Bear Grylls
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
Movie · as Self (voice)
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
Movie · as Self (voice)
Beyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain
Movie
Bear Grylls - Wild Reckoning
TV · as Self - Presenter · 16 eps
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
TV · as Self - Presenter · 8 eps
The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Mosaic Church
Movie · as Narrator
Celebrity Bear Hunt
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Jesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls
TV · as Self · 4 eps
My View with Lara Trump
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Miracle
TV · as Narrator/Self · 8 eps
Miracle
TV · 8 eps
Arthur the King
Movie · as Himself
Finding Michael
Movie · as Self
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
Movie · as Self
The Coronation Concert
Movie · as Self
I Survived Bear Grylls
TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
Movie · as Self
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
Movie · as Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
TV · as Self - Host · 14 eps
Louis Theroux Interviews
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
Movie · as Himself
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
Movie
Children of Shanghai
Movie · as Narrator
Bear Grylls Wild Adventure
TV · as himself · 2 eps
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
TV · 2 eps
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV · as Self - Celebrity Contestant · 1 ep
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
TV · 1 ep
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
TV · 1 ep
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
TV · 1 ep
Hostile Planet
TV · as Self - Host / Narrator · 6 eps
You vs. Wild
TV · as Himself · 8 eps
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
TV · as Host · 6 eps
The Sidemen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone
TV · as Himself · 41 eps
Bear's Mission with...
TV · as Himself - Presenter · 5 eps
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
TV · as Self - Host · 16 eps
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV · as Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep
With A Kite
Movie · as (archive footage)
Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
TV · 22 eps
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
TV · as Himself · 12 eps
The Island
TV · as Himself - Host · 6 eps
Bear Grylls: Breaking Point
TV · as Himself - Host · 6 eps
Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
TV · as Himself · 3 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Survivor Games with Bear Grylls
TV · 12 eps
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
Movie · as Self (Host)
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
Movie · as Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV · as Self - Host · 51 eps
The Island with Bear Grylls
TV · as Himself · 38 eps
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
TV · as Himself - Presenter · 8 eps
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
Movie · as Self
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell
TV · as Himself - Host · 6 eps
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
TV · as Host · 8 eps
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
Movie
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
Movie
Voice
TV · 1 ep
Man vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
Movie · as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bear's Wild Weekend with...
TV · as Himself · 4 eps
Abenteuer Survival
Movie
Worst-Case Scenario
TV · 12 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Man vs. Wild
TV · as Self · 66 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Escape to the Legion
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Made in Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · 1 ep
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep