Ross Kemp
ActingBiography
Ross Kemp was born on July 21, 1964 in Barking, Essex, England. His mother, Jean, was a hairdresser and his father, John, was a policeman with the Metropolitan Police force. He has a brother named Darren who is a documentary producer for the BBC. Ross attended Shenfield High School, where he is remembered as an excellent athlete. He wanted to be an actor from a young age and went on to study drama at the Webber Douglas Academy. He has rarely been out of work since leaving the academy in 1985, appearing on stage, in films, on television and in various adverts. His first credited television appearance was in 1986, playing Graham Lodsworth in "Emmerdale Farm" (now "Emmerdale"). His most famous role to date was his award-winning portrayal of hardman Grant Mitchell in the popular BBC series "EastEnders".
Movies
(21 total)
Spartacus
as Cinna
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Grant Mitchell
A Christmas Carol
as Eddie Scrooge
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
as Trooper #2 (voice)
Playing Away
as Sonny
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
as Verus (UK version) (voice)
A Line in the Sand
as Frank Perry
Hero of the Hour
as Richie Liddle
The Picnic
as Police Officer
The Lock-In
as Grant Mitchell
Skinhead Farewell
as Narrator of excerpts from the novels (voice)
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
as Himself
Top Gear: From A-Z
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
(48 total)
Top Gear
as Self
Extras
as Ross Kemp
EastEnders
as Grant Mitchell
The One Show
as Self
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Room 101
as Self
This Morning
as Self
Birds of a Feather
as Detective Inspector Monk
Spartacus
as Cinna
Ultimate Force
as Henry Garvie
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
as Self
Ross Kemp: Extreme World
as Himself
Screen Two
as Police Officer
The Friday Night Project
as Self - Host