The Slow Mo Guys Biography: Real Names, Height, Nationality, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents

The Slow Mo Guys, often abbreviated as SMG, is a science and technology entertainment web series from Thame, England, created and hosted by Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy.

Launched on October 15, 2010, the duo is renowned for filming a variety of stunts, experiments, and natural phenomena in extreme slow motion using Vision Research Phantom high-speed cameras, capable of shooting over 1,500,000 frames per second.

Profile

• Members’ Real Names: Gavin David Free, Daniel Charles Gruchy
• Stage Name: The Slow Mo Guys, SMG
• Active From: 2010
• Origin: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
• Active Until: Present (2025)
• Nationality: British
• Occupation: YouTubers, Filmmakers, Content Creators
• Net Worth: $7.2 million USD

Early Life and Members

Gavin Free

• Date of Birth: May 23, 1988
• Age: 37 years old
• Place of Birth: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
• Ethnicity: British
• Religion: Unknown
• Parents: Unknown
• Siblings: George Free
• Education: Attended Lord Williams’ School, Thame; graduated in 2006

Early Life

Developed an interest in filmmaking early on. After graduating, I joined Green Door Films in 2006, the first European production house to use Phantom high-speed cameras.

Worked on slow-motion cinematography for films like Hot Fuzz (2007), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).

Moved to Austin, Texas, in 2008 to work with Rooster Teeth, where he created The Slow Mo Guys to secure a work visa.

Daniel Gruchy

• Date of Birth: July 14, 1984
• Age: 41 years old
• Place of Birth: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
• Ethnicity: British
• Religion: Unknown
• Parents: unknown
• Siblings: Unknown
• Education: Attended Lord Williams’ School, Thame

Early Life

Served as a Lance Corporal in the British Army (Royal Logistic Corps) until 2010, specializing in explosives.

His military background influenced the channel’s explosive stunts. Met Gavin at Waitrose, where their friendship grew through shared interests in gaming and humor.

Formation

The Slow Mo Guys was launched on October 15, 2010, when Gavin, leveraging his access to Phantom cameras from his filmmaking career, partnered with Daniel to create slow-motion content.

The channel’s name originated from a comment by Top Gear host Richard Hammond, who called Gavin “the slow mo guy” during a shoot involving a high-speed camera. Their first video, a channel trailer, outlined their plan to film weekly slow-motion experiments.

Career

The Slow Mo Guys have grown into a YouTube powerhouse, with content ranging from exploding water balloons and paint splashes to stress-testing objects and educational videos like “Inside a Camera at 10,000fps.”

Their signature style, influenced by MythBusters, combines scientific curiosity with humor, often featuring the duo in lab coats (Daniel’s with a torn sleeve, a tradition from an ill-fitting original).

Key milestones include: 2012, Featured on The Tonight Show for their watermelon-crushing video. 2013 Partnered with Rooster Teeth for distribution, while Gavin retained ownership.

In 2014, we collaborated with GE Global Research to showcase innovations, such as superhydrophobic surfaces. 2016 Won a Streamy Award for Cinematography; nominated for a Webby Award.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions kept Daniel in the UK, halting joint filming for 1.5 years, with Gavin joking about Daniel “digging a tunnel” to Texas.

Daniel returned in 2022, resuming their duo dynamic. The channel has over 15 million subscribers, with a secondary channel, The Slow Mo Guys 2 (launched 2016), hosting behind-the-scenes content.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @theslowmoguys
• TikTok Handle: @theslowmoguys
• YouTube Channel: The Slow Mo Guys

Personal Life

Gavin Free

• Height: 6’0” (183 cm)
• Marriages: Meg Turney (YouTuber)
• Children: None
• Dating History: In a relationship with Meg Turney since 2013. In January 2018, they survived a home invasion in Austin, Texas, when an armed intruder, obsessed with Turney, broke in. The couple hid and called 911; police killed the intruder.

Daniel Gruchy

• Height: 6’3” (190 cm)
• Marriages: None
• Children: None
• Dating History: Unknown

Net Worth

The Slow Mo Guys have a collective net worth estimated at $7.2 million, primarily from YouTube AdSense (averaging $2,400 daily, ~$880,000 annually), sponsorships, and merchandise sales via Rooster Teeth.