Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson

Known for
Acting
Born
April 11, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May. He also writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun. From a career as a local journalist in Northern England, Clarkson rose to public prominence as a presenter of the original format of Top Gear in 1988. Since the mid-1990s Clarkson has become a recognised public personality, regularly appearing on British television presenting his own shows and appearing as a guest on other shows. As well as motoring, Clarkson has produced programmes and books on subjects such as history and engineering. From 1998 to 2000 he also hosted his own chat show, Clarkson. His opinionated but humorous tongue-in-cheek writing and presenting style has often generated much public reaction to his viewpoints. His actions both privately and as a Top Gear presenter have also sometimes resulted in criticism from the media, politicians, pressure groups and the public. Despite the criticism levelled against him, Clarkson has also generated a significant following from the public at large, being credited as a major factor in the resurgence of Top Gear as one of the most popular shows on the BBC.

Known For

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Filmography

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An Evening With Top Gear poster

An Evening With Top Gear

Movie

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 8 eps

2026
Millionaire Hot Seat poster

Millionaire Hot Seat

TV · as Self - Host · 18 eps

2026
The Grand-ish Tour poster

The Grand-ish Tour

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2026
The Grand Tour poster

The Grand Tour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC poster

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now poster

Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Jeremy Clarkson: King of Controversy poster

Jeremy Clarkson: King of Controversy

Movie · as Self (archival footage)

2021
Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz poster

Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz

Movie · as Self

2021
Clarkson's Farm poster

Clarkson's Farm

TV · as Self - Host · 40 eps

2021
It's Clarkson on TV poster

It's Clarkson on TV

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2019
Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles poster

Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie

2018
Top Gear: Winter Blunderland poster

Top Gear: Winter Blunderland

Movie

2018
David Souffle poster

David Souffle

Movie · as David Souffle

2017
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials poster

Top Gear: The Best of the Specials

Movie · as Jeremy Clarkson

2016
The Grand Tour poster

The Grand Tour

TV · as Self - Host · 45 eps

2016
Top Gear: The Races poster

Top Gear: The Races

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2015
Top Gear: Greatest Hits poster

Top Gear: Greatest Hits

Movie · as Himself

2015
Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special poster

Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special

Movie

2015
Top Gear: Australian Road Trip poster

Top Gear: Australian Road Trip

Movie · as Himself

2015
Top Gear: From A-Z poster

Top Gear: From A-Z

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
Jorden runt på 6 steg poster

Jorden runt på 6 steg

TV · 1 ep

2015
Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish poster

Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish

TV · 8 eps

2015
Top Gear From A-Z poster

Top Gear From A-Z

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster poster

PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster

Movie · as Presenter

2014
Top Gear: The Burma Special poster

Top Gear: The Burma Special

Movie · as Himself

2014
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2 poster

Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2

Movie · as Jeremy Clarkson

2014
Top Gear: Patagonia Special poster

Top Gear: Patagonia Special

Movie

2014
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show poster

The Michael McIntyre Chat Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip poster

Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip

Movie · as Jeremy Clarkson

2013
Top Gear: The Great African Adventure poster

Top Gear: The Great African Adventure

Movie · as Himself

2013
Top Gear Festival: Sydney poster

Top Gear Festival: Sydney

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2013
Car S.O.S. poster

Car S.O.S.

TV · 1 ep

2013
Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown poster

Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World poster

Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World

Movie · as Self

2012
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5 poster

Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5

Movie · as Himself

2012
Top Gear: The Challenges 6 poster

Top Gear: The Challenges 6

Movie

2012
Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy poster

Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy

Movie · as Himself

2012
Gadget Man poster

Gadget Man

TV · 1 ep

2012
Top Gear: Top Fails poster

Top Gear: Top Fails

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2011
Clarkson: Powered Up poster

Clarkson: Powered Up

Movie · as himself

2011
Top Gear: Cars with Soul poster

Top Gear: Cars with Soul

Movie · as Himself

2011
Making Qi poster

Making Qi

Movie · as Self

2011
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4 poster

Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4

Movie · as Himself

2011
Top Gear: The Challenges 5 poster

Top Gear: The Challenges 5

Movie · as Himself

2011
Top Gear: The U.S. and Albania Road Trip poster

Top Gear: The U.S. and Albania Road Trip

Movie · as Himself

2011
The Interceptors poster

The Interceptors

Movie · as Jason Clarkson

2011
Jeremy Clarkson: War Stories poster

Jeremy Clarkson: War Stories

Movie · as Presenter

2011
Top Gear's Top 40 poster

Top Gear's Top 40

TV · as Jeremy Clarkson · 8 eps

2010
Clarkson: The Italian Job poster

Clarkson: The Italian Job

Movie · as Jeremy Clarkson

2010
Top Gear: The Challenges 4 poster

Top Gear: The Challenges 4

Movie

2010
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3 poster

Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3

Movie

2010
Top Gear: Romania Special poster

Top Gear: Romania Special

Movie · as Himself

2009
Love the Beast poster

Love the Beast

Movie · as Self

2009
Clarkson: Duel poster

Clarkson: Duel

Movie · as Self

2009
Top Gear: The Challenges 3 poster

Top Gear: The Challenges 3

Movie

2008
Clarkson: Thriller poster

Clarkson: Thriller

Movie · as Himself - Presenter

2008
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 1 poster

Top Gear: The Great Adventures 1

Movie

2008
Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles poster

Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles

Movie · as Presenter

2008
Top Gear: The Challenges 2 poster

Top Gear: The Challenges 2

Movie · as Himself

2008
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2 poster

Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2

Movie · as Self

2008
Top Ground Gear Force poster

Top Ground Gear Force

Movie

2007
The Greatest Raid of All Time poster

The Greatest Raid of All Time

Movie · as Presenter

2007
Clarkson: Supercar Showdown poster

Clarkson: Supercar Showdown

Movie · as Self

2007
Top Gear of the Pops poster

Top Gear of the Pops

Movie · as Self

2007
The Jeremy Clarkson Collection poster

The Jeremy Clarkson Collection

Movie

2007
Top Gear: The Challenges poster

Top Gear: The Challenges

Movie · as Himself

2007
Top Gear: Polar Special poster

Top Gear: Polar Special

Movie · as himself

2007
Top Gear: US Special poster

Top Gear: US Special

Movie · as Self

2007
Top Gear - Best of the Challenges poster

Top Gear - Best of the Challenges

Movie

2007
Top Gear: Botswana Special poster

Top Gear: Botswana Special

Movie · as Himself

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
Clarkson: The Good The Bad The Ugly poster

Clarkson: The Good The Bad The Ugly

Movie · as Himself

2006
Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special poster

Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special

Movie · as Himself

2006
Top Gear: Supercars poster

Top Gear: Supercars

Movie · as Presenter

2006
Top Gear: The Races poster

Top Gear: The Races

Movie · as Himself

2006
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party poster

Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party

Movie · as Self

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 poster

Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Clarkson: Heaven and Hell poster

Clarkson: Heaven and Hell

Movie · as Self

2005
Top Gear: Revved Up poster

Top Gear: Revved Up

Movie · as Himself

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The F Word poster

The F Word

TV · 1 ep

2004
Clarkson: Hot Metal poster

Clarkson: Hot Metal

Movie · as Himself

2004
Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars poster

Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars

Movie · as Jeremy Clarkson

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Inventions That Changed the World poster

Inventions That Changed the World

TV · as Presenter · 5 eps

2004
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2003
Clarkson: Shoot-Out poster

Clarkson: Shoot-Out

Movie · as Himself

2003
Victoria Cross: For Valour poster

Victoria Cross: For Valour

Movie · as Himself/Host

2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane poster

Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane

Movie · as Self

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self, Self - Panellist (archive footage) · 14 eps

2003
Grumpy Old Men poster

Grumpy Old Men

TV · as Self · 14 eps

2002
Clarkson: No Limits poster

Clarkson: No Limits

Movie · as himself

2002
When Hippies Ruled The World poster

When Hippies Ruled The World

Movie

2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours poster

Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours

TV · 5 eps

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self - Host · 171 eps

2002
Great Britons poster

Great Britons

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2001
Clarkson's Top 100 Cars poster

Clarkson's Top 100 Cars

Movie · as Jeremy Clarkson

2001
Jeremy Clarkson's Speed poster

Jeremy Clarkson's Speed

Movie · as himself

2001
Speed

Speed

TV · as Presenter · 6 eps

2000
Jeremy Clarkson at Full Throttle poster

Jeremy Clarkson at Full Throttle

Movie · as Self

2000
Top Gear: Fast and Furious 2 poster

Top Gear: Fast and Furious 2

Movie · as Self

2000
Clarkson's Car Years poster

Clarkson's Car Years

TV · as Presenter · 6 eps

1999
Clarkson - Head to Head poster

Clarkson - Head to Head

Movie · as himself

1998
The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In the World... Ever! poster

The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In the World... Ever!

Movie · as Himself

1998
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines poster

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

Movie · as Himself

1998
Robot Wars poster

Robot Wars

TV · 7 eps

1998
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines poster

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 6 eps

1998
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

TV · as Self - Host, Prowadzący · 77 eps

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1997
Top Gear: Fast and Furious poster

Top Gear: Fast and Furious

Movie · as Self

1997
Apocalypse Clarkson poster

Apocalypse Clarkson

Movie · as Himself

1997
Light Lunch

Light Lunch

TV · 150 eps

1996
Clarkson: Unleashed on Cars poster

Clarkson: Unleashed on Cars

Movie · as Himself

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1996
Clarkson - The Specials poster

Clarkson - The Specials

TV · as Himself · 16 eps

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Clarkson's Motorsport Mayhem poster

Clarkson's Motorsport Mayhem

Movie · as Himself

1995
The Mrs Merton Show poster

The Mrs Merton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld poster

Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld

TV · as Presenter · 12 eps

1994
Top Gear: Super Cars poster

Top Gear: Super Cars

Movie · as Himself

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Eurotrash poster

Eurotrash

TV · as Self - Wanker of the Week · 1 ep

1991
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self - Host · 12 eps

1990
The Word poster

The Word

TV · 1 ep

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Question Time poster

Question Time

TV · as Himself - Panellist · 1 ep

1978
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self - Host, Presenter

1975
Jim'll Fix It poster

Jim'll Fix It

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
60 Minutes poster

60 Minutes

TV · 1 ep

1966
The Money Programme poster

The Money Programme

TV · 46 eps

1964
Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep