Basic Information About Ross Kemp
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Presenter, Journalist, Author, Actor, Television producer |
| Net worth | $1,500,000 |
| Date of birth | 1964-07-21 (59 years old) |
| Place of birth | Ilford |
| Nationality | England |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Bald head Muscular physique |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Ross Kemp win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ross Kemp awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Soap Award - Best Actor | Winner | EastEnders | 2006 |
| British Soap Award - Best Actor | Winner | EastEnders | 1999 |
Ross Kemp roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Top Gear | Self - Man in Boot / ... 4 episodes, 2002-2015 |
| Ultimate Force | SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie / ... 21 episodes, 2002-2006 |
| Room 101 | Self 2 episodes, 2017 |
| Good Morning Britain | Self / ... 7 episodes, 2014-2020 |
| Birds of a Feather | Detective Inspector Monk 1 episode, 1989 |
| Extras | Ross Kemp 1 episode, 2005 |
| Loose Women | Self / ... 12 episodes, 2011-2019 |
| London's Burning | Liver Salts 1 episode, 1988 |
| Emmerdale Farm | Graham Lodsworth 22 episodes, 1986-1987 |
| Screen Two | Police officer 1 episode, 1989 |
| The One Show | Self / ... 8 episodes, 2009-2021 |
Ross Kemp's Movie/Shows Salary
| Movie / Series | Salary |
|---|---|
| EastEnders (1985) | £500,000 (2003 return) |
Ross Kemp's Quotes
- Are we not failing the next generation when we allow a community to become scared of its own children? We have to find some way of stopping these guns falling into the hands of young people or more young lives will be wasted.
Interesting Facts about Ross Kemp
- He plays amateur rugby.
- He became famous for playing tough guy Grant Mitchell in BBC soap "EastEnders".
- He became a father for the first time at age 46 when Nicola Coleman gave birth to their son in October 2010.
- He is one of seven EastEnders (1985) actors to have won a Best Actor Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are Joe Absolom, Martin Kemp, Shane Richie, Robert Kazinsky, Scott Maslen and Adam Woodyatt.
- He was ranked #4 in the 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for his performance as Grant Mitchell (2010).
- As of 2017 he is the ninth-longest serving actor in the history of EastEnders (1985) (tied with Dean Gaffney and Shaun Williamson), and behind only Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Perry Fenwick, Sid Owen, Rudolph Walker, a tied Mike Reid and Todd Carty, John Bardon, and a tied Bill Treacher, James Alexandrou, Derek Martin, Jake Wood and Jamie Borthwick), having played the character Grant Mitchell intermittently for 10 years (initially from 1990 until 1999, then 2005 until 2006, and then briefly in 2016).
- He became a father for the second time at age 50 when his second wife, Renee O'Brien, gave birth to their son, Leo Kemp, on 9 April 2015.
- In 1997, he contracted malaria while in Africa and lost two-and-a-half stone.
- Like his former EastEnders (1985) co-star Ian Reddington (who played market inspector Richard "Tricky Dicky" Cole), he is known to be a major supporter of the Labour Party. Kemp even considered standing as an MP.
- He became a father for the third and fourth time at age 53 when his second wife, Renee O'Brien, gave birth to their twin daughters, Ava and Kitty Kemp, on 28 September 2017.
- His first job after drama school was in 'Staircase' in rep.
- He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England whose alumni include Terence Stamp, Elizabeth Knowelden, Hugh Bonneville, Rupert Friend, Antony Sher, Daniel Hunt, Matthew Goode, Sue Johnston, Minnie Driver and Julian Fellowes.
