- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1974
- Place of Birth
- Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
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…
Filmography
tvBear Grylls is Running Wild
2026 · Self - Presenter
tvBear Grylls - Wild Reckoning
2026 · Self - Presenter
tvMiracle
2025 · Narrator/Self
tvMiracle
2025
movieThe Mosaic Church
2025 · Narrator, Executive Producer
tvMy View with Lara Trump
2025 · Self - Guest
tvCelebrity Bear Hunt
2025 · Self
tvJesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls
2025 · Self
movieArthur the King
2024 · Himself
tvI Survived Bear Grylls
2023 · Self - Host
movieThe Coronation Concert
2023 · Self
movieWar Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
2023 · Self
movieFinding Michael
2023 · Self, Executive Producer
movieCharlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
2022 · Self
tvLouis Theroux Interviews
2022 · Self
tvRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022 · Self - Host, Executive Producer, Creator
movieRanveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
2022 · Self
tvInto The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
2021
movieYou vs. Wild: Out Cold
2021
movieChildren of Shanghai
2021 · Narrator
tvBear Grylls Wild Adventure
2021 · himself
movieAnimals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
2021 · Himself, Executive Producer
tvMichael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020 · Self - Celebrity Contestant
tvInto the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
2020
tvWorld’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
2020 · Self - Host
tvInto the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
2020
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
tvTreasure Island with Bear Grylls
2019 · Host
tvMan vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
2019
tvYou vs. Wild
2019 · Himself
tvHostile Planet
2019 · Himself - Host / Narrator, Executive Producer
tvMan vs Wild with Sunny Leone
2018 · Himself
tvThe Sidemen Show
2018 · Self
tvBear's Mission with...
2017 · Himself - Presenter
tvCelebrity Island with Bear Grylls
2016 · Self - Host
tvMichael McIntyre's Big Show
2016 · Self - Interviewed Guest
tvAbsolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
2015
tvSurvivor Games with Bear Grylls
2015 · , Creator
tvBritain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
2015 · Himself, Creator
tvThe Island
2015 · Himself - Host
movieWith A Kite
2015 · (archive footage)
tvHot Ones
2015 · Self
tvBear Grylls: Breaking Point
2015 · Himself - Host
tvBear Grylls: Mission Survive
2015 · Himself
tvRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014 · Self - Host
tvThe Island with Bear Grylls
2014 · Himself
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
movieBear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
2014 · Self
movieBear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014 · Self (Host)
tvThe Michael McIntyre Chat Show
2014 · Self - Guest
tvBear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
2014 · Himself - Presenter
tvBear Grylls: Escape From Hell
2013 · Himself - Host, Executive Producer
tvGet Out Alive with Bear Grylls
2013 · Host
movieBear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
2013 · Self
movieFine Dining With Bear Grylls
2012
movieA Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
2012
tvVoice
2012
tvBear's Wild Weekend with...
2011 · Himself
tvThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
movieMan vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
2011 · Self
Abenteuer Survival
movieAbenteuer Survival
2010
tvWorst-Case Scenario
2010
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009 · Self - Guest
movieBear Grylls: Mission Everest
2008 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvMan vs. Wild
2006 · Self
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
tvMade in Hollywood
2005 · Self
tv8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · Self
tvEscape to the Legion
2005 · Self
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2004
tvTop Gear
2002 · Self
tvAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
movieBear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
— · Self (voice), Story
movieBear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
— · Self (voice), Story
movieBeyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain
—
Faster Than Horses
movieFaster Than Horses
— · Producer
The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls
tvThe Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls
— · Executive Producer, Creator
Escape to the Legion
tvEscape to the Legion
— · Creator