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Ross Kemp
Ross Kemp is a BAFTA award-winning presenter/journalist, actor, and author, who rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap Eastenders. Since 2006, Kemp has received international recognition as an investigative journalist for his critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary series 'Ross Kemp on Gangs'.
You can see Ross Kemp on BBC Knowledge in January presenting 'Ross Kemp Battle for the Amazon' Thursdays at 8.30pm, from January 20 and Ross Kemp Middle East Thursdays at 8.30pm from February 3.
- Ross Kemp's laptime in Top Gear's 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' was 1.54.0
- He was an excellent athlete at school (and still plays amateur rugby to this day), but young Ross had yearned to be an actor from a young age
- After leaving EastEnders, Kemp appeared in a military drama, but during filming, he was hit in the face by the discharge from a blank round when a gun stunt went wrong. He also suffered cuts to his chest and face and was treated at the scene by paramedics. But despite this drama-filled incident, Ross recovered quickly
- In 2007, Ross Kemp on Gangs won a BAFTA award for Best Factual Series. Mr Kemp can keep his gong on his mantelpiece alongside the two British Soap Awards Best Actor trophies he won for his portrayal of Albert Square's cockney hardman Grant Mitchell in 1999 and 2006.
