Celebrity Name: Steve Backshall MBE
New Company: InterTalent Rights Group
Primary Agents: Alex Segal, Georgia Lloyd-Roberts
Department: Unscripted / Factual Broadcasting
Territory: UK (Global)
- BAFTA award-winning wildlife presenter Steve Backshall has signed with UK talent powerhouse InterTalent Rights Group for representation.
- He will be represented by Managing Director Alex Segal and Associate Agent Georgia Lloyd-Roberts, under InterTalent’s Unscripted division.
- Best known for BBC’s iconic Deadly 60, Steve is also a bestselling author, sold-out live tour performer, and MBE holder for services to wildlife conservation.
Steve Backshall, wildlife expert, adventurer, and one of the UK’s most recognisable natural history voices, has officially signed with InterTalent Rights Group. He will be represented by MD Alex Segal and Associate Agent Georgia Lloyd-Roberts.
Best known for hosting BBC’s beloved Deadly 60, Steve has built a career spanning television, live performance, publishing, and conservation.
His recent credits include Deadly 60 Series 5 (BBC One), Ice Age: A Frozen Planet (Channel 5, 2024), and the two-part documentary The Secret Life of Bees (Channel 5, May 2025). His live Ocean tour sold out venues across the UK and Australia in 2024–25, with the Deadly 60 Live tour planned for autumn 2025.
A two-time BAFTA winner, he received the prestigious Children’s BAFTA for Best Television Presenter in 2011, the same year Deadly 60 won Best Factual Series. In 2020, he was appointed MBE for services to wildlife conservation.
He is also a prolific author, with titles including Deep Blue and Wildlings, co-written with his wife, double Olympic gold medallist Helen Glover.
This move to InterTalent follows a similar pattern of top talents levelling up their representation, much like Julie Bowen’s recent signing with The Gersh Agency and Sutton Foster’s move to Range Media Partners.
InterTalent Rights Group is the UK’s pre-eminent independent talent management company, founded by Chairman Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE and led by Managing Director Alex Segal.
Alex was appointed InterTalent’s Managing Director in 2020, becoming the youngest person to hold the role in the agency’s 30-year history.
Takeaways
This signing is a significant move, not just for Steve Backshall, but for the broader world of factual and natural history entertainment.
Steve isn’t just a TV presenter; he’s a multimedia brand. With bestselling books, packed-out live tours, and a conservation mission that resonates with audiences of all ages, he represents exactly the kind of multi-platform talent that agencies like InterTalent are built to grow.
Alex Segal and Georgia Lloyd-Roberts bring serious unscripted and broadcaster pedigree to the table. InterTalent already represents household names like Ross Kemp, Sally Nugent, and Scarlett Moffatt. Adding Steve to that roster signals the agency is doubling down on authoritative, purpose-driven factual talent.
With the Deadly 60 Live tour on the horizon and likely new screen projects in development, the timing of this move feels strategic.
Steve’s ability to command live audiences, inspire the next generation of conservationists, and translate across formats, from CBBC to BBC One to Channel 5, makes him one of the most versatile names in UK broadcasting right now.
Could this signing open the door to bigger international deals, particularly in the US natural history market (think National Geographic or Discovery)? Does this signal a broader trend of specialist factual talent moving toward full-service agencies for more holistic career management?
