Although born in Newcastle, Bryce grew up in Craigie, Perthshire, as well as spending six years living in the US where he made the Pennsylvania state finals as a wrestler.[1]
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he participated in the two-man bobsleigh event only two years after taking up the sport competitively. He was the brakeman for the British team despite recovering from a broken leg only five months before. [5] He competed in the two-man Bobsleigh alongside Neil Scarisbrick, and placed 22nd. [6] In 2004, he came out of the commentary booth and retirement to help an injury-ridden British team at the World Championships in Schoenau am Koenigsee, Germany, where he placed in the top 20 with driver Lee Johnston.[citation needed]
Bryce was a BBC commentator at the Winter Olympics in Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010, working alongside Paul Dickenson. They commentated on the only British medal when Amy Williams took Gold in the Skeleton event.
Bryce commentated the Highlander Challenge 2009 series which took place at Scone Palace and aired on Channel 4. Recently, he presented coverage of the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge in 2009 and 2010 on Eurosport. The event is an extreme 5-day adventure race all around the emirates.