- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Barking, London, England, UK
Ross Kemp
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".
Filmography
tvRoss Kemp: Lost Boys, Deadly Men
2026 · Presenter
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain
2025 · Presenter, Creator
tvThe Celebrity Traitors
2025 · Self - Contestant
movieEastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
2025 · Himself
movieRoss Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate
2025
tvRoss Kemp: Mafia & Britain
2024 · Presenter
tvBlindspot
2023 · Tony Warden
tvThe Big Breakfast
2022
movieThe Lock-In
2022 · Grant Mitchell
movieSearching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp
2022 · Himself
tvRoss Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
2022 · Himself
tvBridge of Lies
2022 · Self - Host
tvPaul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021 · Self - Guest
Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp
2021 · executive producer
Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline
2020
movieHatton Garden: The Inside Story
2019
tvSix Nations Sin Bin
2019 · Self, Self - Participant
tvAll Round to Mrs. Brown's
2017 · Self
Snapshot Wedding
2017 · Trevor
movieRoss Kemp: The Fight Against Isis
2016 · Self
tvRoss Kemp's Britain
2016 · Documenter
movieTop Gear: From A-Z
2015 · Self (archive footage)
tvDuck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
tvRoss Kemp: Back on the Frontline
2011 · Himself
tvRoss Kemp: Extreme World
2011 · Himself, Producer
tvRoss Kemp: Battle for the Amazon
2010 · Himself
Children's Champion Awards
2010 · Self
tvRoss Kemp: Middle East
2010 · Himself, Executive Producer
tv10 Minute Tales
2009 · Liam
Ross Kemp - Behind The Story
2009
tvAlan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · Self
tvRoss Kemp in Search of Pirates
2009 · Himself
Gang Nation
2009 · , Producer
tvRoss Kemp Return to Afghanistan
2009
tvRoss Kemp in Afghanistan
2008
movieRobbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007 · Trooper #2 (voice)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Self
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
2007
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self, Self - Guest
tvRoss Kemp on Gangs
2006 · Himself
tvExtras
2005 · Ross Kemp
tvThe Friday Night Project
2005 · Self - Host
movieA Line in the Sand
2004 · Frank Perry
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
tvSpartacus
2004 · Cinna
movieSpartacus
2004 · Cinna
movieThe Crooked Man
2003 · Harry Fielding
movieColosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003 · Verus (UK version) (voice)
tvTop Gear
2002 · Self
tvUltimate Force
2002 · Henry Garvie
The Paper Round
2002 · Accused Man
movieA Christmas Carol
2000 · Eddie Scrooge
tvWithout Motive
2000 · DC Jack Mowbray
In Defence
2000 · Sam Lucas
movieHero of the Hour
2000 · Richie Liddle
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
movieSkinhead Farewell
1996 · Narrator of excerpts from the novels (voice)
tvRoom 101
1994 · Self
movieDoctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Grant Mitchell
tvThe Chief
1990 · PC Dennis Scovell
tvBirds of a Feather
1989 · Detective Inspector Monk
tvThe Manageress
1989
movieThe Picnic
1989 · Police Officer
tvThis Morning
1988 · Self
The Moneymen
1988 · Third Dealer
moviePlaying Away
1987 · Sonny
tvLondon's Burning
1986
tvEastEnders
1985 · Grant Mitchell
tvScreen Two
1985 · Police Officer