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