Richard Hammond
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
TV
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
TV
Top Gear
Self - Host
2002
TV
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005
TV
Celebrity Juice
Self
2008
TV
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
TV
The Grand Tour
Self - Host
2016
TV
Top Gear
Presenter
1978
TV
Clarkson's Farm
Self - Smallest Cog boss
2021
TV
GMTV
Self
1993
TV
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
TV
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Special Guest
2001
TV
The Grand-ish Tour
Self
2026
TV
Timewatch
Self - Co-presenter
1982
TV
Richard Hammond's Workshop
Self - Host
2021
TV
The Not Very Grand Tour
Self
2025
TV
Brainiac: Science Abuse
Self - Host
2003
TV
Crackanory
Self
2013
TV
Science of Stupid
Self - Host
2014
TV
School's Out
Self
2006
TV
This Morning
Self
1988
Filmography
2026TVThe Grand-ish Touras Self2025TVThe Not Very Grand Touras Self2022TVRichard Hammond's Crazy Contraptions2022TVContraption Mastersas Host2022TVRichard Hammond's Brain Reactionas Self - Host2021TVRichard Hammond's Workshopas Self - Host2021TVClarkson's Farmas Self - Smallest Cog boss2021FilmTop Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitzas Self2021TVThe Great Escapistsas Self - Host2020TVRichard Hammond's Bigas Himself - Presenter2019FilmTop Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles2018FilmTop Gear: Winter Blunderland2017FilmTop Gear: The Best of the Specialsas Richard Hammond2016TVThe Grand Touras Self - Host2016TVTop Gear: The Racesas Self2015FilmTop Gear: From A-Zas Self (archive footage)2015TVTop Gear From A-Zas Self2015TVTop Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish2015TVRichard Hammond's Jungle Questas Himself2015FilmTop Gear: The Big Send Off Special2015FilmTop Gear: Greatest Hitsas Himself2015FilmTop Gear: Australian Road Tripas Himself2014FilmTop Gear: Patagonia Special2014TVWild Weather with Richard Hammondas Self - Presenter2014FilmTop Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2as Richard Hammond2014FilmTop Gear: The Burma Specialas Himself2014TVScience of Stupidas Self - Host2014FilmInternational Buffoons' Vacation2013FilmTop Gear: The Perfect Road Tripas Richard Hammond2013TVCrackanoryas Self2013TVHow to Build a Planetas Himself2013TVTop Gear's Top 41as self2013FilmTop Gear: The Great African Adventureas Himself2013TVRichard Hammond's Secret Serviceas Self - Presenter2012TVRichard Hammond's Miracles of Natureas Himself - Presenter2012FilmTop Gear: 50 Years of Bond Carsas Self2012TVTop Gear: Top Failsas Self - Host2012TVPlanet Earth Liveas Self - Presenter2012FilmTop Gear: Supercars Across Italyas Himself2012TVRichard Hammond's Crash Courseas Himself2012FilmTop Gear: The Great Adventures 5as Himself2012FilmTop Gear: The Challenges 62011TVTop Gear's Top 40as Richard Hammond2011FilmTop Gear: At the Moviesas Himself2011FilmThe Interceptorsas Roger St. Hammond2011TVRichard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planetas Himself - Presenter2011FilmTop Gear: The Challenges 5as Himself2011FilmTop Gear: The Great Adventures 4as Himself2011FilmTop Gear - Albania Specialas self2011FilmTop Gear: Cars with Soulas Himself2011FilmTop Gear: The U.S. Specialas Himself2010FilmTop Gear: Apocalypseas Himself2010FilmHammond Meets Moss2010FilmTop Gear: The Challenges 42010FilmTop Gear: The Great Adventures 32010TVRichard Hammond's Invisible Worldsas Himself - Presenter2010FilmTop Gear: Romania Specialas Himself2009FilmTop Gear: Uncoveredas Himself2009FilmRichard Hammond's Blast Lab Blow-Upsas Himself / Presenter2009FilmTop Gear: The Challenges 32009FilmTop Gear: The Great Adventures 22009TVTotal Wipeoutas Self - Presenter2009TVRichard Hammond's Blast Labas Presenter2008FilmTop Gear: The Great Adventures 2as Self2008FilmRichard Hammond's Stunt Challengeas Self - Host2008TVCelebrity Juiceas Self2008TVRichard Hammond's Engineering Connectionsas Himself - Presenter2008FilmTop Ground Gear Force2008FilmTop Gear: The Great Adventures Vol. 12008FilmTop Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobilesas Presenter2008FilmTop Gear: The Challenges 2as Himself2007FilmRichard Hammond Meets Evel Knievelas himself2007TVHelicopter Heroesas Presenter2007FilmTop Gear: Polar Specialas himself2007TVWould I Lie to You?as Self2007FilmTop Gear - Best of the Challenges2007FilmTop Gear of the Popsas Self2007FilmTop Gear: The Challengesas Himself2007FilmTop Gear: US Specialas Self2006FilmTop Gear: The Racesas Himself2006FilmTop Gear: Winter Olympics Specialas Himself2006FilmRichard Hammond and the Holy Grailas Himself2006TVSchool's Outas Self2006FilmTop Gear: Supercarsas Presenter2006TVPetrolheadsas Team Captain2005FilmGreatest Ever Screen Chasesas Himself2005FilmThe Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legendas Presenter2005FilmTop Gear: Revved Upas Himself2005TV8 Out of 10 Catsas Self2003TVBrainiac: Science Abuseas Self - Host2003FilmTop Gear: Back in the Fast Laneas Self2003TVTime Commandersas Self - Host2002TVTop Gearas Self - Host2001TVFriday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self1997TVMotor Week1993TVGMTVas Self1988TVThis Morningas Self1982TVTimewatchas Self - Co-presenter1978TVTop Gearas Presenter1964TVTop of the Popsas Self - Host—FilmTop Gear: The Great Adventures 2 Botswana Specialas Himself