Bear Grylls
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 (76 Appearances)
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
Beyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain
Bear Grylls - Wild Reckoning
Miracle
Miracle
The Mosaic Church
My View with Lara Trump
Celebrity Bear Hunt
Jesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls
Arthur the King
I Survived Bear Grylls
The Coronation Concert
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
Finding Michael
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
Louis Theroux Interviews
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
Children of Shanghai
Bear Grylls Wild Adventure
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
Tamron Hall
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi
You vs. Wild
Hostile Planet
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone
The Sidemen Show
Bear's Mission with...
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Survivor Games with Bear Grylls
Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls
The Island
With A Kite
Hot Ones
Bear Grylls: Breaking Point
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
The Island with Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
Voice
Bear's Wild Weekend with...
The Jonathan Ross Show
Man vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
Abenteuer Survival
Worst-Case Scenario
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
The Graham Norton Show
Man vs. Wild
The One Show
Made in Hollywood
8 Out of 10 Cats
Escape to the Legion
Who Do You Think You Are?
Top Gear
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
LIVE with Kelly and Mark