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Bear Grylls
Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn June 7, 1974 (50 years)
Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild (2006–2011), originally titled Born Survivor: Bear Grylls in the United Kingdom.
Grylls is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout in the UK at age 35.
Grylls was born in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland.He grew up in Donaghadee until the age of four, when his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.
He is the son of Conservative politician Sir Michael Grylls, who was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, and Lady Sarah Grylls. Lady Grylls is the daughter of politician Patricia Ford, briefly an Ulster Unionist Party MP, and cricketer and businessman Neville Ford. Grylls has one sibling, an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, a cardio-tennis coach, who gave him the nickname 'Bear' when he was a week old.
Grylls was educated at Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he helped start its first mountaineering club, and Birkbeck, University of London, where he graduated with a degree, obtained part-time, in Hispanic studies in 2002. He graduated from the University of West of England.
From an early age, he learned to climb and sail with his father, who was a member of the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron. As a teenager, he learned to skydive and earned a second dan black belt in Shotokan karate. At age eight he became a Cub Scout. He speaks English, Spanish, and French. He is a Christian, and has described his faith as the "backbone" in his life.
Grylls married Shara Cannings Knight in 2000. They have three sons. In August 2015, it was reported that Grylls had deserted his young son, Jesse, on Saint Tudwal's Island along the North Wales coast, as the tide approached, leaving him to be rescued by the RNLI. The RNLI later criticised him for the stunt, saying its crew "had not appreciated" that a child would be involved.
Grylls is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout in the UK at age 35.
Grylls was born in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland.He grew up in Donaghadee until the age of four, when his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.
He is the son of Conservative politician Sir Michael Grylls, who was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, and Lady Sarah Grylls. Lady Grylls is the daughter of politician Patricia Ford, briefly an Ulster Unionist Party MP, and cricketer and businessman Neville Ford. Grylls has one sibling, an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, a cardio-tennis coach, who gave him the nickname 'Bear' when he was a week old.
Grylls was educated at Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he helped start its first mountaineering club, and Birkbeck, University of London, where he graduated with a degree, obtained part-time, in Hispanic studies in 2002. He graduated from the University of West of England.
From an early age, he learned to climb and sail with his father, who was a member of the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron. As a teenager, he learned to skydive and earned a second dan black belt in Shotokan karate. At age eight he became a Cub Scout. He speaks English, Spanish, and French. He is a Christian, and has described his faith as the "backbone" in his life.
Grylls married Shara Cannings Knight in 2000. They have three sons. In August 2015, it was reported that Grylls had deserted his young son, Jesse, on Saint Tudwal's Island along the North Wales coast, as the tide approached, leaving him to be rescued by the RNLI. The RNLI later criticised him for the stunt, saying its crew "had not appreciated" that a child would be involved.
Known For
Featured Videos
Filmography
| 2025 | Celebrity Bear Hunt (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | Jesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Arthur the King · as Bear Grylls |
| 2023 | I Survived Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
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| 2023 | Finding Michael · as Self |
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| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Louis Theroux Interviews... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2022 | Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls · as Self |
| 2021 | Bear Grylls Wild Adventure (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2021 | Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie · as Himself |
| 2020 | Morning Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Big Night In · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | You vs. Wild (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2019 | Hostile Planet (TV Series) · as Himself - Host / Narrator |
| 2018 | Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2018 | Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Stand Up To Cancer · as Self |
| 2018 | The Sidemen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Bear's Mission With... (TV Series) · as Himself - Presenter |
| 2016 | Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2016 | Bear Grylls' Survival School (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Daily Blast Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Michael McIntyre's Big Show (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewed Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 2015 | Bear Grylls Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2015 | The Island (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2015 | Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2014 | Short Poppies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2014 | Flat TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Bear Grylls: Surviving the Island · as Self |
| 2014 | The Island with Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Michael McIntyre Chat Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Bear Grylls Extreme Survival Caught on Camera (TV Series) · as Himself - Presenter |
| 2013 | Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2011 | Bear's Wild Weekend with... (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Survivor |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Kate Garraway’s Life Stories (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Sunday Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 2 · as Self - Bear Grylls: Mission Everest Presenter |
| 2009 | Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 2: Unseen TV Burp · as Self - Bear Grylls: Born Survivor |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Man vs. Wild (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Escape to the Legion (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Bear Grylls |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Friend Of Amanda |
| 2003 | Jump London · as Self - Mountaineer |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Top Gear (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Harry Hill's TV Burp (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Sunrise (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Shark Week (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1987 | Through the Keyhole (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Granada Reports (TV Series) · as Self - Chief Scout |
| 1964 | Today at Wimbledon (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |