Jason Roberts (06.03.68) is an award winning filmmaker, polar expert, worlds leading authority on Polar Bears and a dedicated environmentalist. He has devoted over two decades of his life to both Arctic and Antarctic, working with the production of natural history films specialising in the polar regions. Recent films included, Frozen Planet, Planet Earth, The Reindeer Girls, Spy on the Ice and The Polar Bear Family. Raised in Australia, between the city and the bush he gained many practical skills that would be put to good use in later life exploring the polar regions 'born and bred on the land, can turn my hands to anything' is a favourite saying of his. After completing schooling and relocating to Melbourne he accomplished the position on the Australian Stock Exchange as senior trader at a record young age. However, in 1989 he took a 'period' free to try to fill the young 'explorers' virus. A few weeks lead into adventures around the globe and a longer period residing in Sámi land (Lapland) Norway. He then relocated to the high arctic community of Longyearbyen, on the Svalbard archipelago, (Spitsbergen) where he has been a resident for over twenty years; 'Living in the world's northern most community changes your perspectives in life'. Prior to filmmaking he worked for research institutes doing field studies on number of projects concerning our polar regions. An experienced ice diver, he has worked extensively as a rescue diver and is an accomplished sea kayaker and mountaineer. Jason has also worked on many Hollywood feature films that require a frozen background, such as Die Another Day -Bond, Eight Below, The Golden Compass, and many others. Working with polar bears as a subject and 'a passion' over the last two decades has lead to him being often quoted as the human that has spent 'more time living with polar bears than any other in history'. His expertise is rare, and his devotion to portraying the plight of what he calls the world's most beautiful creation, the polar bear, is extraordinary. A winner of the prestigious 'Panda' award for best natural behaviour program with Polar Bears - Shadows on the Ice. Through the production services company, jason roberts productions, Jason promotes awareness of our world's natural history.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer, also actor
- 7 on Motif
What are Jason Roberts' films like?
Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Cyclical1
- 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 Jason Roberts' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Jason Roberts' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
7 credits, 7 with a Motif page.
Bear Witness(2022)
Motif score: 67th percentile of all films
Polar Bear(2022)
Motif score: 79th percentile of all films
Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows
Penguins(2012)
Motif score: 64th percentile of all films
Frozen Planet(2011)
Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
Sterne über dem Eis(2009)
Motif score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Across their 7 Motif titles from 2009 to 2022.
How do Jason Roberts' films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.
Who does Jason Roberts work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jason Roberts' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alastair Fothergill shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Alastair FothergillShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022), Frozen Planet (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Alastair Fothergill
- Jeff WilsonShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022), Frozen Planet (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Wilson
Cinematographers and editors
- Andy NetleyShared titles: Polar Bear (2022), Frozen Planet (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Netley
- Florian LedouxShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Florian Ledoux
- Howard BourneShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Bourne
- Per Christian DyrøShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Per Christian Dyrø
Producers
- Roy ConliShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Roy Conli
