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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Mosaic Church
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/02/2025
Arthur the King
Character:Himself
Release Date:22/02/2024
The Coronation Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/2023
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/2023
Finding Michael
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2023
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2022
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
Character:Self
Release Date:08/07/2022
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
Character:
Release Date:14/09/2021
Children of Shanghai
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/06/2021
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/02/2021
With A Kite
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/05/2015
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
Character:Self
Release Date:04/05/2014
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
Character:
Release Date:01/04/2014
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2013
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2012
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
Character:
Release Date:24/12/2012
Man vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2011
Abenteuer Survival
Character:
Release Date:13/07/2010
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2008
Television Appearances
My View with Lara Trump
Character:Self - Guest
Celebrity Bear Hunt
Character:Self
Jesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls
Character:Self
I Survived Bear Grylls
Character:Self - Host
Louis Theroux Interviews
Character:Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Character:Self - Host
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
Character:
Bear Grylls Wild Adventure
Character:himself
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character:Self - Celebrity Contestant
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
Character:
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
Character:Self - Host
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
Character:
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
Character:Host
Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
Character:
You vs. Wild
Character:Himself
Hostile Planet
Character:Himself - Host / Narrator
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone
Character:Himself
The Sidemen Show
Character:Self
Bear's Mission with...
Character:Himself - Presenter
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
Character:Self - Host
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Character:Self - Interviewed Guest
Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
Character:
Survivor Games with Bear Grylls
Character:
Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
Character:Himself
The Island
Character:Himself - Host
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Bear Grylls: Breaking Point
Character:Himself - Host
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
Character:Himself
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Character:Self - Host
The Island with Bear Grylls
Character:Himself
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
Character:
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Character:Self - Guest
Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
Character:Himself - Presenter
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell
Character:Himself - Host
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Character:Host
Voice
Character:
Bear's Wild Weekend with...
Character:Himself
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
Worst-Case Scenario
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Man vs. Wild
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self
Made in Hollywood
Character:Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
Character:Self
Escape to the Legion
Character:Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:
Top Gear
Character:Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
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