Bear Grylls
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005
Series
Voice
2012
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self - Host
2014
Series
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Celebrity Contestant
2020
Series
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Self - Interviewed Guest
2016
Film
Arthur the King
Himself
2024
Series
Man vs. Wild
Self
2006
Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Self - Host
2022
Series
The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2026
Series
My View with Lara Trump
Self
2025
Series
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
Self - Presenter
2026
Series
The Island with Bear Grylls
Himself
2014
Series
Celebrity Bear Hunt
Self
2025
Series
Hostile Planet
Self - Host / Narrator
2019
Series
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Louis Theroux Interviews
Self
2022
Series
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone
Himself
2018
Film
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
2021
Series
The Island
Himself - Host
2015
Series
Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
2015
Series
Survivor Games with Bear Grylls
2015
Film
Finding Michael
Self
2023
Series
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
Self - Host
2016
Series
The Sidemen Show
Self
2018
Series
You vs. Wild
Himself
2019
Series
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
Himself
2015
Series
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
Self - Host
2020
Series
Bear's Mission with...
Himself - Presenter
2017
Series
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell
Himself - Host
2013
Film
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
Self
2022
Series
Escape to the Legion
Self
2005
Series
Worst-Case Scenario
2010
Film
The Coronation Concert
Self
2023
Series
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
2020
Film
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2022
Series
Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
Himself - Presenter
2014
Series
Bear Grylls: Breaking Point
Himself - Host
2015
Series
Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
2019
Series
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Host
2013
Film
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
Self (voice)
Film
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
Self (Host)
2014
Series
Bear Grylls - Wild Reckoning
Self - Presenter
2026
Series
Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
Himself
2015
Film
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
Himself
2021
Series
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
2020
Series
Bear's Wild Weekend with...
Himself
2011
Film
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
Self (voice)
Series
Jesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls
Self
2025
Series
I Survived Bear Grylls
Self - Host
2023
Series
Bear Grylls Wild Adventure
himself
2021
Series
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
2021
Film
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
Self
2023
Film
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
Self
2008
Series
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
Host
2019
Film
With A Kite
(archive footage)
2015
Film
The Mosaic Church
Narrator
2025
Film
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
2012
Film
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
2012
Film
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
Self
2013
Film
Beyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain
Series
Miracle
Narrator/Self
2025
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
Self
2014
Film
Man vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
Self
2011
Series
Miracle
2025
Abenteuer Survival
2010
Film
Children of Shanghai
Narrator
2021