Biography
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
all 62
self 48
TV Shows 46
Movies 16
Creator 1
Arthur the King (2024)
I Survived Bear Grylls (2023)
The Coronation Concert (2023)
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy (2023)
Finding Michael (2023)
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (2022)
Louis Theroux Interviews (2022)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (2022)
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls (2022)
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls and Ajay Devgn (2021)
You vs. Wild: Out Cold (2021)
Bear Grylls Wild Adventure (2021)
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Interactive Movie (2021)
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020)
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2020)
Tamron Hall (2019)
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls (2019)
Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi (2019)
You vs. Wild (2019)
Hostile Planet (2019)
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone (2018)
The Sidemen Show (2018)
Bear's Mission with... (2017)
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (2016)
Michael McIntyre's Big Show (2016)
Flat TV (2016)
Bear Grylls: Survival School (2016)
Absolute Wild (2015)
Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls (2015)
The Island (2015)
With A Kite (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Bear Grylls: Breaking Point (2015)
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (2015)
Short Poppies (2014)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014)
The Island with Bear Grylls (2014)
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche (2014)
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show (2014)
Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera (2014)
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell (2013)
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls (2013)
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls (2012)
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls (2012)
Bear's Wild Weekend with... (2011)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Man Vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection (2011)
Abenteuer Survival (2010)
Worst-Case Scenario (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest (2008)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Man vs. Wild (2006)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)
Escape to the Legion (2005)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
Top Gear (2002)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Escape to the Legion
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1974-06-07 (49 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
ReligionEvangelical Anglicanism
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ChildrenJesse Grylls, Marmaduke Mickey Percy Grylls, Huckleberry Edward Joscelyne Grylls
FatherMichael Grylls
MotherSarah Ford
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known As贝尔 格里尔斯, Беар Ґріллз
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
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