Profile of Chris Ryan on Famous Like Me

For the actor, see Christopher Ryan.

Chris Ryan was one of the original members of the disastrous "Bravo Two Zero" mission, during which a patrol from the Special Air Service (SAS) were sent behind enemy lines in the first Gulf War. From the start their communications devices were useless (having initially been given the wrong codes), forcing them to turn back to their rendezvous point to collect another radio. Out of the initial eight SAS soldiers who were sent behind enemy lines, Chris Ryan was the only soldier to successfully escape from Iraq and into neutral territory. He traveled 200 miles in eight days on foot, in both the freezing cold and baking sun, with Iraqi forces chasing him. He suffered sleep deprivation, starvation, and other such physical ailments. The rest of the patrol was killed or captured and brutally tortured. He made history with this "longest escape and evasion by an SAS trooper" and this remarkable achievement was recognised by the award of the Military Medal.

Since leaving the SAS, Ryan has written several books, including The One That Got Away (ISBN 1574881566)—his own account of the Bravo Two Zero mission—as well as a number of novels, including Greed and The Increment. He has also gone on to write a series of books for younger readers—the "Alpha Force" books—and combines a successful career juggling roles as a bestselling writer and presenter of television documentaries including Hunting Chris Ryan.

As of 2005, Chris Ryan is presenting a BSkyB show called "How Not to Die", explaining how one should act in various life-threatening situations.

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