Bear Grylls
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1974-06-07 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as
- 贝尔 格里尔斯 · เอ็ดเวิร์ด ไมเคิล กริลส์ · Edward Michael Grylls · Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls
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.
Known For
TV Shows (56)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Top Gear
2002
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Voice
2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self - Guest
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self - Host
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Celebrity Contestant
Man vs. Wild
2006
as Self
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self - Interviewed Guest
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022
as Self - Host
Celebrity Bear Hunt
2025
as Self
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
2026
as Self - Presenter
Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
2015
Hostile Planet
2019
as Himself - Host / Narrator
Survivor Games with Bear Grylls
2015
Louis Theroux Interviews
2022
as Self
The Island with Bear Grylls
2014
as Himself
You vs. Wild
2019
as Himself
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
2016
as Self - Host
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
2014
as Self - Guest
Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
2014
as Himself - Presenter
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell
2013
as Himself - Host
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
2020
as Self - Host
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone
2018
as Himself
Bear's Mission with...
2017
as Himself - Presenter
Worst-Case Scenario
2010
My View with Lara Trump
2025
as Self - Guest
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
2015
as Himself
The Sidemen Show
2018
as Self
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
2021
Bear Grylls Wild Adventure
2021
as himself
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
2019
as Host
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
2013
as Host
Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
2019
Jesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls
2025
as Self
Bear Grylls: Breaking Point
2015
as Himself - Host
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
2020
I Survived Bear Grylls
2023
as Self - Host
Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
2015
as Himself
Escape to the Legion
2005
as Self
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
2020
The Island
2015
as Himself - Host
Bear's Wild Weekend with...
2011
as Himself
Miracle
2025
Miracle
2025
as Narrator/Self
Bear Grylls - Wild Reckoning
2026
as Self - Presenter
Movies (22)
Arthur the King
2024
as Himself
The Coronation Concert
2023
as Self
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
2008
as Self
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
2022
as Self
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
2021
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
2021
as Himself
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
2022
as Self
Finding Michael
2023
as Self
The Mosaic Church
2025
as Narrator
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014
as Self (Host)
With A Kite
2015
as (archive footage)
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
2013
as Self
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
2023
as Self
Man vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
2011
as Self
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
as Self (voice)
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
2012
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
2012
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
as Self (voice)
Children of Shanghai
2021
as Narrator
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
2014
as Self
Abenteuer Survival
2010
Beyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain
About 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 famil… With 78 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Bear Grylls has appeared in 22 films and 56 TV shows.
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- Arthur the King (2024) — as Himself
- The Coronation Concert (2023) — as Self
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- Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (2022) — as Self
- You vs. Wild: Out Cold (2021)
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