Jeremy Clarkson
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1960
Place of birth: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
81 movies · 57 TV shows, newest first
6.8
The Grand-ish Tour
2026
NR
Millionaire Hot Seat
2026
NR
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
7.6
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
2023
6.5
Jeremy Clarkson: King of Controversy
2023
8.5
Clarkson's Farm
2021
9.0
Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz
2021
6.0
It's Clarkson on TV
2021
7.0
Top Gear Danmark
2020
8.0
Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2019
8.5
Top Gear: Winter Blunderland
2018
NR
David Souffle
2018
8.8
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials
2017
8.0
The Grand Tour
2016
NR
Top Gear: The Races
2016
NR
Top Gear: From A-Z
2015
NR
Top Gear From A-Z
2015
6.7
Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish
2015
6.7
Jorden runt på 6 steg
2015
8.5
Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special
2015
8.0
Top Gear: Greatest Hits
2015
6.3
Top Gear France
2015
10.0
Top Gear: Australian Road Trip
2015
8.6
Top Gear: Patagonia Special
2014
7.0
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2
2014
8.5
Top Gear: The Burma Special
2014NR
International Buffoons' Vacation
2014
4.0
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
2014
8.1
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster
2014
6.9
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip
2013
NR
Top Gear Festival: Sydney
2013
8.5
Top Gear: The Great African Adventure
2013
7.1
Car S.O.S.
2013
NR
Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown
2013
7.2
Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World
2012
7.0
Gadget Man
2012
NR
Top Gear: Top Fails
2012
8.1
Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy
2012
8.0
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5
2012
7.0
Top Gear: The Challenges 6
2012
NR
Top Gear's Top 40
2011
6.7
Clarkson: Powered Up
2011
NR
Making Qi
2011
10.0
The Interceptors
2011
7.5
Top Gear: The Challenges 5
2011
8.4
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4
2011
9.0
Top Gear: Cars with Soul
2011
8.2
Top Gear: The U.S. and Albania Road Trip
2011
8.0
Jeremy Clarkson: War Stories
2011
6.1
Top Gear
2010
6.6
Clarkson: The Italian Job
2010
7.5
Top Gear: The Challenges 4
2010
8.7
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3
2010
7.8
Top Gear: Romania Special
2010
6.3
Clarkson: Duel
2009
7.5
Top Gear: The Challenges 3
2009
6.5
Love the Beast
2009
8.8
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2
2008
8.0
Top Ground Gear Force
2008
8.0
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 1
2008
6.9
Clarkson: Thriller
2008
NR
Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles
2008
8.0
Top Gear: The Challenges 2
2008
6.5
Clarkson: Supercar Showdown
2007
8.3
Top Gear: Botswana Special
2007
8.4
Top Gear: Polar Special
2007
NR
The Jeremy Clarkson Collection
2007
NR
Top Gear - Best of the Challenges
2007
8.9
The Greatest Raid of All Time
2007
7.2
Top Gear of the Pops
2007
8.0
Top Gear: The Challenges
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
8.2
Top Gear: US Special
2007
NR
Top Gear: The Races
2006
4.4
The One Show
2006
7.5
Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special
2006
NR
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party
2006
8.0
Top Gear: Supercars
2006
6.0
Clarkson: The Good The Bad The Ugly
2006
NR
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
2005
6.2
The F Word
2005
6.7
Clarkson: Heaven and Hell
2005
9.5
Top Gear: Revved Up
2005
7.2
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
7.5
Clarkson: Hot Metal
2004
7.0
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
NR
Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars
2004
7.5
Inventions That Changed the World
2004
4.0
Clarkson: Shoot-Out
2003
7.8
Victoria Cross: For Valour
2003
6.5
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
2003
7.4
Grumpy Old Men
2003
7.9
QI
2003
6.9
Clarkson: No Limits
2002
7.6
Top Gear
2002
7.0
Great Britons
2002
6.1
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
NR
Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours
2002
5.0
When Hippies Ruled The World
2002
8.7
Clarkson's Top 100 Cars
2001
6.0
Jeremy Clarkson's Speed
2001NR
Speed
2001
6.8
Jeremy Clarkson at Full Throttle
2000
NR
Clarkson's Car Years
2000
8.5
Top Gear: Fast and Furious 2
2000
5.5
Clarkson - Head to Head
1999
10.0
Clarkson
1998
6.8
The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In the World... Ever!
1998
6.7
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
1998
5.0
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines
1998
NR
Parkinson
1998
7.7
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines
1998
7.0
Robot Wars
1998
7.0
Apocalypse Clarkson
1997
NR
Top Gear: Fast and Furious
1997
10.0
Extreme Machines
1997NR
Light Lunch
1997
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
6.3
Clarkson: Unleashed on Cars
1996
NR
Clarkson - The Specials
1996
7.1
TFI Friday
1996
6.8
The Mrs Merton Show
1995
5.0
Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld
1995
6.0
Clarkson's Motorsport Mayhem
1995
6.6
Room 101
1994
NR
Top Gear: Super Cars
1994
6.5
Eurotrash
19934.1
Pebble Mill
1991
7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
6.0
The Word
1990
5.2
This Morning
1988
5.9
Question Time
1979
8.0
Top Gear
1978
4.5
Jim'll Fix It
1975
6.5
60 Minutes
1968
8.0
The Money Programme
1966
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964
7.2
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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