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Ross Kemp brings together a widely recognised acting career and first-hand experience of making documentaries in some of the worldтАЩs most challenging environments. Known to television audiences as Grant Mitchell in EastEnders, he has also earned international recognition for his factual programmes since 2006. For event audiences, his career offers a distinctive combination of television storytelling, encounters with organised crime and insight into lives shaped by conflict.
His acting career began in the theatre, working alongside John Thaw and Richard Wilson. His award-winning performance as Grant Mitchell made him a familiar face on BBC1, before he moved to ITV to lead the drama Ultimate Force. In 2023, he resumed acting after a 16-year break with Channel 5тАЩs Blindspot. He returned to EastEnders for its 40th anniversary in 2025 and presented the accompanying BBC1 documentary, EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square.
An encounter in California with a member of the Bloods gang prompted Kemp to propose a documentary series to Sky. The resulting Ross Kemp on Gangs won the BAFTA for Best Factual Series and took him around the world across 27 programmes. He then made Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, spending time between 2007 and 2012 with 1 Royal Anglian, 5 Scots and 1 Royal Irish, as well as accompanying 45 Commando twice. That work brought a further Best Factual Series BAFTA nomination for Kemp and his team, alongside an AIB International Media Excellence Award in the International TV Personality category.
With SkyтАЩs Ross KempтАЩs Extreme World, he explored stories in Gaza, Israel, the Amazon rainforest, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Congo and Ukraine. These experiences give him substantial material for discussions about documentary-making, communicating across unfamiliar environments and witnessing the human consequences of violence and instability.
His ITV work has examined policing, prisons, healthcare and major crimes through In the Line of Fire with Ross Kemp, Ross Kemp and the Armed Police, HMP Belmarsh with Ross Kemp, Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline, The Millennium Dome Heist with Ross Kemp and Hatton Garden: The Inside Story. Other investigations include Ross Kemp: The Search for Michael JacksonтАЩs Zoo and BritainтАЩs Tiger Kings: On the Trail with Ross Kemp. His Ross Kemp: Living WithтАж series included a personal exploration of dementia following the death from the disease of Barbara Windsor, who played his mother in EastEnders.
For Sky History, he has made two series of Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter and Ross Kemp: Mafia & Britain. His credits also include Ross Kemp: Lost Boys Deadly Men for Crime+Investigation. Alongside this factual work, he presents BBC1тАЩs Bridge of Lies and Celebrity Bridge of Lies.
Kemp is also the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Ross Kemp on Gangs, followed by Gangs 2, Ross Kemp on Afghanistan, Ross Kemp on Pirates, Warriors & Raiders and A to Z of Hell. His 2023 book, Take Nothing For Granted, draws together episodes from his own life.
As a speaker, Kemp can draw on experiences spanning stage, drama, frontline reporting and quiz-show presenting. His recognisable screen presence and wealth of personal stories make him a compelling choice for audiences interested in media, global affairs and the craft of bringing difficult subjects to a broad public.
