Bear Grylls
Acting
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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tvBear Grylls is Running Wild
2026
Self - Presenter
tvBear Grylls - Wild Reckoning
2026
Self - Presenter
tvMiracle
2025
Narrator/Self
movieThe Mosaic Church
2025
Narrator
tvMy View with Lara Trump
2025
Self - Guest
movieArthur the King
2024
Himself
tvI Survived Bear Grylls
2023
Self - Host
movieChildren of Shanghai
2021
Narrator
tvMichael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
Self - Celebrity Contestant
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
tvYou vs. Wild
2019
Himself
tvHostile Planet
2019
Himself - Host / Narrator
tvBear's Mission with...
2017
Himself - Presenter
tvCelebrity Island with Bear Grylls
2016
Self - Host
tvMichael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
Self - Interviewed Guest
tvThe Island
2015
Himself - Host
movieWith A Kite
2015
(archive footage)
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvBear Grylls: Breaking Point
2015
Himself - Host
tvRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
Self - Host
movieBear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014
Self (Host)
tvThe Michael McIntyre Chat Show
2014
Self - Guest
tvBear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
2014
Himself - Presenter
tvBear Grylls: Escape From Hell
2013
Himself - Host
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Self - Guest
tvTop Gear
2002
Self
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieBear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
Self (voice)
movieBear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
Self (voice)
Production8
movieThe Mosaic Church
2025
Executive Producer
movieFinding Michael
2023
Executive Producer
tvRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022
Executive Producer
movieAnimals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
2021
Executive Producer
tvHostile Planet
2019
Executive Producer
tvBear Grylls: Escape From Hell
2013
Executive Producer