Ross Kemp

Acting

Ross Kemp

Born July 21, 1964 · Barking, London, England, UK (age 62)

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 dram…

Known For

SpartacusSpartacus · 2004
Spartacus
★ 6.72004
MovieActionDrama
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethiopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd KindRobbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind · 2007
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
★ 5.12007
MovieFamilyAnimation
Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an alien crystal.
Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeDoctor Who: Dimensions in Time · 1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
★ 4.81993
MovieScience FictionAdventure
All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of London in this 30th Anniversary Special.
The Lock-InThe Lock-In · 2022
The Lock-In
2022
MovieDrama
The Lock-In never ends. Consisting entirely of pub footage from the British soap opera EastEnders, it is endless inasmuch as its source is endless and its makers living.
A Line in the SandA Line in the Sand · 2004
A Line in the Sand
★ 6.02004
MovieActionThriller
In a remote village on the Suffolk Coast, Frank Perry (Ross Kemp) waits for his past to catch up with him. Previously a spy for MI6 working on Iranian chemical and biological weapons production, his reports led to the deaths of many Iranian scientists while also undermining the progress of their production. Now the Iranians have found out he was responsible and have sent their best assassin to kill him. A team of "protectors" move in around Perry, disrupting the local community who, fearing for their lives, turn against him.
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of DeathColosseum - Rome's Arena of Death · 2003
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
★ 7.22003
MovieDocumentary
Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death aka Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story is a 2003 BBC Television docudrama which tells the true story of Verus a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum in Rome.
The PicnicThe Picnic · 1989
The Picnic
1989
MovieDramaTV Movie
A widowed teacher marries again, but her hopes of her daughter accepting a stepfather her own age, and her anticipation of a birthday picnic by the river are clouded by a series of murders in the district and by a fear rooted rather nearer home.
Playing AwayPlaying Away · 1987
Playing Away
★ 6.01987
MovieTV MovieComedy
To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English village invites a black cricket team from South London to a charity game with comical results.

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Birds of a FeatherBirds of a Feather · 1989
Birds of a Feather
★ 6.41989
SeriesComedyDrama
Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers. The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.

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