Chris Packham

Biography

Christopher Gary Packham CBE is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work including the CBBC children's nature series The Really Wild Show from 1986 to 1995.

Career Overview

Chris Packham has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include Inside Our Minds, The Real T Rex with Chris Packham, The Littlest Hoglet - Director's Cut. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

28

Birth Date

1961-05-04 00:00:00

Birth Place

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Inside Our Minds
• 

  The Real T Rex with Chris Packham
• 

  The Littlest Hoglet - Director's Cut
• 

  David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
• 

  Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law?
• 

  Chris Packham: Forever Punk

Frequent Collaborators

• Toby Stewart (1 collaborations)
• David Attenborough (1 collaborations)
• Kirsty Young (1 collaborations)
• Michael Palin (1 collaborations)
• Benedict Cumberbatch (1 collaborations)
• William, Prince of Wales (1 collaborations)
• King Charles III of the United Kingdom (1 collaborations)
• Judi Dench (1 collaborations)
• Liz Bonnin (1 collaborations)
• Chris Martin (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (26 credits)

  • The Littlest Hoglet - Director's Cut

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 3 (2012) ... Self - Panellist actor actors
    2026
  • Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Murmur

    Voices (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Inside Our Minds

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors

    - Inside Our Dyslexic Minds (2025) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Inside Our ADHD Minds (2025) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    2023
  • The Weakest Link

    - Episode 5 (2021) ... Self - Participant actor actors
    2021
  • Chris Packham: Forever Punk

    Himself - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

    - Episode 10 (2022) ... Self - Expert actor actors
    2020
  • Celebrity Gogglebox

    - Episode 1 (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2023) ... actor actors
    2019
  • Chris Packham: In Search of the Lost Girl

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Real T Rex with Chris Packham

    Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Cunk on...

    - The Third Episode (2018) ... Self - Naturalist and Zoologist actor actors
    2018
  • Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The British Garden: Life and Death on Your Lawn

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Attenborough at 90

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Last Leg

    - Episode 4 (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • Decade of Discovery

    Himself - Presentor

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Would I Lie to You?

    - Mackenzie Crook, Chris Packham, Victoria Coren, Rhod Gilbert (2011) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Holby City

    - Episode 31 (2021) ... Himself actor actors
    1999
  • Ready, Steady, Cook

    - Episode 29 (2010) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Episode 79 (2006) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    1994
  • Discover the World of Animals

    Presenter

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Damian Lewis, Susan Calman (2012) ... Self actor actors
    1990
  • Horizon

    - Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People And Counting (2020) ... Self actor actors
    1964

• camera (2 credits)

  • The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound

    camera operator

    camera
    1990
  • The Trials of Life

    director of photography

    camera
    1990