Richard Hammond

Known for: Acting

Born: 1969-12-19 (age 56)

From: Solihull - Warwickshire - England

Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English presenter, writer, and journalist. He is most noted for co-hosting the car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting series 1–4 of Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky1. He also co-hosted Total Wipeout with Amanda Byram on BBC One. Hammond presented Planet Earth Live alongside Julia Bradbury.

Filmography (100)

TV★ 7.3
The Grand-ish Tour
2026
as Self
TV★ 6.9
The Not Very Grand Tour
2025
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Richard Hammond's Crazy Contraptions
2022
TV★ 10.0
Contraption Masters
2022
as Host
TV★ 5.0
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.9
Richard Hammond's Workshop
2021
as Self - Host
TV★ 8.5
Clarkson's Farm
2021
as Self - Smallest Cog boss
MOVIE★ 9.0
Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz
2021
as Self
TV★ 6.2
The Great Escapists
2021
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.5
Richard Hammond's Big
2020
as Himself - Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2019
MOVIE★ 8.5
Top Gear: Winter Blunderland
2018
MOVIE★ 8.8
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials
2017
as Richard Hammond
TV★ 8.0
The Grand Tour
2016
as Self - Host
TV
Top Gear: The Races
2016
as Self
MOVIE
Top Gear: From A-Z
2015
as Self (archive footage)
TV
Top Gear From A-Z
2015
as Self
TV★ 6.7
Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish
2015
TV★ 6.0
Richard Hammond's Jungle Quest
2015
as Himself
MOVIE★ 8.5
Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special
2015
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Gear: Greatest Hits
2015
as Himself
MOVIE★ 10.0
Top Gear: Australian Road Trip
2015
as Himself
MOVIE★ 8.7
Top Gear: Patagonia Special
2014
TV★ 7.4
Wild Weather with Richard Hammond
2014
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2
2014
as Richard Hammond
MOVIE★ 8.5
Top Gear: The Burma Special
2014
as Himself
TV★ 6.2
Science of Stupid
2014
as Self - Host
MOVIE
International Buffoons' Vacation
2014
MOVIE★ 6.9
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip
2013
as Richard Hammond
TV★ 6.8
Crackanory
2013
as Self
TV★ 8.0
How to Build a Planet
2013
as Himself
TV★ 5.0
Top Gear's Top 41
2013
as self
MOVIE★ 8.6
Top Gear: The Great African Adventure
2013
as Himself
TV
Richard Hammond's Secret Service
2013
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 7.0
Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature
2012
as Himself - Presenter
MOVIE★ 6.2
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
as Self
TV
Top Gear: Top Fails
2012
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.0
Planet Earth Live
2012
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.2
Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy
2012
as Himself
TV★ 6.8
Richard Hammond's Crash Course
2012
as Himself
MOVIE★ 8.1
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5
2012
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.0
Top Gear: The Challenges 6
2012
TV
Top Gear's Top 40
2011
as Richard Hammond
MOVIE★ 6.4
Top Gear: At the Movies
2011
as Himself
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Interceptors
2011
as Roger St. Hammond
TV★ 8.0
Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet
2011
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 7.5
Top Gear: The Challenges 5
2011
as Himself
MOVIE★ 8.5
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4
2011
as Himself
MOVIE★ 9.0
Top Gear: Cars with Soul
2011
as Himself
MOVIE★ 8.2
Top Gear: The U.S. Special
2011
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.4
Top Gear: Apocalypse
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hammond Meets Moss
2010
MOVIE★ 7.5
Top Gear: The Challenges 4
2010
MOVIE★ 8.8
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3
2010
TV★ 7.4
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds
2010
as Himself - Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Gear: Romania Special
2010
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.4
Top Gear: Uncovered
2009
as Himself
MOVIE
Richard Hammond's Blast Lab Blow-Ups
2009
as Himself / Presenter
MOVIE★ 7.5
Top Gear: The Challenges 3
2009
TV★ 6.1
Total Wipeout
2009
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 5.0
Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
2009
as Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.9
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2
2008
as Self
MOVIE
Richard Hammond's Stunt Challenge
2008
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.7
Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections
2008
as Himself - Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Ground Gear Force
2008
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Gear: The Great Adventures Vol. 1
2008
MOVIE
Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles
2008
as Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Gear: The Challenges 2
2008
as Himself
MOVIE★ 4.2
Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel
2007
as himself
MOVIE★ 10.0
Top Gear: Botswana Special
2007
as Himself
TV
Helicopter Heroes
2007
as Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.5
Top Gear: Polar Special
2007
as himself
TV★ 7.8
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
MOVIE
Top Gear - Best of the Challenges
2007
MOVIE★ 7.2
Top Gear of the Pops
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Gear: The Challenges
2007
as Himself
MOVIE★ 8.2
Top Gear: US Special
2007
as Self
MOVIE
Top Gear: The Races
2006
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.5
Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special
2006
as Himself
MOVIE★ 4.8
Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail
2006
as Himself
TV
School's Out
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Top Gear: Supercars
2006
as Presenter
TV
Petrolheads
2006
as Team Captain
MOVIE★ 8.0
Greatest Ever Screen Chases
2005
as Himself
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend
2005
as Presenter
MOVIE★ 9.5
Top Gear: Revved Up
2005
as Himself
TV★ 7.2
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
MOVIE
Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars
2004
TV★ 6.7
Brainiac: Science Abuse
2003
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.5
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
2003
as Self
TV★ 8.3
Time Commanders
2003
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.6
Top Gear
2002
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.1
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
TV
Motor Week
1997
TV★ 5.8
GMTV
1993
as Self
TV★ 5.2
This Morning
1988
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Timewatch
1982
as Self - Co-presenter
TV★ 7.9
Top Gear
1978
as Presenter
TV★ 6.7
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self - Host