Philippe Cousteau Jr.
View on IMDb ↗Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. (born January 20, 1980) is an American oceanographer and environmental activist, the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques Cousteau. He has continued the work of his father and grandfather by educating the public about environmental and conservation issues. In 2017, he received an Emmy nomination for hosting the syndicated science series Awesome Planet. He married his wife, Ashlan Gorse in 2013. She and Philippe co-hosted the Travel Channel show Caribbean Pirate Treasure. He was born in Santa Monica, California, to Jan Cousteau, the widow of Philippe Cousteau, who was killed in a plane crash six months before the birth. He grew up in France and the United States.
Known for
Caribbean Pirate Treasure
Oceans
The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)
The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Ocean's Deadliest
The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)
The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon
Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia
The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and FireFilmography (29)
- 2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf - 2017
Caribbean Pirate TreasureSelf - 2014
Xploration Awesome Planet - 2008
OceansSelf - Presenter - 2007
Ocean's DeadliestSelf - 1997
Lake Baikal: Pearl of SiberiaSelf - 1995
The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)Self - 1991
The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and FireSelf - 1991The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the SeaSelf
- 1990
The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in ValdezSelf - 1987
The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of DiscordSelf - 1985
The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)Self - 1985
The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the WindSelf - 1984
The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the JungleSelf - 1983
The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the AmazonSelf - 1983
The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand RiversSelf - 1983
The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted RiverSelf - 1981
The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the SeaSelf - 1980
The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of SolitudeSelf - 1978
The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island TestamentSelf - 1978
The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the SeaSelf - 1973
The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the SeaSelf - 1971The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken CavernsSelf
- 1971
The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea OttersSelf - 1970
The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost ShipsSelf - 1968
The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake TiticacaSelf - 1967
The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The SharksSelf - 1967The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral JungleSelf
- 1966
The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)Self
Crew (5)
- 1978The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)Director
- 1974The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of IceDirector
- 1974The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the PenguinDirector
- 1973The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, HippoDirector
- 1969The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert WhalesDirector