Daniel O'Neill

Wildlife Presenter and LGBTQIA+ activist, London

Dan O'Neill is a wildlife television presenter, film director, zoologist and LGBTQ+ activist. After working internationally as an expedition researcher and video journalist, he joined the BBC’s Natural History Unit, presenting for BBC Earth. He has since directed and presented a number of projects from finding snow leopards in the remote mountains of Central Asia and filming jaguars deep in the Amazon Rainforest, to traveling into the red zone of Mindanao Island, Philippines to learn the story of the world's most endangered eagles. 

To date, Dan’s digital films have accumulated millions of views across platforms. His new series ‘Dan O’Neill Investigates’ is launching summer 2022 on BBC Earth YouTube. Alongside film work, Dan founded the UK’s first touring wildlife film festival, Wilderland. After a sell-out UK tour in 2019, Wilderland will return for autumn 2022. Furthermore, he is an advocate for increased LGBTQIA+ representation in STEM careers and wildlife television, for which he was named one of Attitude Magazine’s 101 Global Trailblazers in 2021. This year, Dan begins shooting his first international broadcast wildlife series, filming some of the world’s most iconic species across three continents.

Daniel O'Neill guide BBC explorer Nature Documentary

Dan O'Neill is a wildlife television presenter, film director, zoologist and LGBTQ+ activist. After working internationally as an expedition researcher and video journalist, he joined the BBC’s Natural History Unit, presenting for BBC Earth. He has since directed and presented a number of projects from finding snow leopards in the remote mountains of Central Asia and filming jaguars deep in the Amazon Rainforest, to traveling into the red zone of Mindanao Island, Philippines to learn the story of the world's most endangered eagles. 

To date, Dan’s digital films have accumulated millions of views across platforms. His new series ‘Dan O’Neill Investigates’ is launching summer 2022 on BBC Earth YouTube. Alongside film work, Dan founded the UK’s first touring wildlife film festival, Wilderland. After a sell-out UK tour in 2019, Wilderland will return for autumn 2022. Furthermore, he is an advocate for increased LGBTQIA+ representation in STEM careers and wildlife television, for which he was named one of Attitude Magazine’s 101 Global Trailblazers in 2021. This year, Dan begins shooting his first international broadcast wildlife series, filming some of the world’s most iconic species across three continents.

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