--- name: "Jean-Michel Cousteau" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-michel-cousteau" fi1m_id: "jean-michel-cousteau" imdb_id: "nm0184151" tmdb_id: 1247993 wikidata_id: "Q1374493" roles: [] born: "6 May 1938" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-03T01:58:56.970337+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jean-Michel Cousteau ## Identity Jean-Michel Cousteau - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-michel-cousteau - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jean-michel-cousteau - **IMDb ID:** nm0184151 - **TMDB ID:** 1247993 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1374493 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Cousteau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374493, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184151/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1247993 Director. Born 6 May 1938 in Toulon, Var, France. ## Details - **Born:** 6 May 1938, Toulon, Var, France - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Cousteau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374493, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184151/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1247993 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Becoming Cousteau*](https://film.one/film/becoming-cousteau.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jean-Michel Cousteau is a French oceanographic explorer, environmentalist, educator and film producer and director. Born on 6 May 1938 in Toulon, he is the son of Jacques Cousteau. He joined his father’s expeditions from an early age and later worked with the Cousteau Society for nearly twenty years. In 1999 he founded the Ocean Futures Society, of which he is president. He has produced more than seventy films and documentaries on marine environments and conservation, including appearances in *Coral Reef Adventure* (2003) and archive footage in *Becoming Cousteau* (2021). He has also directed or executive-produced series such as *Ocean Adventures* (2006) and *Wonders of the Sea* (2017). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, oceanfutures.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Becoming Cousteau* (2021), Fi1m 74, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/becoming-cousteau.md) ## Complete filmography (16) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Wonders of the Sea* (2017), Director - *The Odyssey* (2016), Book - *Exploring the Reef* (2003), as Jean-Michel Cousteau - *Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina* (2003), Actor - *The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire* (1991), Director - *Lilliput in Antarctica* (1990), Executive Producer - *The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez* (1990), Director - *Cousteau: Alaska: Outrage at Valdez* (1990), Director - *The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord* (1987), Director - *The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle* (1984), Director - *The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers* (1983), Director - *The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River* (1983), Director - *The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon* (1983), Director - *The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea* (1978), Director - *La Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan*, Director, Producer - *Cousteau: Amazon*, series, Executive Producer, Producer ## Gallery - ![Jean-Michel Cousteau](https://film.one/media/person/4199088/gallery-8fe34ec675bc.jpg) Jean-Michel Cousteau — lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Jean-Michel_Cousteau_LF_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Many world renowned speakers came to celebrate the homecoming of the Hokulea. Seated from left to right are the Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu van Furth, Jean-Michel ](https://film.one/media/person/4199088/gallery-a5d5adf31cf5.jpg) Many world renowned speakers came to celebrate the homecoming of the Hokulea. Seated from left to right are the Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu van Furth, Jean-Michel — Region 5 Photography, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Hokulea_Homecoming_2017_%2835284204832%29.jpg/1280px-Hokulea_Homecoming_2017_%2835284204832%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr](https://film.one/media/person/4199088/gallery-0fadc90d5dfc.jpg) Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr — Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173103239%29.jpg/1280px-Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173103239%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr](https://film.one/media/person/4199088/gallery-e49c5e5d8903.jpg) Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr — Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173114479%29.jpg/1280px-Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173114479%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr](https://film.one/media/person/4199088/gallery-84ee51480693.jpg) Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr — Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173133058%29.jpg/1280px-Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173133058%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr](https://film.one/media/person/4199088/gallery-d96d01a5095e.jpg) Jean-Michel Cousteau no Fronteiras Braskem do Pensamento 2014 Convidado: Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanógrafo francês Data: 05 de junho de 2014 Local: Teatro Castr — Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173140228%29.jpg/1280px-Jean-Michel_Cousteau_no_Fronteiras_Braskem_do_Pensamento_2014_%2814173140228%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Knight of the Legion of Honour 2013: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won) - Distinguished Guest of Mexico City 2012: Distinguished Guest of Mexico City (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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