Jim Al-Khalili

Actor · Born September 20, 1962 · 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.

Acted in 8

2010s

2017
The Amazing World of Gravity
Movie · Documentary
2011
A Night with the Stars
Participant · 1 episode
Everything and Nothing
Jim Al-Khalili
Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?
Movie
2010
Genius of Britain
Presenter · 5 episodes

2000s

2009
Science and Islam
Presented by
2008
Lost Horizons: The Big Bang
Guest Star
2007
Atom
Presenter · 3 episodes

Other crew 3

2010s

2011
Everything and Nothing
Presenter
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Presenter
84

2000s

2009
Science and Islam
Presenter

Wrote 1

2010s

2014
The Secrets of Quantum Physics
Writer

Directed 1

2010s

2017
Unser Universum - Geburt und Untergang
Director

Appearances26

2020s

2025
Secrets of the Brain
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
2024
Cunk on Life
Self
80
2023
Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed
Himself
2022
Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies
Self · 2 episodes
2021
Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything
Self · 2 episodes
2020
Secrets of the Solar System
Narrator · 8 episodes

2010s

2019
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Self - Presenter · 6 episodes
2018
The Joy of AI
Self - Presenter
Cunk on...
Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science · 4 episodes
2017
Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives
Himself - Presenter
Amazing Gravity
Self · 2 episodes
2016
Light and Dark
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
The Beginning and End of the Universe
Himself - Presenter
The Beginning and End of the Universe
Self · 2 episodes
2015
Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
Himself - Presenter
2014
The Secrets of Quantum Physics
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
2013
The Science of Doctor Who
Self
2012
Order and Disorder
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
2011
A Night with the Stars
Self
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Self - Presenter · 3 episodes
84
Pointless Celebrities
Self · 1 episode
64
Everything and Nothing
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
2010
Chemistry: A Volatile History
Self - Presenter · 3 episodes
The Secret Life of Chaos
Himself - Presenter