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Keith Scholey

Keith Scholey

Producer and director, also writer · Born June 24, 1957 (69) · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award nominee

Keith Scholey is a British producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema, and a former television executive. He is currently directing the feature film African Cats for Disneynature, in partnership with Alastair Fothergill.  He is also the executive producer of the series 'North America' for the Discovery Channel.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 24, 1957 (69)
From
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Works as
Producer and director, also writer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Keith Scholey's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
36%
Survival
25%
Bonds
16%
Society
12%
Self
9%
Morality
1%
Power
1%
Nature12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope7 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
15
Warm
10
Hopeful
10
Joyful
7
Tense
6
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Keith Scholey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keith Scholey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dinosaurs(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Parenthood(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Ocean with David Attenborough(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galapagos(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sea Lions of the Galapagos(2025)

    Co-Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Life on Our Planet(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Polar Bear(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Mating Game(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Planet(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Diving with Dolphins(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dancing with the Birds(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Penguins(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Our Planet(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · Other

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Our Planet: Behind the Scenes(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Blue(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Growing Up Pets in Films(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bears(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • North America(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • African Cats(2010)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Big Cat Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 36 episodes · Producer

  • The Private Life of Plants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

African Cats (2010)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Dinosaurs (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 27: 2 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thWriting1 of 27: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing25 of 27: 17 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stOther crew1 of 27: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

27 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s15 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 5 major nominations, 1996–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  2. 2021
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
  3. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
  4. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Informational Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Keith Scholey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 23 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9

Most divisive · producer

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet (2021)

88th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 97% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Keith Scholey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 3 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 0 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 3 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles30–46 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Keith Scholey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keith Scholey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alastair Fothergill shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles