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Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

Acting•Born September 20, 1962 (age 63)•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.

Known For

Pointless Celebrities
6.3

Pointless Celebrities

TV Series2011
Cunk on...
7.9

Cunk on...

TV Series2018
Cunk on Life
7.4

Cunk on Life

Movie2024
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
7.8

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

TV Series2019
Everything and Nothing
7.5

Everything and Nothing

TV Series2011
Order and Disorder
6.3

Order and Disorder

TV Series2012
The Secrets of Quantum Physics
6.9

The Secrets of Quantum Physics

TV Series2014
Genius of Britain
7.0

Genius of Britain

TV Series2010

Filmography

2025
Secrets of the Brain

as Self - Presenter

TV
2024
Cunk on Life

as Self

Movie
2023
Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed

as Himself

Movie
2022
Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

as Self

TV
2021
Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything

as Self

TV
2020
Secrets of the Solar System

as Narrator

TV
2019
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

as Self - Presenter

TV
2018
The Joy of AI

as Self - Presenter

Movie
2018
Cunk on...

as Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science

TV
2017
Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives

as Himself - Presenter

Movie
2017
The Amazing World of Gravity
Movie
2017
Amazing Gravity

as Self

TV
2016
Light and Dark

as Self - Presenter

TV
2016
The Beginning and End of the Universe

as Himself - Presenter

Movie
2016
The Beginning and End of the Universe

as Self

TV
2015
Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

as Himself - Presenter

Movie
2014
The Secrets of Quantum Physics

as Self - Presenter

TV
2013
The Science of Doctor Who

as Self

Movie
2012
Order and Disorder

as Self - Presenter

TV
2012
The Science of Doctor Who
Movie
2011
A Night with the Stars

as Self

Movie
2011
A Night with the Stars

as Participant

TV
2011
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

as Self - Presenter

TV
2011
Pointless Celebrities

as Self

TV
2011
Everything and Nothing

as Jim Al-Khalili

Movie
2011
Everything and Nothing

as Self - Presenter

TV
2011
Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?
Movie
2010
Genius of Britain

as Presenter

TV
2010
Chemistry: A Volatile History

as Self - Presenter

TV
2010
The Secret Life of Chaos

as Himself - Presenter

Movie
2009
Science and Islam

as Presented by

Movie
2009
Science And Islam

as Self - Presenter

TV
2008
Lost Horizons: The Big Bang

as Guest Star

Movie
2007
Atom

as Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 20, 1962
Place of BirthBaghdad, Iraq
Popularity0.8