poster
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Islands of the Vampire Birds — The story of Darwin's finches and their relationship with other creatures of the Galapagos; tracing their evolution, how

Islands of the Vampire Birds

1999•Documentary
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Parkinson at 50 (2021) movie poster
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Parkinson at 50 — Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and re

Parkinson at 50

2021•Documentary
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David Attenborough: A Life on Earth (2023) movie poster
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David Attenborough: A Life on Earth — The incredible journey and illustrious career of one of the most travelled men in history, this documentary tells the st

David Attenborough: A Life on Earth

2023•Documentary
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David Attenborough: The Early Years (2013) movie poster
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David Attenborough: The Early Years — Sir David Attenborough recalls moments from his early television career and discusses the stories behind them. Among the

David Attenborough: The Early Years

2013•Documentary
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Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth (2025) movie poster
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Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth — David Attenborough looks into the ocean's depths to discuss the coelacanth, a primeval fish hidden for 400 million years

Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth

2025•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2025 Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 10.0 HIT
2025 Ocean with David Attenborough Self ★ 8.1 HIT
2024 Secret Lives of Orangutans Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 7.7 HIT
2024 Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster Self - Presenter ★ 8.0 HIT
2023 David Attenborough: A Life on Earth Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2022 Attenborough's Wonder of Song Self - Presenter ★ 8.6 HIT
2021 Parkinson at 50 Self (archive footage) ★ 10.0 HIT
2021 Attenborough’s Journey Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2021 The Year Earth Changed Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 7.9 HIT
2020 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Self ★ 8.4 HIT
2020 Planet Earth: A Celebration Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 8.6 HIT
2019 Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time Self - Narrator (archive sound) ★ 8.5 HIT
2019 Dragons and Damsels Self - Narrator ★ 8.0 HIT
2019 Wild Karnataka Self - Narrator ★ 8.6 HIT
2018 Into the Jungle Self - Narrator ★ 7.8 HIT
2018 Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench Self - Narrator ★ 9.3 HIT
2017 David Attenborough's Ant Mountain Self - Presenter ★ 9.0 HIT
2016 Zoo Quest in Colour Self - Presenter ★ 8.5 HIT
2016 Attenborough's Life That Glows Self - Presenter ★ 8.1 HIT
2016 Attenborough at 90 Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2016 Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens Self ★ 8.4 HIT
2015 David Attenborough Meets President Obama Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2015 Attenborough's Big Birds Narrator ★ 8.5 HIT
2015 Attenborough's Paradise Birds Presenter - Narrator ★ 8.1 HIT
2015 Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific Self – Narrator ★ 7.8 HIT
2014 Fabulous Frogs Self - Narrator ★ 8.3 HIT
2014 The Bat Man of Mexico Self ★ 9.1 HIT
2013 When Björk Met Attenborough Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2013 Edwardian Insects on Film Self ★ 9.0 HIT
2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid Self - Narrator ★ 8.0 HIT
2013 David Attenborough: The Early Years Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2012 Attenborough's Ark Narrator ★ 9.0 HIT
2012 Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 8.0 HIT
2012 Tales of Television Centre Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2012 Superfish: Bluefin Tuna - ★ 8.3 HIT
2011 Desert Seas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 9.0 HIT
2011 Attenborough and the Giant Egg Self - Presenter ★ 8.6 HIT
2010 Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2006 Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough Presenter ★ 7.8 HIT
2006 A War on Science Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2004 Bears: Spy in the Woods - ★ 8.0 HIT
2004 Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden Narrator ★ 7.8 HIT
2002 Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television Self ★ 8.8 HIT
2000 Lions: Spy in the Den Narrator ★ 8.0 HIT
1999 The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth Presenter - Narrator ★ 8.5 HIT
1999 Islands of the Vampire Birds Narrator ★ 10.0 HIT
1996 Attenborough in Paradise Self - Narrator ★ 9.0 HIT
1995 The Private Life of Plants himself ★ 8.4 HIT
1990 The Trials of Life Self - Presenter ★ 9.0 HIT
1971 A Blank on the Map Himself - Presenter ★ 8.2 HIT