Alastair Fothergill
Directing
Born: 1960-04-10 · London, England, UK
Biography
Alastair Fothergill (born 10 April 1960 in London the United Kingdom) is a producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema. He is the executive producer of the multi-award winning series The Blue Planet (2001) and Planet Earth (2006) and the co-director of the associated feature films Deep Blue and Earth. Fothergill attended Harrow. He studied zoology at St Cuthbert's Society in the University of Durham and made his first film, On the Okavango, while still a student. Fothergill joine
🎬 Movies (25)
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026
Producer
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
2024
Executive Producer
Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey
2023
Producer
Bear Witness
2022
Director
Polar Bear
2022
Director
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
Executive Producer
Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020
Director
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
Director
Elephant
2020
Co-Director
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
Executive Producer
Dancing with the Birds
2019
Executive Producer
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
Producer
Penguins
2019
Director
Dolphin Reef
2018
Co-Director
Monkey Kingdom
2015
Director
Bears
2014
Director
Best of Faszination Blauer Planet
2014
Director
Chimpanzee
2012
Director
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
Executive Producer
African Cats
2011
Director
Planet Earth: The Filmmaker's Story
2007
Director
Earth
2007
Director
Deep Blue
2003
Director
The Abyss
2002
Self - Presenter
The Trials of Life
1990
Producer
📺 TV Shows (16)
The Dinosaurs
2026
Executive Producer
Secrets of the Bees
2026
Producer
Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles
2025
Executive Producer
Wild Isles
2023
Executive Producer
Life on Our Planet
2023
Executive Producer
A Perfect Planet
2021
Executive Producer
Our Planet
2019
Executive Producer
Blue Planet II
2017
Director
Planet Earth II
2016
Director
The Hunt
2015
Executive Producer
Frozen Planet
2011
Executive Producer
Planet Earth
2006
Director
Planet Earth: The Future
2006
Director
The Blue Planet
2001
Director
Life in the Freezer
1993
Director
Natural World
1983
Director