Bear Grylls

Q: Has Bear Grylls won any awards?

Bear Grylls has received several awards, including the National Geographic Adventure of the Year award in 2010 and recognition for his contributions to television and adventure.

Q: What was Bear Grylls' first television show?

Bear Grylls' first major television show was 'Man vs. Wild,' which premiered in 2006 and quickly gained popularity for its thrilling survival challenges.

Q: What is Bear Grylls' estimated net worth?

Bear Grylls' estimated net worth is around $20 million, primarily earned through his television career, books, and various endorsements.

Q: How many books has Bear Grylls written?

Bear Grylls has authored several books, including 'Bear Grylls: Bear's Survival Guide' and 'How to Stay Alive,' which focus on survival skills and adventure.

Q: What is Bear Grylls' background?

Bear Grylls was born into a family of adventurers. He served in the British Special Forces before becoming a television presenter, which laid the foundation for his career in survival and adventure programming.

Q: What types of films has Bear Grylls appeared in?

Bear Grylls has appeared in adventure and documentary films, with 'Finding Michael' being one of his notable projects, showcasing his journey in search of his friend.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Bear Grylls?

A defining characteristic of Bear Grylls is his resilience and ability to tackle extreme challenges, often coupled with a charismatic presentation style that engages viewers.

Known for

Man vs. Wild (2006–2020)

IMDb 8.2 / 10

2006–2020 / Adventure, Reality / 60 min

Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.

Arthur the King (2024)

2024 / Adventure, Drama / 107mins

Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street...

Name

Bear Grylls

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Born

7 June 1974, Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, UK

Spouses

Shara Grylls (2000–present)

Children

3 children: Jesse, Marmaduke, and Huckleberry

Parents

Sir Michael Grylls, Lady Sarah Grylls

Estimated Net Worth

$20 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV Bear Grylls is Running Wild Bear Grylls takes some of today's biggest stars on a 48-hour journey through breathtaking and often unforgiving wilderness. From Norway’s...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2026	TV Bear Grylls - Wild Reckoning Stripping things back to what really matters. Bear helps people resolve deep personal rifts in the Welsh wilderness, combating conflict...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
2025	TV Miracle Join Bear Grylls to explore true stories of the impossible in this supernatural series, where moments of divine intervention challenge...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2025	TV Miracle Explore true stories of the impossible in this supernatural series, where moments of divine intervention challenge logic, science, and skepticism....	Narrator/Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2025	Movie The Mosaic Church In 2004, a routine prison renovation in Megiddo, Israel, led to an astonishing discovery—what is believed to be the oldest...	Narrator	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2025	TV My View with Lara Trump Lara Trump brings her unique insight to the stories that Americans care about and conducts in-depth interviews with the men...	Self - Guest	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2025	TV Celebrity Bear Hunt Holly Willoughby hosts this competition show set in the Costa Rican jungle, where 12 celebrities become prey for legendary survival...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2025	TV Jesus: Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer with Bear Grylls The world's most recognizable adventurer, Bear Grylls, embarks on a journey 2,000 years in the making, retracing the footsteps of...	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie Arthur the King Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light...	Himself	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2023	TV I Survived Bear Grylls Celebrated survivalist Bear Grylls turns the tables to America’s armchair adventurers by creating wilderness simulated challenges that will test the...	Self - Host	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2023	Movie The Coronation Concert Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more perform live from Windsor...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2023	Movie War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy Bear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witnesses the consequences of...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2023	Movie Finding Michael In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after he reached the top...	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	Movie Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events that inspired his bestselling...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2022	TV Louis Theroux Interviews Louis Theroux interviews some of the biggest names in UK entertainment and is granted exclusive access into their lives, both...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2022	TV Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge Bear Grylls is taking it up a level by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they'll have to...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	Movie Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls Click through this interactive special, helping superstar Ranveer Singh and adventurer Bear Grylls brave the Serbian wilderness to find a...	Self	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2021	TV Into The Wild With Bear Grylls & Ajay Devgn In the new episode of Into The Wild With Bear Grylls, Ajay Devgn is seen exploring the wild and testing...	Unknown character	Not rated
2021	Movie You vs. Wild: Out Cold After a plane crash leaves Bear with amnesia, he must make choices to save the missing pilot and survive in...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2021	Movie Children of Shanghai Bear Grylls narrates the story of the first foster children in China's 3,000-year history. British former footballer Robert Glover moved...	Narrator	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2021	TV Bear Grylls Wild Adventure Jonny Wilkinson and Nicola Adams will join Bear to battle the wild and push their physical and mental limits. From...	himself	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie When there’s a power outage at a safari reserve, Bear Grylls is called and he needs your help. The situation...	Himself	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2020	TV Michael McIntyre's The Wheel Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided...	Self - Celebrity Contestant	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2020	TV Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	TV World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji From the creator of Survivor, 66 teams descend upon Fiji to compete in the most epic global adventure race ever...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2020	TV Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth	Unknown character	Not rated
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2019	TV Treasure Island with Bear Grylls Twelve ordinary Brits land on an uninhabited island facing the toughest time of their lives. But this isn't just survival,...	Host	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2019	TV Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls & PM Modi The plot was to get Modi safely across a shallow river without being attacked by any tiger, crocodile, snake or...	Unknown character	Not rated
2019	TV You vs. Wild In this interactive series, you'll make key decisions to help Bear Grylls survive, thrive and complete missions in the harshest...	Himself	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2019	TV Hostile Planet This six part documentary draws attention to the most extraordinary — almost supernatural — accounts of animals that have adapted...	Himself - Host / Narrator	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2018	TV Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone The host, Sunny Leone, gears up to show her adventurous side as she undertakes several difficult stunts and shares survival...	Himself	Not rated
2018	TV The Sidemen Show A stunt and challenge show pitting a group of young YouTubers with a celebrity guest.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	TV Bear's Mission with... Bear Grylls takes a celebrity on a mission to test their survival skills.	Himself - Presenter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	TV Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls Ten celebrities must survive entirely on their own on an uninhabited island in the Pacific.	Self - Host	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2016	TV Michael McIntyre's Big Show Michael McIntyre's Big Show is a British variety and stand-up comedy television series, presented by British comedian, presenter and former...	Self - Interviewed Guest	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2015	TV Survivor Games with Bear Grylls Eight celebrities from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan embark on a 16 day adventure in the forests of Southwest China's...	Unknown character	Not rated
2015	TV Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls	Unknown character	Not rated
2015	TV Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls Adventurer Bear Grylls heads out on an epic journey of discovery across England, Scotland and Wales to experience the British...	Himself	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2015	TV The Island In the hour-long "The Island," internationally acclaimed adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls gives the modern American man the ultimate challenge:...	Himself - Host	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2015	Movie With A Kite Groundbreaking documentary, "With a Kite," takes an inside look at the growing sport of kiteboarding through the lives and lifestyles...	(archive footage)	Not rated
2015	TV Hot Ones The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	TV Bear Grylls: Breaking Point 12 ordinary people confront their extraordinary fears in some of the toughest places on Earth. Bear's reputation is on the...	Himself - Host	Not rated
2015	TV Bear Grylls: Mission Survive Eight celebrities embark on a 12-day expedition in the rainforest of Costa Rica, where they must learn to navigate difficult...	Himself	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2014	TV Running Wild with Bear Grylls The famed survivalist takes A-list celebrities on journeys into the wildest locations around the world, forcing the stars to push...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2014	TV The Island with Bear Grylls Generations have wondered if they could survive being stranded on a desert island. But how would people cope if they...	Himself	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	Movie Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche Bear Grylls draws on his own experience as an Everest summiteer to explain the danger and the allure of the...	Self	Not rated
2014	Movie Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest In this documentary, Bear Grylls takes us on a journey through the most extreme version of the world's highest and...	Self (Host)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2014	TV The Michael McIntyre Chat Show Stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre sits in the interviewer's chair for the very first time, as he welcomes celebrity guests to...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2014	TV Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera Noted survivalist and adventurer Bear Grylls presents footage of great escapes and near-death experiences in this program that sees other...	Himself - Presenter	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2013	TV Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell Bear Grylls takes his survival expertise one step further as he reveals the incredible stories of ordinary people stranded in...	Himself - Host	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2013	TV Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls Extreme adventure reality competition with Bear Grylls, who challenges teams of two in the wild.	Host	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2013	Movie Bear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia As one of the youngest people to climb Everest and one of the few to successfully complete the gruelling training...	Self	Not rated
2012	Movie Fine Dining With Bear Grylls	Unknown character	Not rated
2012	Movie A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls Over the years, Bear Grylls has conquered the world's most inhospitable places. So what are the secrets to his survival?...	Unknown character	Not rated
2012	TV Voice	Unknown character	Not rated
2011	TV Bear's Wild Weekend with... Bear Grylls takes celebrities on exhilarating adventures well outside their comfort zones.	Himself	Not rated
2011	TV The Jonathan Ross Show The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2011	Movie Man vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection In the most unforgiving and hostile environments on the planet, Bear Grylls has faced a host of life and death...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2010	Movie Abenteuer Survival Bear Grylls hat in einer Spezialeinheit der britischen Armee gedient, den Mount Everest erklommen und die Arktis durchquert. Jetzt stellt...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2010	TV Worst-Case Scenario Survival expert Bear Grylls puts himself into potentially life-threatening situations to show the how-to, hands-on, step-by-step instructions on everything you...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	TV The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the fifth...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2008	Movie Bear Grylls: Mission Everest Join survival expert Bear Grylls and his fellow explorer Gilo Cardozo, as they prepare for their mission to fly over...	Self	Not rated
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	TV Man vs. Wild Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2005	TV Made in Hollywood Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in syndication since...	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2005	TV 8 Out of 10 Cats A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2005	TV Escape to the Legion For generations the French Foreign Legion has been romanticised as a refuge for men seeking a second chance in life....	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2004	TV Who Do You Think You Are? A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	TV Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark 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...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.6 / 10
TBA	Movie Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered Before he was a global icon of adventure, one 14-year-old Bear Grylls was a pretty ordinary kid – until he...	Self (voice)	Not rated
TBA	Movie Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker Further animated adventures of 14-year-old wilderness savant Bear Grylls.	Self (voice)	Not rated
TBA	Movie Beyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain Bear Grylls takes His Highness Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa on a mission across the Bahraini kingdom. Their journey will...	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie The Mosaic Church In 2004, a routine prison renovation in Megiddo, Israel, led to an astonishing discovery—what is believed to be the oldest...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2023	Movie Finding Michael In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after he reached the top...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge Bear Grylls is taking it up a level by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they'll have to...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	TV Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge Bear Grylls is taking it up a level by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they'll have to...	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie When there’s a power outage at a safari reserve, Bear Grylls is called and he needs your help. The situation...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2019	TV Hostile Planet This six part documentary draws attention to the most extraordinary — almost supernatural — accounts of animals that have adapted...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2015	TV Survivor Games with Bear Grylls Eight celebrities from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan embark on a 16 day adventure in the forests of Southwest China's...	Creator Creator	Not rated
2015	TV Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls Adventurer Bear Grylls heads out on an epic journey of discovery across England, Scotland and Wales to experience the British...	Creator Creator	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2013	TV Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell Bear Grylls takes his survival expertise one step further as he reveals the incredible stories of ordinary people stranded in...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.6 / 10
TBA	TV The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls Follows Grylls as he takes the cast of The Chosen, as well as series creator Dallas Jenkins, on adventures in...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	TV The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls Follows Grylls as he takes the cast of The Chosen, as well as series creator Dallas Jenkins, on adventures in...	Creator Creator	Not rated
TBA	Movie Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered Before he was a global icon of adventure, one 14-year-old Bear Grylls was a pretty ordinary kid – until he...	Story Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker Further animated adventures of 14-year-old wilderness savant Bear Grylls.	Story Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Faster Than Horses A former Olympic runner who attempts a return to glory in the world’s toughest footrace, the Marathon des Sables, a...	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	TV Escape to the Legion	Creator Creator	Not rated

The Mosaic Church

2025 / TMDB 6.0

Arthur the King

2024 / TMDB 7.5

The Coronation Concert

2023 / TMDB 6.0

War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy

2023 / TMDB 6.3

Finding Michael

2023 / TMDB 5.6

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me

2022 / TMDB 9.5

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