Acting · Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK · Born June 7, 1974
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.
TVThe Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls
2026
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TVBear Grylls is Running Wild
2026
as Self - Presenter
TVBear Grylls - Wild Reckoning
2026
as Self - Presenter
TVMiracle
2025
as Narrator/Self
TVMiracle
2025
MovieThe Mosaic Church
2025
as Narrator
TVMy View with Lara Trump
2025
as Self - Guest
TVCelebrity Bear Hunt
2025
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TVJesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls
2025
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MovieArthur the King
2024
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TVI Survived Bear Grylls
2023
as Self - Host
MovieThe Coronation Concert
2023
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MovieWar Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
2023
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MovieFinding Michael
2023
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MovieCharlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
2022
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TVLouis Theroux Interviews
2022
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TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022
as Self - Host
MovieRanveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
2022
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TVInto The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
2021
MovieYou vs. Wild: Out Cold
2021
MovieChildren of Shanghai
2021
as Narrator
TVBear Grylls Wild Adventure
2021
as himself
MovieAnimals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
2021
as Himself
TVMichael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Celebrity Contestant
TVInto the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
2020
TVWorld’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
2020
as Self - Host
TVInto the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
2020
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVTreasure Island with Bear Grylls
2019
as Host
TVMan vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
2019
TVYou vs. Wild
2019
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TVHostile Planet
2019
as Himself - Host / Narrator
TVMan vs Wild with Sunny Leone
2018
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TVThe Sidemen Show
2018
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TVBear's Mission with...
2017
as Himself - Presenter
TVCelebrity Island with Bear Grylls
2016
as Self - Host
TVMichael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self - Interviewed Guest
TVAbsolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
2015
TVSurvivor Games with Bear Grylls
2015
TVBritain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
2015
as Himself
TVThe Island
2015
as Himself - Host
MovieWith A Kite
2015
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TVHot Ones
2015
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TVBear Grylls: Breaking Point
2015
as Himself - Host
TVBear Grylls: Mission Survive
2015
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TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self - Host
TVThe Island with Bear Grylls
2014
as Himself
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
2014
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MovieBear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014
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TVThe Michael McIntyre Chat Show
2014
as Self - Guest
TVBear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
2014
as Himself - Presenter
TVBear Grylls: Escape From Hell
2013
as Himself - Host
TVGet Out Alive with Bear Grylls
2013
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MovieBear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
2013
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MovieFine Dining With Bear Grylls
2012
MovieA Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
2012
TVVoice
2012
TVBear's Wild Weekend with...
2011
as Himself
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
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MovieMan vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
2011
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Abenteuer Survival
2010
TVWorst-Case Scenario
2010
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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TVThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
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MovieBear Grylls: Mission Everest
2008
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TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
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TVMan vs. Wild
2006
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TVThe One Show
2006
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TVMade in Hollywood
2005
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TV8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
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TVEscape to the Legion
2005
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TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2004
TVTop Gear
2002
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TVAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
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TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
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TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieBear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
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MovieBear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
as Self (voice)
MovieBeyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain
