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".
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".
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q927771
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Filmography (Movies)
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/02/2025
Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate
Character:
Release Date:14/02/2025
The Lock-In
Character:Grant Mitchell
Release Date:01/07/2022
Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp
Character:Himself
Release Date:27/04/2022
Hatton Garden: The Inside Story
Character:
Release Date:24/05/2019
Snapshot Wedding
Character:Trevor
Release Date:01/01/2017
Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis
Character:Self
Release Date:14/07/2016
Top Gear: From A-Z
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/12/2015
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Character:Trooper #2 (voice)
Release Date:25/12/2007
A Line in the Sand
Character:Frank Perry
Release Date:02/12/2004
Spartacus
Character:Cinna
Release Date:17/03/2004
The Crooked Man
Character:Harry Fielding
Release Date:17/12/2003
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Character:Verus (UK version) (voice)
Release Date:12/10/2003
The Paper Round
Character:Accused Man
Release Date:01/08/2002
A Christmas Carol
Character:Eddie Scrooge
Release Date:20/11/2000
Hero of the Hour
Character:Richie Liddle
Release Date:12/03/2000
Skinhead Farewell
Character:Narrator of excerpts from the novels (voice)
Release Date:23/03/1996
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Character:Grant Mitchell
Release Date:27/11/1993
The Picnic
Character:Police Officer
Release Date:19/02/1989
The Moneymen
Character:Third Dealer
Release Date:16/07/1988
Playing Away
Character:Sonny
Release Date:02/01/1987
Television Appearances
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain
Character:Presenter
Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain
Character:Presenter
Blindspot
Character:Tony Warden
The Big Breakfast
Character:
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
Character:Himself
Bridge of Lies
Character:Self - Host
Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp
Character:executive producer
Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline
Character:
Six Nations Sin Bin
Character:Self - Participant
Six Nations Sin Bin
Character:Self
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
Character:Self
Ross Kemp's Britain
Character:Documenter
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Character:
Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline
Character:Himself
Ross Kemp: Extreme World
Character:Himself
Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon
Character:Himself
Children's Champion Awards
Character:Self
Ross Kemp: Middle East
Character:Himself
10 Minute Tales
Character:
Ross Kemp - Behind The Story
Character:
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Character:Self
Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates
Character:Himself
Gang Nation
Character:
Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan
Character:
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
Character:
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character:Self
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
Character:
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
Ross Kemp on Gangs
Character:Himself
Extras
Character:Ross Kemp
The Friday Night Project
Character:Self - Host
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
Spartacus
Character:Cinna
Top Gear
Character:Self
Ultimate Force
Character:Henry Garvie
Without Motive
Character:DC Jack Mowbray
In Defence
Character:Sam Lucas
Parkinson
Character:Self
Room 101
Character:Self
The Chief
Character:PC Dennis Scovell
Birds of a Feather
Character:Detective Inspector Monk
The Manageress
Character:
This Morning
Character:Self
London's Burning
Character:
EastEnders
Character:Grant Mitchell
Screen Two
Character:Police Officer