Bear Grylls
Producer, Writer
Producer, Writer
- Bear Grylls was born on June 7, 1974 in Isle of Wight, England as Edward Michael Bear Grylls. He is a producer and writer, known for You vs. Wild (2019), Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014) and Hostile Planet (2019). He has been married to Shara Cannings-Knight since 2000. They have three children.
- Birth date
- 1974-06-07
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
- Height
- 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Activities
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Producer | World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (TV Series) (executive producer - 3 episodes) - The Only Sane Ones Are the Crazy Ones (2020) ... (executive producer) - We Can't Go Back, And We Can't Go Forward (2020) ... (executive producer) - 3, 2, 1... Go! (2020) ... (executive producer) | 2020 |
| Producer | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (TV Series) (executive producer - 8 episodes) - Alex Honnold in the Swiss Alps (2020) ... (executive producer) - Bobby Bones in Norway Fjords (2020) ... (executive producer) - Zachary Quinto in the Panama Jungle (2020) ... (executive producer) - Channing Tatum in the Mountains of Norway (2019) ... (executive producer) - Armie Hammer in Sardinia (2019) ... (executive producer) Show all 8 episodes | 2019-2020 |
| Producer | Hostile Planet (TV Mini-Series documentary) (executive producer - 6 episodes) - Polar (2019) ... (executive producer) - Deserts (2019) ... (executive producer) - Jungles (2019) ... (executive producer) - Grasslands (2019) ... (executive producer) - Oceans (2019) ... (executive producer) Show all 6 episodes | 2019 |
| Producer | You vs. Wild (TV Series) (executive producer - 8 episodes) - Myth of the Abandoned Mine (2019) ... (executive producer) - Land of the Dragons (2019) ... (executive producer) - A Venomous Adventure, Pt. 2 (2019) ... (executive producer) - A Venomous Adventure, Pt. 1 (2019) ... (executive producer) - Lost on Snow Mountain (2019) ... (executive producer) Show all 8 episodes | 2019 |
| Producer | Shark Week (TV Series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode) - Bear vs. Shark (2018) ... (executive producer) | 2018 |
| Producer | Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode) - Arrival (2016) ... (executive producer) | 2016 |
| Producer | Survivor Games with Bear Grylls (TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes) - Episode #1.12 (2016) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.11 (2016) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.10 (2015) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.9 (2015) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.8 (2015) ... (executive producer) Show all 12 episodes | 2015-2016 |
| Producer | The Island with Bear Grylls (TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes) - The Men's Island 6 (2015) ... (executive producer: Bear Grylls Ventures) - The Men's Island 5 (2015) ... (executive producer: Bear Grylls Ventures) - The Men's Island 4 (2015) ... (executive producer: Bear Grylls Ventures) - The Men's Island 3 (2015) ... (executive producer: Bear Grylls Ventures) - The Women's Island 2 (2015) ... (executive producer: Bear Grylls Ventures) Show all 13 episodes | 2014-2015 |
| Producer | Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (TV Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes) - Episode #1.6 (2015) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.5 (2015) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.4 (2015) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.3 (2015) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.2 (2015) ... (executive producer) Show all 6 episodes | 2015 |
| Producer | Bear Grylls: Surviving the Island (TV Special documentary) (executive producer: Bear Grylls Ventures) | 2014 |
| Producer | Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode) - The Wild Is Revealing (2013) ... (executive producer) | 2013 |
| Producer | Worst-Case Scenario (TV Series) (co-producer - 2 episodes) - Downed Powerline/Dog Attack (2010) ... (co-producer) - Burning Vehicle/Boating Accident (2010) ... (co-producer) | 2010 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (TV Series) (format by - 8 episodes) - Alex Honnold in the Swiss Alps (2020) ... (format by) - Bobby Bones in Norway Fjords (2020) ... (format by) - Zachary Quinto in the Panama Jungle (2020) ... (format by) - Channing Tatum in the Mountains of Norway (2019) ... (format by) - Armie Hammer in Sardinia (2019) ... (format by) Show all 8 episodes | 2019-2020 |
| Writer | You vs. Wild (TV Series) (creator - 8 episodes) - Myth of the Abandoned Mine (2019) ... (creator) - Land of the Dragons (2019) ... (creator) - A Venomous Adventure, Pt. 2 (2019) ... (creator) - A Venomous Adventure, Pt. 1 (2019) ... (creator) - Lost on Snow Mountain (2019) ... (creator) Show all 8 episodes | 2019 |
| Writer | Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (TV Series) (devised by - 7 episodes) - Episode #2.6 (2016) ... (devised by) - Episode #2.5 (2016) ... (devised by) - Episode #2.4 (2016) ... (devised by) - Episode #2.3 (2016) ... (devised by) - Episode #2.2 (2016) ... (devised by) Show all 7 episodes | 2015-2016 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Thanks | Survival T.V. The Movie! (grateful acknowledgment) | 2016 |
| Thanks | Community TV (Short) (special thanks) | 2009 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Self | You vs. Wild (TV Series) Self / Self - Host - Episode #2.1 (2021) ... Self - Host - Myth of the Abandoned Mine (2019) ... Self - Land of the Dragons (2019) ... Self - A Venomous Adventure, Pt. 2 (2019) ... Self - A Venomous Adventure, Pt. 1 (2019) ... Self Show all 9 episodes | 2019-2021 |
| Self | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Self - Episode #39.301 (2020) ... Self - Shaq and Sharks! (2020) ... Self - Episode #35.216 (2016) ... Self - Episode dated 6 January 2010 (2010) ... Self | 2010-2020 |
| Self | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) Self - Guest - Summer Staycation #34 (2020) ... Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Self | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) Self - Episode #1.50 (2020) ... Self | 2020 |
| Self | Live with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) Self - Bear Grylls/Science Bob (2020) ... Self - Henry Golding/Bear Grylls (2019) ... Self - Katie Lowes/Bear Grylls/Anna Chlumsky (2019) ... Self - Episode dated 9 July 2013 (2013) ... Self | 2013-2020 |
| Self | World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (TV Series) Self - Host - Go, Fiji Go! (2020) ... Self - Host - If We Don't Move Fast, We're Doomed (2020) ... Self - Host - I've Been Waiting to Do This the Whole Race (2020) ... Self - Host - To Stop Is to Die (2020) ... Self - Host - The Only Sane Ones Are the Crazy Ones (2020) ... Self - Host Show all 10 episodes | 2020 |
| Self | Today (TV Series) Self - Guest / Self - Episode dated 12 August 2020 (2020) ... Self - Guest - Episode dated 19 October 2018 (2018) ... Self - Guest - Episode dated 25 May 2017 (2017) ... Self - Episode dated 11 July 2016 (2016) ... Self - Guest - Episode dated 10 July 2015 (2015) ... Self - Guest Show all 8 episodes | 2011-2020 |
| Self | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) Self / Self - Adventurer and Survival Expert - Episode dated 12 May 2020 (2020) ... Self - Episode dated 10 December 2018 (2018) ... Self - Adventurer and Survival Expert | 2018-2020 |
| Self | The One Show (TV Series) Self / Self - Guest - Episode dated 8 May 2020 (2020) ... Self - Episode dated 13 November 2019 (2019) ... Self - Episode dated 19 December 2018 (2018) ... Self - Episode dated 15 November 2017 (2017) ... Self - Episode #6.233 (2011) ... Self - Guest Show all 6 episodes | 2011-2020 |
| Self | The Big Night In (TV Special) Self | 2020 |
| Self | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (TV Series) Self - Host / Self - Alex Honnold in the Swiss Alps (2020) ... Self - Bobby Bones in Norway Fjords (2020) ... Self - Zachary Quinto in the Panama Jungle (2020) ... Self - Host - Channing Tatum in the Mountains of Norway (2019) ... Self - Host - Dave Bautista in Glen Canyon, Arizona (2019) ... Self - Host Show all 40 episodes | 2014-2020 |
| Self | Michael McIntyre's Big Show (TV Series) Self - Guest - Episode #5.1 (2019) ... Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Self | GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) Self - Bear Grylls (2019) ... Self | 2019 |
| Self | Loose Women (TV Series) Self - Episode #24.33 (2019) ... Self - Episode #18.26 (2013) ... Self - Episode #16.177 (2012) ... Self - Episode #13.192 (2009) ... Self | 2009-2019 |
| Self | The Island with Bear Grylls (TV Series) Self - Surviving Treasure Island (2019) ... Self - Treasure Island 5 (2019) ... Self - Treasure Island 4 (2019) ... Self (voice) - Treasure Island 3 (2019) ... Self (voice) - Treasure Island 2 (2019) ... Self (voice) Show all 44 episodes | 2014-2019 |
| Self | Man vs. Wild (TV Series) Self / Self - presenter / Self - Host / ... - Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls and Prime Minister Modi (2019) ... Self - Working the Wild (2011) ... Self - Host - New Zealand: Land of the Maori (2011) ... Self - presenter - Utah: Red Rock Country (2011) ... Self - Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice (2011) ... Self - presenter Show all 78 episodes | 2006-2019 |
| Self | Granada Reports (TV Series) Self - Chief Scout - 2 August 2019: Evening Bulletin (2019) ... Self - Chief Scout | 2019 |
| Self | Breakfast (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 13 July 2019 (2019) ... Self | 2019 |
| Self | Humans of Our World: The Journey (Documentary) Self | 2019 |
| Self | This Morning (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 31 May 2019 (2019) ... Self - Episode dated 13 February 2015 (2015) ... Self - Episode dated 23 June 2011 (2011) ... Self | 2011-2019 |
| Self | Hostile Planet (TV Mini-Series documentary) Narrator / Self - Host - Polar (2019) ... Narrator - Deserts (2019) ... Narrator - Jungles (2019) ... Narrator - Grasslands (2019) ... Self - Host - Oceans (2019) ... Self - Host Show all 6 episodes | 2019 |
| Self | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) Self - Craig Ferguson/Ronda Rousey/Bear Grylls (2019) ... Self | 2019 |
| Self | Totally Christmas (TV Special) Self | 2018 |
| Self | Bear's Mission With... (TV Series) Self - Gareth Southgate (2018) ... Self - Warwick Davis (2018) ... Self - Rob Brydon (2017) ... Self - Anthony Joshua (2017) ... Self | 2017-2018 |
| Self | Central Tonight (TV Series) Self - Survival Expert - 28th November 2018 Late News (2018) ... Self - Survival Expert - 28th November 2018 Evening News (2018) ... Self - Survival Expert | 2018 |
| Self | Stand Up to Cancer (TV Special) Self | 2018 |
| Self | Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (TV Series) Self - Presenter / Self - Host - Surviving The Island (2018) ... Self - Presenter - The End (2018) ... Self - Presenter - Hunger & A Pig (2018) ... Self - Presenter - Meat Or Fish? (2018) ... Self - Presenter - Conflict And Storms (2018) ... Self - Presenter Show all 17 episodes | 2016-2018 |
| Self | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) Self - Guest / Self - guest / Self - Episode #13.6 (2018) ... Self - Guest - Amy Schumer, Bear Grylls, Riz Ahmed and Olly Murs (2016) ... Self - guest - Bear Grylls, Kylie Minogue, Russell Howard and Muse. (2012) ... Self | 2012-2018 |
| Self | Shark Week (TV Series documentary) Self / Host / Self - Actor - Bear vs. Shark (2018) ... Self / Host - Shark Week's 50 Best Bites (2018) ... Self - Actor | 2018 |
| Self | Wimbledon (TV Series) Self - Spectator - 2018: Day 11, Part 4 (2018) ... Self - Spectator (uncredited) - 2018: Day 11, Part 3 (2018) ... Self - Spectator (uncredited) - 2018: Day 11, Part 2 (2018) ... Self - Spectator (uncredited) - 2018: Day 11, Part 1 (2018) ... Self - Spectator (uncredited) - 2016: Day 10 - Men's Quarter-Finals, Part 4 (2016) ... Self - Spectator (uncredited) Show all 11 episodes | 2014-2018 |
| Self | The Sidemen Show (TV Series) Self - HUNTING THE SIDEMEN (2018) ... Self | 2018 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Face the Wild (TV Series) Self - Southern Discomfort (2018) ... Self - L.A. Unplugged (2018) ... Self - Kick the Bucket-List (2018) ... Self - Wander Woman (2018) ... Self - Hurricane Lester (2018) ... Self Show all 10 episodes | 2018 |
| Self | Celebrity Page (TV Series) Self - Episode #3.183 (2018) ... Self | 2018 |
| Self | Megyn Kelly Today (TV Series) Self - Guest - Episode #1.160 (2018) ... Self - Guest | 2018 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Survival School (TV Series) Self - Episode #2.7 (2017) ... Self - Episode #1.12 (2016) ... Self - Episode #1.11 (2016) ... Self - Episode #1.10 (2016) ... Self - Episode #1.9 (2016) ... Self Show all 13 episodes | 2016-2017 |
| Self | National Lottery Awards 2017 (TV Special) Self | 2017 |
| Self | American Dad! (TV Series) Self - The Bitchin' Race (2017) ... Self (voice) | 2017 |
| Self | The Red Nose Day Special (TV Special) Self | 2017 |
| Self | Britain at War: Imperial War Museums at 100 (TV Movie) Self | 2017 |
| Self | Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls (TV Series) Self - Yao Ming (2017) ... Self | 2017 |
| Self | Alan Carr's 12 Stars of Christmas (TV Series) Self - Episode #1.5 (2016) ... Self - Episode #1.4 (2016) ... Self - Episode #1.3 (2016) ... Self - Episode #1.2 (2016) ... Self - Episode #1.1 (2016) ... Self | 2016 |
| Self | Access Daily (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 11 July 2016 (2016) ... Self | 2016 |
| Self | Top Gear (TV Series) Self - Special Guest - Episode #23.4 (2016) ... Self - Special Guest | 2016 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (TV Series) Self - Host - Episode #2.6 (2016) ... Self - Host - Episode #2.5 (2016) ... Self - Host - Episode #2.4 (2016) ... Self - Host - Episode #2.3 (2016) ... Self - Host - Episode #2.2 (2016) ... Self - Host Show all 12 episodes | 2015-2016 |
| Self | Flat TV (TV Mini-Series) Self - The Package (2016) ... Self | 2016 |
| Self | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) Self - Episode #13.3 (2016) ... Self | 2016 |
| Self | Survivor Games with Bear Grylls (TV Series) Self - Host - Episode #1.12 (2016) ... Self - Host - Episode #1.11 (2016) ... Self - Host - Episode #1.10 (2015) ... Self - Host - Episode #1.9 (2015) ... Self - Host - Episode #1.8 (2015) ... Self - Host Show all 12 episodes | 2015-2016 |
| Self | Today at Wimbledon (TV Series) Self - Spectator - 2015: Day 9 (2015) ... Self - Spectator (uncredited) - 2014: Day 13 (2014) ... Self - Spectator (uncredited) | 2014-2015 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Breaking Point (TV Series documentary) Self - Trees and Insects (2015) ... Self - Claustrophobia (2015) ... Self - Heights (2015) ... Self - Rats and Spiders (2015) ... Self - Picky Eaters (2015) ... Self Show all 6 episodes | 2015 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Escape from Hell (TV Series) Self / Self - presenter - Jungle (2014) ... Self - Compilation (2013) ... Self - Mountains (2013) ... Self - Canyons (2013) ... Self - Desert (2013) ... Self - presenter Show all 7 episodes | 2013-2014 |
| Self | Bear Grylls Wild Weekends (TV Series) Self - Bear's Wild Weekend with Ben Stiller (2014) ... Self - Bear's Wild Weekend with Stephen Fry (2013) ... Self - Bear's Wild Weekend with Jonathan Ross (2012) ... Self - Bear's Wild Weekend with Miranda (2011) ... Self | 2011-2014 |
| Self | Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV Series) Self - Bear Grylls (2014) ... Self | 2014 |
| Self | Sunrise (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 23 July 2014 (2014) ... Self | 2014 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Surviving the Island (TV Special documentary) Self | 2014 |
| Self | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) Self - Guest - Dawn French/Kirsten Dunst/Bear Grylls/Conchita Wurst/Sam Smith (2014) ... Self - Guest - Cameron Diaz/Kathy Griffin/Bear Grylls/Friendly Fires (2011) ... Self - Guest | 2011-2014 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Everest After the Avalanche (TV Movie documentary) Self - Host | 2014 |
| Self | Short Poppies (TV Series) Self - Bill Napier (2014) ... Self | 2014 |
| Self | Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest (Documentary) Self - Host | 2014 |
| Self | The Michael McIntyre Chat Show (TV Mini-Series) Self - Episode #1.4 (2014) ... Self | 2014 |
| Self | Backchat (TV Series) Self - Bear Grylls, Rylan Clark and Louie Spence (2013) ... Self | 2013 |
| Self | Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls (TV Series) Self - Host - No Guts, No Glory (2013) ... Self - Host - Frozen Planet (2013) ... Self - Host - The Wild Is Revealing (2013) ... Self - Host | 2013 |
| Self | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 1 January 2013 (2013) ... Self | 2013 |
| Self | Bear Grylls' How to Stay Alive (TV Movie documentary) Self - Host | 2012 |
| Self | Fine Dining with Bear Grylls (TV Movie documentary) Self - Host | 2012 |
| Self | A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls (TV Movie documentary) Self - Host | 2012 |
| Self | Sports Alpha: Bear Grylls (Short) Self | 2012 |
| Self | Rachael Ray (TV Series) Self - Rach's All-American Hot Dog (2012) ... Self | 2012 |
| Self | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) Self - Episode #20.137 (2012) ... Self - Episode #18.24 (2010) ... Self - Episode #14.206 (2006) ... Self | 2006-2012 |
| Self | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Self - Episode #10.108 (2012) ... Self - Episode #9.161 (2011) ... Self - Episode #5.20 (2007) ... Self | 2007-2012 |
| Self | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) Self - Episode #7.5 (2011) ... Self | 2011 |
| Self | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) Self - Guest - Episode dated 30 August 2011 (2011) ... Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Self | 8 Out of 10 Cats (TV Series) Self - Episode #11.4 (2011) ... Self | 2011 |
| Self | Wall of Fame (TV Series) Self - Guest Panellist - Episode #1.3 (2011) ... Self - Guest Panellist | 2011 |
| Self | Sunday Night (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 13 March 2011 (2011) ... Self | 2011 |
| Self | Worst-Case Scenario (TV Series) Self / Self - Host - Toxic Gas Leak/Man on Fire (2010) ... Self - Home Break In/Terror Threat (2010) ... Self - Road Rage/Panicked Crowd Stampede (2010) ... Self - Mountain Bike Disaster/Run for Your Life (2010) ... Self - Elevator Plunge/Blackout (2010) ... Self Show all 12 episodes | 2010 |
| Self | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) Self - Guest - Zach Braff/Bear Grylls/Tony Bennett (2009) ... Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Self | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) Self - Guest / Self - Episode #16.161 (2009) ... Self - Guest - Episode #15.107 (2008) ... Self - Guest - Episode dated 13 June 2007 (2007) ... Self | 2007-2009 |
| Self | The Justin Lee Collins Show (TV Series) Self - Episode #1.10 (2009) ... Self | 2009 |
| Self | TV Burp (TV Series) Self - The Best of TV Burp 4 (2009) ... Self | 2009 |
| Self | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) Musical Guest - Episode dated 5 May 2008 (2008) ... Musical Guest | 2008 |
| Self | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) Self - Episode #14.169 (2007) ... Self | 2007 |
| Self | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) Self - Episode #12.10 (2007) ... Self | 2007 |
| Self | Richard & Judy (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 19 March 2007 (2007) ... Self | 2007 |
| Self | Escape to the Legion (TV Series documentary) Self | 2005 |
| Self | Through the Keyhole (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 30 January 2002 (2002) ... Self | 2002 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archive footage | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Self - Episode #39.293 (2020) ... Self - Episode #39.90 (2019) ... Self - Episode #37.245 (2018) ... Self - Episode dated 16 July 2016 (2016) ... Self | 2016-2020 |
| Archive footage | Spise med Price (TV Series documentary) Self - Norge (2019) ... Self (uncredited) | 2019 |
| Archive footage | RichPlanet TV (TV Series documentary) Self - Hiding from Terror (2018) ... Self | 2018 |
| Archive footage | Weekend Sunrise (TV Series) Self - British Adventurer and Survivor - Episode dated 29 October 2017 (2017) ... Self - British Adventurer and Survivor | 2017 |
| Archive footage | Sunrise (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 26 May 2017 (2017) ... Self - Episode dated 25 August 2016 (2016) ... Self | 2016-2017 |
| Archive footage | Extra with Billy Bush (TV Series) Self - Episode #23.226 (2017) ... Self | 2017 |
| Archive footage | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 20 March 2017 (2017) ... Self | 2017 |
| Archive footage | Too Much TV (TV Series) Self - Presenter, Bear Grylls: Mission Survive - Episode #1.25 (2016) ... Self - Presenter, Bear Grylls: Mission Survive - Episode #1.4 (2016) ... Self - Presenter, Bear Grylls: Mission Survive | 2016 |
| Archive footage | The 7PM Project (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 9 September 2015 (2015) ... Self | 2015 |
| Archive footage | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) Self - Guest / Self - Compilation (2014) ... Self - Guest - Compilation (2011) ... Self | 2011-2014 |
| Archive footage | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) Self - Carrying Olympic Torch on Zipline / Self - Episode #20.162 (2012) ... Self - Carrying Olympic Torch on Zipline - Episode #18.107 (2010) ... Self | 2010-2012 |