Host and Expert.
A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS
460
filming days
96
Shows
25
Networks
Overview
Tristan’s infectious passion for animal behavior and desire to communicate his results to the general public has also seen his work showcased on TV documentaries across the globe. Tristan's research has been featured on various specials for networks such as the Discovery Channels ‘Shark Week’ and BBC ‘Blue Planet Live’. Further, he advised and presented on various celebrity specials for Shark Week including Michael Phelps ‘Great White vs. Great Gold’, Bear Grylls ‘Bear vs. Shark’, Josh Gates ‘Expedition Unknown: Megalodon’, Jeremy Wade ‘River Monsters’, Naked and Afraid, Shaquille O'Neal for ‘SHAQ does Shark Week’, Rob Riggle for ‘Guys Trip’, and many more. Tristan has a rare ability to make science entertaining, yet informative, and uses these skills, in addition to his extensive field experience, to create wildlife films that integrate tools from science and cinema to showcase animal behavior. He believes this form of communication can reveal important scientific insights into animal behavior, as well as generate interest and momentum for managing and conserving wildlife.
Show Reel.
Highlights reel showcasing some of Tristan’s appearances
Experience.
OVER 15 YEARS OF on camera EXPERIENCE
TV Productions.
MEDIA SERVICE – TV PRODUCTIONS
Tristan has worked with production companies for over 17 years, however since 2012 Tristan’s role and responsibilities have grown. Tristan is now more hands on than ever before; he manages and coordinates many productions, including the review and coordination of contracts, activities, flights, equipment and permits. Lastly, he has conceived ideas and acts as host or lead on-screen talent. This past few years his role in some shows has found him working behind the scenes on creatives which has seen him collect a number of prestigious co-executive producer credits for major networks.
2024
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Jaws vs Leviathan’ - Shark Expert and On-camera talent
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Monster Hammerheads: Species X’ - Shark Expert and On-camera talent
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Deadliest Bite’ - Shark Expert and On-camera talent
Discovery Shark Week Special Expedition Unknown ‘Sharks vs Nazis’ - Shark Expert and On-camera talent
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Monsters of Oz’ - Shark Expert and On-camera talent
2023
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Monster Hammerhead: Killer Instinct’ - Co-Executive Producer and on-camera talent
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Jaws vs. The MEG’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Florida Shark: Blood in the water’ - Co-Executive Producer and on-camera talent
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Monster sharks of the Bermuda Triangle’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent
2022
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Legend of Sunken’ - On-camera talent and Executive Producer - Bahamas and USA
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Tahiti Shark Explosion ’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Tahiti
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Kraken vs jaws’ - Shark expert, Producer and on-camera talent - Mexico
2021
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘ Longest Dive’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Monsters of Andros’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘EXU’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Sharknado’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week ‘Josh Gates Tonight’ - Interview - Zoom interview about shark shows - USA
2020
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Jaws in America’ – Shark expert and on-camera talent - USA
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Monsters Under the Bridge’ – Shark expert and on-camera talent - USA
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Shaq Attack’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - USA
Discovery Shark Week ‘Josh Gates After Dark Shark Show’ – Zoom interview about shark shows – USA
BBC: Animals with Cameras ‘Reef shark’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
2019
IMAX – Shark Expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Guys Trip with Rob Riggle’ – Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Dr. Freek Vonk Childrens Wildlife Show – Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special 'Expedition Unknown - Who killed Megalodon' – Shark expert, on-camera talent and creative consultant – Mexico
National Geographic ‘Cannibal Sharks’ – Shark expert and interview - USA
BBC Blue Planet Live ‘Shark segment’ – Shark expert and on-camera talent – Bahamas
2018
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Shaq does Shark Week’ – Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Naked and Afraid of Sharks’ – Associate Producer and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special 'Bear vs. Shark' – Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special "Shark Cam" – Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special “Cuba’s secret shark lair” - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Cuba
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Guy Fieri Feeding Frenzy’ – Associate Producer and Scientific consultant - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week LIVE ‘Shark after dark’ – Shark expert interviewed live for Monday night show - USA
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘50 Moments of Shark & Awe’. Interview.
2017
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Great Hammerhead Invasion’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent / host - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Shark School with Michael Phelps’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent – Bahamas and South Africa
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Phelps V Shark’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent – South Africa
Discover Shark Week Special ‘Shark Storm’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent / host – Mexico & Costa Rica
Nature Zone: Dr. Freek Vonk - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery: VR Scalloped hammerhead experience - Narrator
National Geographic: Zeb Hogan ‘Monster Fish’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
2016
Chasing Monsters - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Animal Planet: River Monster – Sixgill Shark Special ‘Killers in the Abyss’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent – Ascension Island
Smithsonian. Sharks of Bimini - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special “Tiger sharks at night” – Bahamas
Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Sharks in the shallows’ - Bahamas
2015
Discovery Canada: Daily Planet - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
BBC: Naomi’s Nightmare - Bahamas
Arcadia Wild: Animal Empire - Bahamas
Animal Planet: River Monsters - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
French TV: 5m above and below the surface - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Pilgrim Studios: Sharktacular. Pre-shark week promotion - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Pangolin Production: Shark Week Special - Prof. Mike Heithaus - Bahamas
Oxford Scientific Films: BBC Wildlife Series - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
2014
BBC: Sharks – Lemon shark birthing - Shark expert - Bahamas (second filming)
GloboTV: Hammerhead tagging and Bimini Sharks - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Icon Films: Discovery Film on tiger sharks ‘Spawn of Jaws’ - Bahamas
2013
Channel 5 ‘Nature Shock’ - Bahamas
Korea Educational Broadcasting System ‘Pilot’ - Bahamas
Passion Pictures ‘Lemon shark birthing’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
BBC: Animal Minds - Expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
BBC: Sharks – ‘Lemon shark birthing’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
2012
CBS Miami (Sharks: Danger or in danger?) - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Encanto Film - LA7 Missione natural - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Discovery Channel – Shark Week ‘The Truth about JAWS’ - Shark expert and on-camera talent - Bahamas
Show Highlights.
A few favorites.
Rise of the Monster Hammerhead
Reports of two legendary, very large great hammerheads, Big Moe in the Florida Keys and Sunken in Andros, Bahamas, have Dr. Tristan Guttridge and Andy Casagrande wondering if there is a clan of monster hammerheads who share the same DNA.
JAWS vs Kraken
Something is happening in the abyss around Guadalupe Island; photos of great whites with strange scars believed to be from giant squids have surfaced; Dr. Tristan Guttridge tries to get a glimpse into the battles between the two beasts.
Hammerhead Invasion
During this show Tristan tells the fascinating story of the enigmatic great hammerhead shark. Why do females return annually to bimini? Are they pregnant? Do they migrate north for the summer months?
Phelps vs Shark
Can Olympian Michael Phelps stand a chance in a race against a shark? Tristan designs experiments with Dr. Neil Hammerschlag to pit Michael's swimming skills against some of the oceans greatest predators!.
Shark Storm
Are sharks social? Are there hidden complexities to their social lives? Tristan examines the structure and function of shark groups - hammerheads to lemon and whale sharks!
Shaq does Shark Week
Tristan joins comedian Rob Riggle and fellow scientist Dr. Austin Gallagher on a hilarious, ‘sometimes’ factually inaccurate journey to introduce Shaquille O’Neal to sharks!
SharkCam Stakeout
In Bimini, Bahamas Tristan teams up with white shark expert Dr. Greg Skomal, the Woods Hall Oceanographic Institute and Bimini Sharklab to use an autonomous underwater vehicle to track a bull shark!
Cuba’s Sharks
Exploring the pristine habitats of the 'Gardens of the Queen' Tristan leads the search for the famous great hammerhead that hunts the plentiful and healthy marine life in this exquisite location.
BBC Blue Planet LIVE
Tristan and his wife Annie worked together on a sequence for this blue-chip production deploying a satellite tag on the highly mobile and little known Silky Shark in the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas. Please visit our blog for behind the scenes information.