Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond

Known for
Acting
Born
December 19, 1969 (age 56)
Birthplace
Solihull - Warwickshire - England

Biography

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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An Evening With Top Gear poster

An Evening With Top Gear

Movie

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

2025
The Not Very Grand Tour poster

The Not Very Grand Tour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction poster

Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2022
Richard Hammond's Crazy Contraptions poster

Richard Hammond's Crazy Contraptions

TV · 7 eps

2022
Contraption Masters poster

Contraption Masters

TV · as Host · 7 eps

2021
Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz poster

Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz

Movie · as Self

2021
Richard Hammond's Workshop poster

Richard Hammond's Workshop

TV · as Self - Host · 48 eps

2021
The Great Escapists poster

The Great Escapists

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2021
Clarkson's Farm poster

Clarkson's Farm

TV · as Self - Smallest Cog boss · 1 ep

2020
Richard Hammond's Big poster

Richard Hammond's Big

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 9 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

2017
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials poster

Top Gear: The Best of the Specials

Movie · as Richard Hammond

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
Richard Hammond's Jungle Quest poster

Richard Hammond's Jungle Quest

TV · as Himself · 2 eps

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
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 Richard Hammond

2014
Top Gear: Patagonia Special poster

Top Gear: Patagonia Special

Movie

2014
Science of Stupid poster

Science of Stupid

TV · as Self - Host · 48 eps

2014
Wild Weather with Richard Hammond poster

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps

2013
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip poster

Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip

Movie · as Richard Hammond

2013
Top Gear: The Great African Adventure poster

Top Gear: The Great African Adventure

Movie · as Himself

2013
How to Build a Planet poster

How to Build a Planet

TV · as Himself · 2 eps

2013
Top Gear's Top 41 poster

Top Gear's Top 41

TV · as self · 8 eps

2013
Richard Hammond's Secret Service

Richard Hammond's Secret Service

TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps

2013
Crackanory poster

Crackanory

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
That Puppet Game Show poster

That Puppet Game Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

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: 50 Years of Bond Cars poster

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

Movie · as Self

2012
Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy poster

Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy

Movie · as Himself

2012
Planet Earth Live poster

Planet Earth Live

TV · as Self - Presenter · 13 eps

2012
Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature poster

Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 3 eps

2012
Richard Hammond's Crash Course poster

Richard Hammond's Crash Course

TV · as Himself · 14 eps

2012
Top Gear: Top Fails poster

Top Gear: Top Fails

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

2011
Top Gear: At the Movies poster

Top Gear: At the Movies

Movie · as Himself

2011
Top Gear: Cars with Soul poster

Top Gear: Cars with Soul

Movie · as Himself

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 Roger St. Hammond

2011
Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet poster

Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

2011
Top Gear's Top 40 poster

Top Gear's Top 40

TV · as Richard Hammond · 8 eps

2010
Hammond Meets Moss

Hammond Meets Moss

Movie

2010
Top Gear: Apocalypse poster

Top Gear: Apocalypse

Movie · as Self

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

2010
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds poster

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 3 eps

2009
Top Gear: Uncovered poster

Top Gear: Uncovered

Movie · as Himself

2009
Top Gear: The Challenges 3 poster

Top Gear: The Challenges 3

Movie

2009
Richard Hammond's Blast Lab Blow-Ups poster

Richard Hammond's Blast Lab Blow-Ups

Movie · as Himself / Presenter

2009
Total Wipeout poster

Total Wipeout

TV · as Self - Presenter · 57 eps

2009
Richard Hammond's Blast Lab poster

Richard Hammond's Blast Lab

TV · as Presenter · 41 eps

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

2008
Richard Hammond's Stunt Challenge

Richard Hammond's Stunt Challenge

Movie · as Self - Host

2008
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections poster

Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 16 eps

2008
Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel poster

Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel

Movie · as Self

2007
Top Gear of the Pops poster

Top Gear of the Pops

Movie · as Self

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: The Challenges poster

Top Gear: The Challenges

Movie · as Himself

2007
Top Gear: Botswana Special poster

Top Gear: Botswana Special

Movie · as Himself

2007
Helicopter Heroes

Helicopter Heroes

TV · as Presenter · 87 eps

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail poster

Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail

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
Petrolheads poster

Petrolheads

TV · as Team Captain · 6 eps

2006
School's Out

School's Out

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend poster

The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend

Movie · as Presenter

2005
Greatest Ever Screen Chases

Greatest Ever Screen Chases

Movie · as Himself

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

2004
Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars poster

Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars

Movie

2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane poster

Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane

Movie · as Self

2003
Brainiac: Science Abuse poster

Brainiac: Science Abuse

TV · as Self - Host · 37 eps

2003
Time Commanders poster

Time Commanders

TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self - Host · 171 eps

2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV · as Self, Self - Special Guest · 1 ep

1997
Motor Week poster

Motor Week

TV · 210 eps

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1982
Timewatch poster

Timewatch

TV · as Self - Co-presenter · 1 ep

1978
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Presenter

1964
Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep