Steve Backshall
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Armed with an infectious appreciation for the natural world and the muscular physique of a silverback gorilla, there's no environment on Earth that poses a challenge to British naturalist, explorer, wildlife presenter and writer Steve Backshall.
Born Stephen James Backshall to parents who worked for British Airways, Steve grew up on a smallholding in Bagshot, Surrey, where he spent his childhood catching lizards and beetles in the woodlands surrounding his home.
Perhaps best known for presenting the long-running BBC documentary series Deadly 60, Backshall started his career as a travel guide writer before buying a video camera and travelling to Colombia to film footage of native wildlife which he later sold to National Geographic and started his career in wildlife television.
Born Stephen James Backshall to parents who worked for British Airways, Steve grew up on a smallholding in Bagshot, Surrey, where he spent his childhood catching lizards and beetles in the woodlands surrounding his home.
Perhaps best known for presenting the long-running BBC documentary series Deadly 60, Backshall started his career as a travel guide writer before buying a video camera and travelling to Colombia to film footage of native wildlife which he later sold to National Geographic and started his career in wildlife television.
