David Attenborough

Characters played by David Attenborough

Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice) — A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

He is the documentary narrator whose voice appears through excerpts from the television series Life on Earth. His narration accompanies the film's interest in animal life, evolution, and the natural cycle of growth and decay, providing an observational counterpoint to the increasingly disturbing project pursued by Oswald Deuce and Oliver Deuce.

Self (voice) — Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)

Philosophical character exploring identity and personal growth themes.

Career Overview

David Attenborough has 228 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Their work is anchored in the Robbie the Reindeer Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Natural World, Planet Earth, Planet Earth III. 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: 228
Birth Date: 1926-05-08
Birth Place: London, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Robbie the Reindeer Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

John Hannah (1 collaborations)
Juliet Stevenson (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (197 credits)
- Dynasties II
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  - Macaque (2022) ... actor actors
  
  - Meerkat (2022) ... actor actors
  
  - Hyena (2022) ... actor actors
  
  - Cheetah (2022) ... actor actors
  
  - Elephant (2022) ... actor actors
  
  2026
- David Attenborough 100 Years
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  2026
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
  Self
  
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  2026
- Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
  Self
  
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  2026
- Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
  Self
  
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  2026
- Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2026
- A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
  Self
  
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  2026
- Wild London
  Self
  
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  2026
- Kingdom
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
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  - The Secret Story of Kingdom (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Olimba's Last Chance (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Flint and the Crocodile (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - The Lions Fall (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Storm's Retreat (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2025
- Parenthood
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
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  - Jungles (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Freshwater (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Grasslands (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Oceans (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - The Greatest Adventure (2025) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2025
- Ocean with David Attenborough
  Self
  
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  2025
- A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
  Self
  
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  2025
- Attenborough's Life Journey
  Self
  
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  2024
- Secret Lives of Orangutans
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
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  2024
- Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
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  2024
- Mammals
  Self - Narrator
  
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  - Forest (2024) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Heat (2024) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Cold (2024) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Water (2024) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - The New Wild (2024) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  2024
- Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
  Self - Presenter
  
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  2024
- David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
  Self
  
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  2023
- Planet Earth III
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  - Heroes (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Human (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Extremes (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Forests (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Freshwater (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  2023
- Frozen Planet II
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Our Frozen Planet (2022) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Frozen Lands (2022) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Frozen South (2022) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Frozen Peaks (2022) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Frozen Ocean (2022) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  2022
- Dinosaur Apocalypse
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
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  2022
- Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
  Self - Presenter
  
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  2022
- Great Mammoth Mystery
  Self - Host
  
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  2022
- The Green Planet
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  - Human Worlds (2022) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Desert Worlds (2022) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Seasonal Worlds (2022) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Water Worlds (2022) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Tropical Worlds (2022) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2022
- Attenborough's Wonder of Song
  Self - Presenter
  
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  actors
  
  2022
- Prehistoric Planet
  
  - North America (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Oceans (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Swamps (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Badlands (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Islands (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  2022
- Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
  Self - Narrator
  
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  2021
- Parkinson at 50
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
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  2021
- Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Attenborough’s Journey
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- The Year Earth Changed
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Attenborough's Life in Colour
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Hiding in Colour (2021) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Seeing in Colour (2021) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  2021
- A Perfect Planet
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Humans (2021) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Oceans (2021) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Weather (2021) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - The Sun (2021) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Volcano (2021) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2021
- Prince William: A Planet For Us All
  Self
  
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  actors
  
  2020
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
  Self
  
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  2020
- Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
  Self
  
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  2020
- Extinction: The Facts
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2020
- Planet Earth: A Celebration
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2020
- Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
  Self
  
  actor
  
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  2020
- The Forum
  Self
  
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  2019
- Seven Worlds, One Planet
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Africa (2019) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - North America (2019) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Europe (2019) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Australia (2019) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - South America (2019) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2019
- The Living Thames
  Self
  
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  2019
- The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
  Self
  
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  2019
- Climate Change: The Facts
  Self - Presenter
  
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  2019
- Our Planet
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Chapter 4: Freedom to Roam (2023) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Chapter 3: The Next Generation (2023) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Chapter 2: Following the Sun (2023) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Chapter 1: World on the Move (2023) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Forests (2019) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2019
- Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
  Self - Narrator
  
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  2019
- Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
  Self - Narrator (archive sound)
  
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  2019
- Dragons and Damsels
  Self - Narrator
  
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  2019
- Wild Karnataka
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2019
- Whale Wisdom
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2018
- Dynasties
  Self - Narrator
  
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  actors
  
  - Hyena (2022) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Cheetah (2022) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Elephant (2022) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Puma (2022) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Tiger (2018) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  2018
- Into the Jungle
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2018
- David Attenborough's Tasmania
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2018
- Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2018
- The Queen's Green Planet
  Self
  
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  2018
- Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
  Self - Presenter
  
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  2018
- Timelapse of the Entire Universe
  Self - Narrator (archive sound)
  
  actor
  
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  2018
- Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2018
- Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2018
- The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
  Self – Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2017
- Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2017
- And the Winner Isn't
  Self
  
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  2017
- Blue Planet II
  Self - Presenter
  
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  - Our Blue Planet (2017) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Coasts (2017) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Green Seas (2017) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Big Blue (2017) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Coral Reefs (2017) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  2017
- Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
  Self
  
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  2017
- Hotel Armadillo
  Self - Narrator
  
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  2017
- Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2017
- Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2017
- Richard Batterham, Master Potter
  Self
  
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  2017
- Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2017
- Planet Earth II
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  - Cities (2016) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Grasslands (2016) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Deserts (2016) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Jungles (2016) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Mountains (2016) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  2016
- Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
  Self
  
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  2016
- Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
  Self - Narrator
  
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  2016
- Zoo Quest in Colour
  Self - Presenter
  
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  2016
- Attenborough's Life That Glows
  Self - Presenter
  
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  2016
- Attenborough at 90
  Self
  
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  2016
- Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
  Self
  
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  2016
- Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2016
- Reef Diaries
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2015
- Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
  Self
  
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  2015
- Cougars Undercover
  Self
  
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  2015
- The Hunt
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
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  - Living with Predators (Conservation) (2015) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Race Against Time (Coasts) (2015) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Nowhere to Hide (Plains) (2015) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Hunger at Sea (Oceans) (2015) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Hide and Seek (Forests) (2015) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2015
- David Attenborough Meets President Obama
  Self
  
  actor
  
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  2015
- Attenborough's Big Birds
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2015
- Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2015
- Africa's Fishing Leopards
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2015
- Attenborough's Paradise Birds
  Presenter - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2015
- Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
  Self – Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2015
- Björk: Biophilia Live
  Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2014
- Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
  David Attenborough
  
  actor
  
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  2014
- Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2014
- Fabulous Frogs
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2014
- The Bat Man of Mexico
  Self
  
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  2014
- Conquest of The Skies 3D
  自己
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
  Presenter
  
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  2014
- Autopsy on a Dream
  Self
  
  actor
  
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  2013
- When Björk Met Attenborough
  Self
  
  actor
  
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  2013
- The Mating Game
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  - Colony (2013) ... Presenter actor actors
  
  - Family (2013) ... Presenter actor actors
  
  - Reproduction (2013) ... Presenter actor actors
  
  - Courtship (2013) ... Presenter actor actors
  
  - Predator (2013) ... Presenter actor actors
  
  2013
- Galapagos with David Attenborough
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Edwardian Insects on Film
  Self
  
  actor
  
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  2013
- Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- David Attenborough: The Early Years
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Africa
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - The Future (2013) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Sahara (2013) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Cape (2013) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Congo (2013) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Savannah (2013) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2013
- Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2012
- Attenborough's Ark
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- The Penguin King
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2012
- Tales of Television Centre
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Hot Tuna
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Voice
  
  - Episode 32 (2015) ... actor actors
  
  2012
- Frozen Planet
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - On Thin Ice (2011) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - The Last Frontier (2011) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Winter (2011) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Autumn (2011) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Summer (2011) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  2011
- Animal House
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
  Self - Presenter / Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2011
- Desert Seas
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
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  2011
- The Secrets of Scott's Hut
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Attenborough and the Giant Egg
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
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  2011
- Madagascar
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Land of Heat and Dust (2011) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Lost Worlds (2011) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - Island of Marvels (2011) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  2011
- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Attenborough's Journey
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Birds of Paradise
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Water Life A World of Water
  导演
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Life
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Primates (2009) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Plants (2009) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Creatures of the Deep (2009) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Hunters and Hunted (2009) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Insects (2009) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2009
- Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
  Self - Presenter / Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Nature's Great Events
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - The Great Feast (2009) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - The Great Flood (2009) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - The Great Tide (2009) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - The Great Migration (2009) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - The Great Salmon Run (2009) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  2009
- Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- NHKスペシャル映像詩里山II 命めぐる水辺
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2008
- Clever Monkeys
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Superfish
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
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  2008
- Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
  Himself - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Graham Norton Show
  
  - Ben Affleck, Sir David Attenborough, Matt Smith, Claire Foy, Sting (2016) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Will Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jones, Laura Mvula (2016) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Sir David Attenborough, Gary Lineker, Jessica Chastain, Harry Hill, McBusted (2015) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Sir David Attenborough, Cameron Diaz, Kathy Burke, The Scissor Sisters (2012) ... Self actor actors
  
  2007
- Can We Save Planet Earth?
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- My Favourite Attenborough Moment
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Planet Earth
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Ocean Deep (2006) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Seasonal Forests (2006) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Shallow Seas (2006) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Jungles (2006) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  - Great Plains (2006) ... Self - Narrator actor actors
  
  2006
- Desert Lions
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- A War on Science
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The One Show
  
  - December 8, 2010 (2010) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - November 5, 2008 (2008) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2006
- Kea: The Smartest Parrot?
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Bears: Spy in the Woods
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Amber Time Machine
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Minsmere Year
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Deep Blue
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
  Self (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Attenborough the Controller
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Great Natural Wonders of the World
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Blue Planet
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Coasts (2001) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Tidal Seas (2001) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Coral Seas (2001) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Seasonal Seas (2001) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Frozen Seas (2001) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  2001
- Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Lions: Spy in the Den
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Living with Dinosaurs
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Lost Gods of Easter Island
  Himself - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Song of the Earth
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
  Presenter - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Tiger: The Elusive Princess
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Islands of the Vampire Birds
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- The Dragons of Galapagos
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Attenborough in Paradise
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Survival Island
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- The Private Life of Plants
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- The Trials of Life
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- A TV Dante
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Birds of the Sun God
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- A Zed & Two Noughts
  Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Million Pound Bird Book
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Aliens From Inner Space
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Natural World
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Super Powered Eagles (2020) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey (2) (2020) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey (1) (2020) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers (2020) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Meet the Bears (2019) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  1983
- Nature
  
  - Attenborough’s Life Journey (2024) ... Self actor actors
  
  - The Bat Man of Mexico (2021) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Hippos: Africa's River Giants (2020) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention (2019) ... Host actor actors
  
  - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon (2019) ... Host actor actors
  
  1982
- Wogan
  
  - Series 3, Show 3 (1984) ... Self actor actors
  
  1982
- General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Squirrel on My Shoulder
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- At Home with Badgers
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- NOVA
  
  - Jewel of the Earth (2006) ... Narrator actor actors
  
  - Flying Casanovas (2001) ... Narrator actor actors
  
  - Japan's Secret Garden (2000) ... Narrator actor actors
  
  1974
- A Blank on the Map
  Himself - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1971
- Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1971
- Horizon
  
  - Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People And Counting (2020) ... Self actor actors
  
  - The Death of the Oceans? (2010) ... Himself / Narrator actor actors
  
  - A War on Science (2006) ... actor actors
  
  1964
- Elsa the Lioness
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Zoo Quest to West Africa
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
writing (23 credits)
- Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Galapagos with David Attenborough
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Africa
  
  - The Future (2013) ... writer writing
  
  - Sahara (2013) ... writer writing
  
  - Cape (2013) ... writer writing
  
  - Congo (2013) ... writer writing
  
  - Savannah (2013) ... writer writing
  
  2013
- Attenborough's Ark
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Frozen Planet
  
  - On Thin Ice (2011) ... writer writing
  
  - Autumn (2011) ... writer writing
  
  2011
- Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Desert Lions
  script consultant
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Planet Earth
  
  - Deserts (2006) ... writer writing
  
  - Caves (2006) ... writer writing
  
  - Fresh Water (2006) ... writer writing
  
  - Mountains (2006) ... writer writing
  
  - From Pole to Pole (2006) ... writer writing
  
  2006
- Deep Blue
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2000
- The Lost Gods of Easter Island
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2000
- The Song of the Earth
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2000
- Islands of the Vampire Birds
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1999
- Attenborough in Paradise
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Survival Island
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1996
- The Million Pound Bird Book
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Natural World
  
  - Bower Birds: The Art of Seduction (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - Echo Of The Elephants (1993) ... writer writing
  
  1983
- NOVA
  
  - Flying Casanovas (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - Japan's Secret Garden (2000) ... writer writing
  
  1974
- A Blank on the Map
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1971
- Zoo Quest to West Africa
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1955
sound (1 credits)
- Zoo Quest in Colour
  sound recordist
  
  sound
  
  2016
crew (2 credits)
- Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  2015
- Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  2014
directing (1 credits)
- Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
production (4 credits)
- Planet Earth II
  
  - Mountains (2016) ... casting production
  
  2016
- Elsa the Lioness
  producer
  
  production
  
  1961
- Zoo Quest to West Africa
  producer
  
  production
  
  1955
- The Ascent of Kangchenjunga
  producer
  
  production
  
  1955