Bear Grylls
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.
Acted in
Arthur the King
2024
as Self
I Survived Bear Grylls
2023
as Self - Host
The Coronation Concert
2023
as Self
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
2023
as Self
Finding Michael
2023
as Self
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
2022
as Self
Louis Theroux Interviews
2022
as Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022
as Self - Host
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
2022
as Self
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
2021
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
2021
Bear Grylls Wild Adventure
2021
as himself
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Interactive Movie
2021
as Himself
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Celebrity Contestant
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
2020
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
2020
as Self - Host
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
2020
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
2019
as Host
Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
2019
You vs. Wild
2019
as Himself
Hostile Planet
2019
as Himself - Host / Narrator
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone
2018
as Himself
The Sidemen Show
2018
as Self
Bear's Mission with...
2017
as Himself - Presenter
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
2016
as Self - Host
Sidemen Sundays
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self - Interviewed Guest
Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
2015
Survivor Games with Bear Grylls
2015
Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
2015
as Himself
The Island
2015
as Himself - Host
With A Kite
2015
as (archive footage)
Bear Grylls: Breaking Point
2015
as Himself - Host
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
2015
as Himself
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self - Host
The Island with Bear Grylls
2014
as Himself
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
2014
as Self
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014
Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
2014
as Himself - Presenter
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell
2013
as Himself - Host
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
2013
as Host
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
2012
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
2012
Bear's Wild Weekend with...
2011
as Himself
Man Vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
2011
as Bear Grylls
Abenteuer Survival
2010
Worst-Case Scenario
2010
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
2008
as Self
Man vs. Wild
2006
as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
Escape to the Legion
2005
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self