Ross Kemp
Acting • Born 1964-07-21
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".
Filmography
70 credits
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Movie • 2003
Verus (UK version) (voice)
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Movie • 2007
Trooper #2 (voice)
Snapshot Wedding
Movie • 2017
Trevor
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Movie • 1993
Grant Mitchell
The Crooked Man
Movie • 2003
Harry Fielding
The Picnic
Movie • 1989
Police Officer
Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp
Movie • 2022
Himself
A Christmas Carol
Movie • 2000
Eddie Scrooge
A Line in the Sand
Movie • 2004
Frank Perry
Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis
Movie • 2016
Self
The Lock-In
Movie • 2022
Grant Mitchell
Hero of the Hour
Movie • 2000
Richie Liddle
Playing Away
Movie • 1987
Sonny
Spartacus
Movie • 2004
Cinna
Skinhead Farewell
Movie • 1996
Narrator of excerpts from the novels (voice)
Hatton Garden: The Inside Story
Movie • 2019
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
Movie • 2025
Himself
The Paper Round
Movie • 2002
Accused Man
Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate
Movie • 2025
The Moneymen
Movie • 1988
Third Dealer
Top Gear: From A-Z
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Ultimate Force
TV • 2002
Henry Garvie
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
EastEnders
TV • 1985
Grant Mitchell
The Friday Night Project
TV • 2005
Self - Host
Extras
TV • 2005
Ross Kemp
Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline
TV • 2020
London's Burning
TV • 1986
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
TV • 2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV • 2007
Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV • 2009
Self
Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates
TV • 2009
Himself
Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon
TV • 2010
Himself
Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline
TV • 2011
Himself
Gang Nation
TV • 2009
Children's Champion Awards
TV • 2010
Self
Ross Kemp: Extreme World
TV • 2011
Himself
Without Motive
TV • 2000
DC Jack Mowbray
Blindspot
TV • 2023
Tony Warden
Birds of a Feather
TV • 1989
Detective Inspector Monk
In Defence
TV • 2000
Sam Lucas
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Ross Kemp: Middle East
TV • 2010
Himself
The Manageress
TV • 1989
Spartacus
TV • 2004
Cinna
Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan
TV • 2009
Bridge of Lies
TV • 2022
Self - Host
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
TV • 2022
Himself
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV • 2014
Room 101
TV • 1994
Self
Six Nations Sin Bin
TV • 2019
Self - Participant
Six Nations Sin Bin
TV • 2019
Self
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
TV • 2007
Ross Kemp's Britain
TV • 2016
Documenter
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
TV • 2017
Self
The Big Breakfast
TV • 2022
Ross Kemp on Gangs
TV • 2006
Himself
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2004
Self
Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain
TV • 2024
Presenter
Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp
TV • 2021
executive producer
The Chief
TV • 1990
PC Dennis Scovell
Ross Kemp - Behind The Story
TV • 2009
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain
TV • 2025
Presenter
Screen Two
TV • 1985
Police Officer
10 Minute Tales
TV • 2009
Liam
Ross Kemp: Lost Boys, Deadly Men
TV • 2026
Presenter