Jeremy Wade
- Birthplace: Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
- Current Hometown: High Littleton, near Bath, UK
- Series and Specials: River Monsters
- Areas of Expertise: Rivers and freshwater fish, particularly in tropical rainforests. Jeremy has a zoology degree from Bristol University, UK, and post grad teaching certificate in biological sciences. He has been traveling to the world’s most remote rivers for over 25 years--mostly on solo expeditions of two to three months in duration. He is the co-author of the fishing classic Somewhere down the Crazy River about travels in India and the Congo.
- Non-Animal Expertise: Worked as an advertising copywriter. Speaks Portuguese (Brazilian/Amazonian variant) and Lingala (Congo).
- Family Status: Single, but a multitude of nephews and one niece.
- Favorite Quote: “To stick your hands into the river is to feel the cords that bind the earth together in one piece.” Barry Lopez
- Favorite Spots in the World: Congo River, but enjoyed mainly in retrospect, too busy just surviving at the time. Love/hate relationship with Bacuri Lake in the Brazilian Amazon.
- Favorite Spots in the U.S.: Underwater in the reservoir tank at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, Texas, and the Trinity River in Texas.
- For Fun: Rock climbing, scuba diving, aikido