Rudy Reyes recently took over from Ant Middleton for Channel 4’s military series SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Reyes puts the recruits through their paces and has joined the rest of the instructors on the show including Mark "Billy" Billingham and Jason "Foxy" Fox. They will be joined by new directing staff member Remi Adeleke.
The new chief instructor in town comes from a strong military and conservation background. So he definitely knows what he’s doing.
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When asked if he enjoyed filming the series, Reyes replied with: “I can’t wait to do more. I’ll be doing this for the next ten years, brother, I’ll just have a bit more grey in my hair and a bit more grey in my beard.”
Here’s everything you need to know about Reyes.
Who is SAS: Who Dares Wins Chief Instructor Rudy Reyes?
Reyes was born in 1971 on Richard’s Gebauer Air Base in Missouri while his father, a US Marine, was fighting in Vietnam. After his parents’ divorce, Rudy and his three brothers were raised by his grandparents, and later by the Omaha Home for Boys.
Reyes has worked in the military for a long time and after leaving the forces spent time in Africa where he trained wildlife preserve rangers in anti-poaching tactics. He later went on to found ‘Force Blue’ a veteran non profit which pairs former Special Operators with Marine Scientists to work rebuilding and restoring coral reefs, saving turtles, and working within the conservation community.
He also competes and trains people for Adventure Racing and Martial Arts. SAS: Who Dares Wins isn’t his first TV appearance. In 2008, Rudy appeared as himself on the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.
He has worked on many survival shows, Apocalypse Man and Ultimate Survivor Alaska. He was also one of the main contributors for multiple BAFTA nominated documentary series Once Upon a Time in Iraq.
What is his background?
Aged 26, a decorated martial artist, Reyes joined the United States Marine Corps and, after impressing in the recruitment phase, went on to become an elite Recon Marine.
Rudy became a highly decorated Special Forces operator, leading over 50 patrols behind enemy lines. He served one tour in Afghanistan and two tours in Iraq as a Recon Marine Team Leader and Scout Sniper. After leaving the marines, Rudy worked as a counter-terror contractor for the Department of Defence.
