
Ross Kemp
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Barking, London, England, UK
Biography
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".
Known For
Filmography

Ross Kemp: Lost Boys, Deadly Men
TV · as Presenter · 5 eps

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
Movie · as Himself

Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate
Movie
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain
TV · as Presenter · 1 ep

The Celebrity Traitors
TV · as Self - Contestant · 7 eps

The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Audience · 1 ep

Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain
TV · as Presenter · 5 eps

Blindspot
TV · as Tony Warden · 4 eps

Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp
Movie · as Himself

The Lock-In
Movie · as Grant Mitchell

Bridge of Lies
TV · as Self - Host · 124 eps

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
TV · as Himself · 8 eps

The Big Breakfast
TV · 1 ep
Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp
TV · as executive producer · 2 eps

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline
TV · 2 eps

Hatton Garden: The Inside Story
Movie

Six Nations Sin Bin
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
Snapshot Wedding
Movie · as Trevor

All Round to Mrs. Brown's
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis
Movie · as Self

Ross Kemp's Britain
TV · as Documenter · 3 eps

Top Gear: From A-Z
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV · 1 ep

Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline
TV · as Himself · 5 eps

Ross Kemp: Extreme World
TV · as Himself · 35 eps

Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon
TV · as Himself · 2 eps
Children's Champion Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Ross Kemp: Middle East
TV · as Himself · 2 eps

Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates
TV · as Himself · 3 eps
Gang Nation
TV · 6 eps
Ross Kemp - Behind The Story
TV · 3 eps

10 Minute Tales
TV · as Liam · 1 ep

Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
TV · 10 eps

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Movie · as Trooper #2 (voice)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
TV · 1 ep

The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The One Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

Ross Kemp on Gangs
TV · as Himself · 17 eps

The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

Extras
TV · as Ross Kemp · 1 ep

A Line in the Sand
Movie · as Frank Perry

Spartacus
Movie · as Cinna

Spartacus
TV · as Cinna · 2 eps

Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Movie · as Verus (voice)

The Crooked Man
Movie · as Harry Fielding
The Paper Round
Movie · as Accused Man

Top Gear
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Ultimate Force
TV · as Henry Garvie · 17 eps

A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Eddie Scrooge

Hero of the Hour
Movie · as Richie Liddle

Without Motive
TV · as DC Jack Mowbray · 12 eps
In Defence
TV · as Sam Lucas · 4 eps

Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Skinhead Farewell
Movie · as Novel Excerpts Narrator (voice)

TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep

Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Movie · as Grant Mitchell

The Chief
TV · as PC Dennis Scovell · 1 ep

The Picnic
Movie · as Police Officer

Birds of a Feather
TV · as Detective Inspector Monk · 1 ep

The Manageress
TV · 1 ep
The Moneymen
Movie · as Third Dealer

This Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Playing Away
Movie · as Sonny

London's Burning
TV · 1 ep

EastEnders
TV · as Grant Mitchell · 1624 eps

Screen Two
TV · as Police Officer · 1 ep