Ross Kemp
Acting
1964-07-21 · Barking, London, England, UK
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
Ross Kemp: Lost Boys, Deadly Men
2026 · Series
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain
2025 · Series
The Celebrity Traitors
2025 · Series
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
2025 · Movie
Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate
2025 · Movie
Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain
2024 · Series
Blindspot
2023 · Series
The Big Breakfast
2022 · Series
The Lock-In
2022 · Movie
Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo With Ross Kemp
2022 · Movie
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
2022 · Series
Bridge of Lies
2022 · Series
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021 · Series
Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp
2021 · Series
Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline
2020 · Series
Hatton Garden: The Inside Story
2019 · Movie
Six Nations Sin Bin
2019 · Series
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
2017 · Series
Snapshot Wedding
2017 · Movie
Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis
2016 · Movie
Ross Kemp's Britain
2016 · Series
Top Gear: From A-Z
2015 · Movie
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014 · Series
Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline
2011 · Series
Ross Kemp: Extreme World
2011 · Series
Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon
2010 · Series
Children's Champion Awards
2010 · Series
Ross Kemp: Middle East
2010 · Series
10 Minute Tales
2009 · Series
Ross Kemp - Behind The Story
2009 · Series
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · Series
Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates
2009 · Series
Gang Nation
2009 · Series
Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan
2009 · Series
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
2008 · Series
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007 · Movie
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Series
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
2007 · Series
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
The One Show
2006 · Series
Ross Kemp on Gangs
2006 · Series
Extras
2005 · Series
The Friday Night Project
2005 · Series
A Line in the Sand
2004 · Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Series
Spartacus
2004 · Series
Spartacus
2004 · Movie
The Crooked Man
2003 · Movie
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003 · Movie
Top Gear
2002 · Series
Ultimate Force
2002 · Series
The Paper Round
2002 · Movie
A Christmas Carol
2000 · Movie
Without Motive
2000 · Series
In Defence
2000 · Series
Hero of the Hour
2000 · Movie
Parkinson
1998 · Series
Skinhead Farewell
1996 · Movie
TFI Friday
1996 · Series
Room 101
1994 · Series
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Movie
The Chief
1990 · Series
Birds of a Feather
1989 · Series
The Manageress
1989 · Series
The Picnic
1989 · Movie
This Morning
1988 · Series
The Moneymen
1988 · Movie
Playing Away
1987 · Movie
London's Burning
1986 · Series
EastEnders
1985 · Series
Screen Two
1985 · Series