Richard Hammond
Biography
Richard Hammond is a television presenter, journalist and author from England who started out in BBC local radio before moving into motoring television through Men & Motors and an audition for Top Gear. He joined the revamped Top Gear on BBC Two in 2002 and fronted it with Jeremy Clarkson and James May until 2015; from 2016 to 2024 the trio presented The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video. Beyond cars he presented the entertainment series Brainiac: Science Abuse, the game show Total Wipeout and the nature documentary Planet Earth Live, and in 2016 he helped launch the motoring website DriveTribe. Since 2021 he has hosted Richard Hammond's Workshop, which follows his classic car restoration business. Born in Solihull, he was picked in 2005 as one of Britain's ten leading television talents.
56years old
Turns 57 on December 19in 39 days
- Born Solihull
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Richard Mark Hammond (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 7 years2007 to 2014
Every film, newest first
- 2014Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2IMDb rating 7.8
- 2013Top Gear: The Perfect Road TripIMDb rating 7.8
- 2007Top Gear: Polar SpecialIMDb rating 9.0
Genres
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Worked with
Richard Hammond shares three films with Jeremy Clarkson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jeremy Clarkson's page
Ben Collins's page
James May's page
Phil ChurchwardDirector, 2 films, 2013 to 2014
All films by Phil Churchward
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.