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".
70 acting credits
Acting · 70
The Graham Norton Show
2007
EastEnders
1985
Top Gear
2002
The One Show
2006
Screen Two
1985
Birds of a Feather
1989
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
Extras
2005
Parkinson
1998
Room 101
1994
The Chief
1990
London's Burning
1986
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
Ultimate Force
2002
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Spartacus
2004
10 Minute Tales
2009
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
2017
Six Nations Sin Bin
2019
Bridge of Lies
2022
The Celebrity Traitors
2025
Spartacus
2004
This Morning
1988
Ross Kemp: Extreme World
2011
Without Motive
2000
The Big Breakfast
2022
Children's Champion Awards
2010
Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain
2024
In Defence
2000
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
2022
Blindspot
2023
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
2007
Ross Kemp on Gangs
2006
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
The Manageress
1989
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021
Ross Kemp: Middle East
2010
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
2008
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007
The Crooked Man
2003
The Picnic
1989
Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates
2009
Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan
2009
Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline
2011
Ross Kemp's Britain
2016
A Line in the Sand
2004
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
2025
Playing Away
1987
Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp
2021
Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon
2010
Hero of the Hour
2000
The Friday Night Project
2005
A Christmas Carol
2000
Gang Nation
2009
Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline
2020
The Lock-In
2022
The Moneymen
1988
Ross Kemp - Behind The Story
2009
Snapshot Wedding
2017
Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp
2022
The Paper Round
2002
Top Gear: From A-Z
2015
Hatton Garden: The Inside Story
2019
Skinhead Farewell
1996
Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis
2016
Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate
2025
Ross Kemp: Lost Boys, Deadly Men
2026
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain
2025