Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

Known for

Acting

Born

September 20, 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Baghdad, Iraq

Biography

Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili (Arabic: جميل صادق الخليلي; born September 20, 1962) is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.

Best known work

Cunk on Life

Cunk on Life

2024

Cunk on...

Cunk on...

2018

Horizon

Horizon

1964

The Secret Life of Chaos

The Secret Life of Chaos

2010

Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

2011

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

2011

The Science of Doctor Who

The Science of Doctor Who

2013

The Beginning and End of the Universe

The Beginning and End of the Universe

2016

Atom

Atom

2007

Everything and Nothing

Everything and Nothing

2011

Filmography

2025
Secrets of the BrainTV
as Self - Presenter (2 episodes)
2024
Cunk on Life
as Self
2023
Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed
as Himself
2022
Secrets of Size: Atoms to SupergalaxiesTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2021
Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and EverythingTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2020
Secrets of the Solar SystemTV
as Narrator (8 episodes)
2019
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the WorldTV
as Self - Presenter (6 episodes)
2018
The Joy of AI
as Self - Presenter
2018
Cunk on...TV
as Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science (4 episodes)
2017
Unser Universum - Geburt und UntergangTV
Director
2017
Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives
as Himself - Presenter
2017
The Amazing World of Gravity
2017
Amazing GravityTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2016
Light and DarkTV
as Self - Presenter (2 episodes)
2016
The Beginning and End of the Universe
as Himself - Presenter
2016
The Beginning and End of the UniverseTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2015
Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
as Himself - Presenter
2014
The Secrets of Quantum PhysicsTV
as Self - Presenter (2 episodes), Writer
2013
The Science of Doctor Who
as Self
2012
Order and DisorderTV
as Self - Presenter (2 episodes)
2012
The Science of Doctor Who
2011
A Night with the Stars
as Self
2011
A Night with the StarsTV
as Participant (1 episode)
2011
Everything and NothingTV
Presenter
2011
Shock and Awe: The Story of ElectricityTV
as Self - Presenter (3 episodes), Presenter