Richard Hammond

Actor · Born December 19, 1969 · 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.

Acted in 27

2020s

2022
Richard Hammond's Crazy Contraptions
TV

2010s

2019
Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Movie
2018
Top Gear: Winter Blunderland
Movie
2017
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials
Richard Hammond
2015
Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish
TV
Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special
Movie
2014
Top Gear: Patagonia Special
Movie
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2
Richard Hammond
2013
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip
Richard Hammond
75
2012
Top Gear: The Challenges 6
Movie
2011
Top Gear's Top 40
Richard Hammond · 8 episodes
The Interceptors
Roger St. Hammond
2010
Top Gear: The Challenges 4
Movie
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3
Movie

2000s

2009
Top Gear: The Challenges 3
Movie
Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
Presenter · 41 episodes
2008
Top Ground Gear Force
Movie
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 1
Movie
Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles
Presenter
2007
Top Gear - Best of the Challenges
Movie
2006
Top Gear: Supercars
Presenter
Petrolheads
Team Captain · 6 episodes
2005
The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend
Presenter
2004
Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars
Movie

1990s

1997
Motor Week
TV · 9 Seasons · Documentary

1970s

1978
Top Gear
Presenter
83

No release date

An Evening With Top Gear
Movie

Created 6

2010s

2016
The Grand Tour
Creator
85
2015
Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish
Creator
2014
Wild Weather with Richard Hammond
Creator
Science of Stupid
Creator
65
2011
Top Gear's Top 40
Creator

2000s

2008
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections
Creator

Wrote 1

2010s

2015
Top Gear: Australian Road Trip
Writer

Directed 1

2000s

2007
Top Gear of the Pops
Director

Other crew 1

2000s

2002
Top Gear
Presenter
84

Appearances68

2020s

2026
The Grand-ish Tour
Self · 3 episodes
2025
The Not Very Grand Tour
Self · 1 episode
2022
Contraption Masters
Host · 7 episodes
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
Self - Host · 6 episodes
2021
Richard Hammond's Workshop
Self - Host · 48 episodes
77
Clarkson's Farm
Self - Smallest Cog boss · 1 episode
89
Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz
Self
The Great Escapists
Self - Host · 6 episodes
2020
Richard Hammond's Big
Himself - Presenter · 9 episodes
79

2010s

2016
The Grand Tour
Self - Host · 45 episodes
85
Top Gear: The Races
Self · 7 episodes
2015
Top Gear: From A-Z
Self (archive footage)
Top Gear From A-Z
Self · 2 episodes
Richard Hammond's Jungle Quest
Himself · 2 episodes
Top Gear: Greatest Hits
Himself
Top Gear: Australian Road Trip
Himself
2014
Wild Weather with Richard Hammond
Self - Presenter · 3 episodes
Top Gear: The Burma Special
Himself
Science of Stupid
Self - Host · 48 episodes
65
2013
Crackanory
Self · 1 episode
How to Build a Planet
Himself · 2 episodes
Top Gear's Top 41
self · 8 episodes
That Puppet Game Show
Self - Guest · 1 episode
Top Gear: The Great African Adventure
Himself
2012
Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature
Himself - Presenter · 3 episodes
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
Top Gear: Top Fails
Self - Host · 2 episodes
Planet Earth Live
Self - Presenter · 13 episodes
Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy
Himself
Richard Hammond's Crash Course
Himself · 14 episodes
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5
Himself
2011
Top Gear: At the Movies
Himself
Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
Top Gear: The Challenges 5
Himself
Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4
Himself
Top Gear: Cars with Soul
Himself
Top Gear: The U.S. and Albania Road Trip
Himself
2010
Top Gear: Apocalypse
Self
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds
Himself - Presenter · 3 episodes
Top Gear: Romania Special
Himself