Ross Kemp

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

2026
Ross Kemp: Lost Boys, Deadly Men poster

Ross Kemp: Lost Boys, Deadly Men

TV · as Presenter · 5 eps

2025
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square poster

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square

Movie · as Himself

2025
Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate poster

Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate

Movie

2025
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain

Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain

TV · as Presenter · 1 ep

2025
The Celebrity Traitors poster

The Celebrity Traitors

TV · as Self - Contestant · 7 eps

2025
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked poster

The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked

TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Audience · 1 ep

2024
Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain poster

Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain

TV · as Presenter · 5 eps

2023
Blindspot poster

Blindspot

TV · as Tony Warden · 4 eps

2022
Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp poster

Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp

Movie · as Himself

2022
The Lock-In poster

The Lock-In

Movie · as Grant Mitchell

2022
Bridge of Lies poster

Bridge of Lies

TV · as Self - Host · 124 eps

2022
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter poster

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

TV · as Himself · 8 eps

2022
The Big Breakfast poster

The Big Breakfast

TV · 1 ep

2021
Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp

Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp

TV · as executive producer · 2 eps

2021
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up poster

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2020
Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline

Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline

TV · 2 eps

2019
Hatton Garden: The Inside Story poster

Hatton Garden: The Inside Story

Movie

2019
Six Nations Sin Bin poster

Six Nations Sin Bin

TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

2017
Snapshot Wedding

Snapshot Wedding

Movie · as Trevor

2017
All Round to Mrs. Brown's poster

All Round to Mrs. Brown's

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis poster

Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis

Movie · as Self

2016
Ross Kemp's Britain poster

Ross Kemp's Britain

TV · as Documenter · 3 eps

2015
Top Gear: From A-Z poster

Top Gear: From A-Z

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV · 1 ep

2011
Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline poster

Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline

TV · as Himself · 5 eps

2011
Ross Kemp: Extreme World poster

Ross Kemp: Extreme World

TV · as Himself · 35 eps

2010
Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon poster

Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon

TV · as Himself · 2 eps

2010
Children's Champion Awards

Children's Champion Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Ross Kemp: Middle East poster

Ross Kemp: Middle East

TV · as Himself · 2 eps

2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man poster

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates poster

Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates

TV · as Himself · 3 eps

2009
Gang Nation

Gang Nation

TV · 6 eps

2009
Ross Kemp - Behind The Story

Ross Kemp - Behind The Story

TV · 3 eps

2009
10 Minute Tales poster

10 Minute Tales

TV · as Liam · 1 ep

2008
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan poster

Ross Kemp in Afghanistan

TV · 10 eps

2007
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind poster

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

Movie · as Trooper #2 (voice)

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice

Comic Relief Does The Apprentice

TV · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2006
Ross Kemp on Gangs poster

Ross Kemp on Gangs

TV · as Himself · 17 eps

2005
The Friday Night Project poster

The Friday Night Project

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2005
Extras poster

Extras

TV · as Ross Kemp · 1 ep

2004
A Line in the Sand poster

A Line in the Sand

Movie · as Frank Perry

2004
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

Movie · as Cinna

2004
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

TV · as Cinna · 2 eps

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death poster

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

Movie · as Verus (voice)

2003
The Crooked Man poster

The Crooked Man

Movie · as Harry Fielding

2002
The Paper Round

The Paper Round

Movie · as Accused Man

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2002
Ultimate Force poster

Ultimate Force

TV · as Henry Garvie · 17 eps

2000
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Eddie Scrooge

2000
Hero of the Hour poster

Hero of the Hour

Movie · as Richie Liddle

2000
Without Motive poster

Without Motive

TV · as DC Jack Mowbray · 12 eps

2000
In Defence

In Defence

TV · as Sam Lucas · 4 eps

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Skinhead Farewell poster

Skinhead Farewell

Movie · as Novel Excerpts Narrator (voice)

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time poster

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Movie · as Grant Mitchell

1990
The Chief poster

The Chief

TV · as PC Dennis Scovell · 1 ep

1989
The Picnic poster

The Picnic

Movie · as Police Officer

1989
Birds of a Feather poster

Birds of a Feather

TV · as Detective Inspector Monk · 1 ep

1989
The Manageress poster

The Manageress

TV · 1 ep

1988
The Moneymen

The Moneymen

Movie · as Third Dealer

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1987
Playing Away poster

Playing Away

Movie · as Sonny

1986
London's Burning poster

London's Burning

TV · 1 ep

1985
EastEnders poster

EastEnders

TV · as Grant Mitchell · 1624 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Police Officer · 1 ep