Mykel Hawke
Birth Name:
Mykel A.G. Pierce
Birth Place:
Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Actor, Director, Stunts
Fast Facts
- Served with the U․S․ Army for 25 years, 12 of which were on active duty, as a Special Forces Medic, Communicator, and Operations and Intelligence Sergeant
- Graduated from New York University with a degree in Biology and earned his Master's in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara
- Began his career in television when he was approached by MTV to work on "Road Rules" in 1998
- Is the author of "Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook" and the co-author of the "Jake Tyler" thriller novel series
- Worked as a contractor for various U․S․ government agencies, providing training in special operations and survival
- Best known as a retired U․S․ Army Special Forces officer who has hosted survival shows like "Man, Woman, Wild," "One Man Army," and "Lost Survivors․"
- Is the founder and president of SpecOps, a media, survival training, and tourism company, and also has his own line of survival knives and products
- Played himself in the film "Dirty Sanchez" in 2006
- Has appeared as a subject matter expert on shows like "Tactical to Practical," "I Shouldn't Be Alive: Science of Survival," "Castaway Exposed," and "The Simple Life Goes to Camp․"