Acting
Jun 6, 1974
Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Bear Grylls
Acting
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.
Feature Films (22)
In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after he reached the top of the world, aged just 22, he disappeared into blinding snow and his body has never been found.
Finding Michael
Bear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witnesses the consequences of conflict for the people of Ukraine and learns more about the experiences of ordinary Ukrainians.
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
Bear Grylls hat in einer Spezialeinheit der britischen Armee gedient, den Mount Everest erklommen und die Arktis durchquert. Jetzt stellt er sich neuen Herausforderungen. Nur mit dem Nötigsten ausgerüstet, lässt er sich per Fallschirm an den extremsten Orten der Welt aussetzen und zeigt, wie man potentiell tödliche Extremsituationen überlebt sowie aus diesen abgelegenen Gebieten einen Ausweg findet. Dabei demonstriert er verschiedene Techniken, die das Überleben in der jeweiligen Umgebung ermöglichen. In jeder Folge der “Abenteuer Survival” Reihe, auch bekannt als “Ausgesetzt in der Wildnis”, erwartet Bear Grylls ein neues Abenteuer und eine neue Herausforderung. Jedes Mal kämpft er ums nackte Überleben, testet seine eigenen Fähigkeiten und zeigt uns, wie man in die Zivilisation zurückfindet.
Abenteuer Survival
Join survival expert Bear Grylls and his fellow explorer Gilo Cardozo, as they prepare for their mission to fly over the summit of Mount Everest with only backpack motors and paraglide chutes. With Bear's extreme survival skills, almost-superhuman endurance and a whole host of resourceful (and occasionally unthinkable) techniques he and Gilo tackle sub-zero temperatures, low levels of oxygen and hurricane-force winds.
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
Television & Series (57)
For generations the French Foreign Legion has been romanticised as a refuge for men seeking a second chance in life. But what is it really like? Bear Grylls sets off for the Sahara desert to find out. Along with 11 other volunteers, from ex-criminals to struggling businessmen, Bear puts himself through a month's brutal training at an ex-Legion fort in the Western Sahara that is designed to replicate the rigours of the Legion's own basic training. The recruits discover the truth behind the Beau Geste image about the unique military culture that makes the Legion among the toughest fighting forces in the world.
Escape to the Legion
A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.
