Jim Al-Khalili

Personal Info

Birthday

September 20, 1962

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Baghdad, Iraq

Also Known As

Professor Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

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

Genius of Britain

Atom

A Night with the Stars

Secrets of the Solar System

Everything and Nothing

Lost Horizons: The Big Bang

Filmography

2024
Cunk on Life
as Self
2023
Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed
as Himself
2018
The Joy of AI
as Self - Presenter
2017
Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives
as Himself - Presenter
2016
The Beginning and End of the Universe
as Himself - Presenter
2015
Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
as Himself - Presenter
2013
The Science of Doctor Who
as Self
2010
The Secret Life of Chaos
as Himself - Presenter
2008
Lost Horizons: The Big Bang
as Guest Star