Bruce Parry
| Bruce Parry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 March 1969 Hythe, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Television presenter, Author |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | Explorer, Royal Marine |
Bruce Parry (born 17 March 1969, in Hythe, Hampshire, England) is an award-winning documentarian, author, indigenous rights advocate, explorer, trek leader and former Royal Marines commando officer. He employs an ethnographic style and a form of participant observation for his documentaries.
His documentary series for the BBC entitled Tribe,Amazon, and Arctic have shown extreme environments, remote indigenous peoples and important issues being faced.
Parry was born into a devoutly Christian and military family from Dorset with his father being a Major in the Royal Artillery. He attended the Wells Cathedral School as a boarder between 1978 and 1987 and was Head of House, a Combined Cadet Force cadet, and a member of the Rugby First XV.
After finishing at Wells Cathedral School Parry entered the Royal Marines and successfully completed training at the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre. He was then selected by the Admiralty Interview Board and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant at the age of 18.
He served as a Troop Commander in Comachio Group and Commando Logistics Regiment and was deployed to Norway. Parry was deployed to Iraq and he served in a security and humanitarian capacity in Iraqi Kurdistan for Operation Provide Comfort during and after the First Gulf War. He then specialised as Physical Training Instructor. At 23 years old, he became the youngest officer ever to be made Head of Fitness and Training for the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre. Bruce Parry left the service as a Lieutenant after six years.
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