Ross Kemp is a household name in British broadcasting, a BAFTA Award-winning documentary presenter, actor, and author who brings real edge to the keynote stage. Best known as Grant Mitchell in ‘EastEnders’, Ross pairs mainstream recognition with credibility earned in some of the world’s most hostile environments. His biggest achievement is transforming prime-time factual TV with ‘Ross Kemp on Gangs’, a landmark series that helped redefine investigative documentary storytelling for a wide audience.
Ross was born in Barking, Essex, and grew up around public service and discipline, his father a senior Metropolitan Police officer. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, then built his craft through theatre and early screen work, including ‘Emmerdale’ and guest roles across major British dramas. Those formative years sharpened the skills that now make him a high-impact speaker, clarity, timing, and the ability to hold a room with a single story. That acting foundation also gave Ross the confidence to pivot from scripted roles into factual television, where empathy and authority have to land in the same sentence.
Ross’s career is defined by range and longevity. On screen, he became one of the most recognisable faces in the UK as Grant Mitchell, then expanded into drama with prominent roles including Staff Sergeant Henry ‘Henno’ Garvie in ‘Ultimate Force’ and leads in ‘Without Motive’ and ‘In Defence’. In factual television, he has fronted and shaped a run of hard-hitting series, including ‘Ross Kemp in Afghanistan’ and ‘Ross Kemp, Extreme World’, taking audiences inside conflict zones, organised crime, prisons, armed policing, and frontline public services. He has also continued to evolve as a broadcaster with host of ‘Bridge of Lies’, and as a storyteller through his writing, including ‘Devil to Pay’, ‘Moving Target’, and ‘Take Nothing for Granted, Tales from an Unexpected Life’.
Hiring Ross means booking a speaker who can entertain, inform, and challenge without losing warmth. He speaks with authority about leadership under pressure, risk, resilience, trust, and communication in high-stakes settings, grounded in lived experience from the field and years of performance at the highest level. Ross also brings real personal meaning to discussions around dementia and care, connecting the topic to families and workplaces in a way that feels human and urgent. Clients value the mix of fame and substance; Ross delivers stories people lean in to hear, then turns them into lessons teams can use the next morning.
Social Media
Books
Gangs
Take Nothing for Granted: Tales from an Unexpected Life
Pirates
Ross Kemp on Afghanistan
Devil to Pay
Raiders: World War Two True Stories
Warriors: British Fighting Heroes
Ganglands: Brazil
Moving Target
Gangs II
A-Z of Hell: Ross Kemp’s How Not to Travel the World
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain: My journey into organised crime hiding in plain sight
Ross Kemp’s official speaker topics are listed below:
- Communication, Teamwork, and Crisis Management
- Conflict Reporting and Working With the Military
- Dementia Awareness, Care, and Lived Experience
- Investigative Journalism and Documentary Filmmaking
- Leadership and Decision-Making Under Pressure
- Media Ethics, Trust, and Responsibility in Storytelling
- Organised Crime, Gangs, and Community Impact
- Resilience, Risk, and Operating in Hostile Environments
- 2026 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Lost Boys, Deadly Men’
- 2026 - Returning actor in ‘EastEnders’ as Grant Mitchell for extended stint
- 2025 - Presenter of ‘EastEnders, 40 Years on the Square’
- 2025 - Featured participant on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’
- 2025 - Guest on ‘Match of the Day Live, Women’s UEFA Euro 2025’
- 2025 - Storyteller on ‘CBeebies Bedtime Story’
- 2024 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Mafia and Britain’
- 2024 - Executive producer of ‘Ross Kemp, Mafia and Britain’
- 2024 - Guest on ‘Match of the Day Live, UEFA Euro 2024’
- 2023 - Author of memoir ‘Take Nothing for Granted, Tales from an Unexpected Life’
- 2023 - Actor in ‘Blindspot’ as Tony
- 2023 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Deep Sea Treasure Hunter’
- 2023 - Host of ‘Celebrity Bridge of Lies’
- 2022 - Host of BBC One quiz show ‘Bridge of Lies’
- 2022 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Shipwreck Treasure Hunter’
- 2022 - Director of ‘Ross Kemp, Shipwreck Treasure Hunter’
- 2022 - Presenter of documentary ‘Searching for Michael Jackson’s Zoo with Ross Kemp’
- 2021 - Presenter of ‘Britain’s Tiger Kings, On the Trail with Ross Kemp’
- 2021 - Executive producer of ‘Britain’s Tiger Kings, On the Trail with Ross Kemp’
- 2020 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Britain’s Volunteer Army’
- 2020 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, On the NHS Frontline’
- 2020 - Presenter of ‘Welcome to HMP Belmarsh with Ross Kemp’
- 2020 - Presenter of ‘The Millennium Dome Heist with Ross Kemp’
- 2020 - Presenter of ‘The Great Diamond Heist’
- 2020 - Actor in ‘Nothing to Declare’ as John Mills
- 2020 - Host of podcast ‘The Kempcast’
- 2019 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Living with…’
- 2019 - Executive producer of ‘Ross Kemp, Living with…’
- 2019 - Presenter of ‘Hatton Garden, The Inside Story’
- 2019 - Presenter of ‘In the Line of Fire with Ross Kemp’
- 2018 - Live performer of ‘Ross Kemp, Extreme Tales Live’ stage tour
- 2018 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp & the Armed Police’
- 2017 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp Behind Bars, Inside Barlinnie’
- 2017 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, The Fight Against ISIS’
- 2016 - Returning actor in ‘EastEnders’ as Grant Mitchell
- 2016 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp’s Britain’
- 2012 - Author of novel ‘Moving Target’
- 2012 - Journalist and presenter of ‘Mission Afghanistan’
- 2011 - Author of debut novel ‘Devil to Pay’
- 2011 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Extreme World’
- 2011 - Executive producer of ‘Ross Kemp, Extreme World’
- 2010 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Battle for the Amazon’
- 2010 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp, Middle East’
- 2009 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates’
- 2009 - Executive producer of ‘Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates’
- 2009 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan’
- 2008 - Recipient of AIB Media Excellence Award for International TV Personality for ‘Ross Kemp in Afghanistan’
- 2008 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp in Afghanistan’
- 2007 - Recipient of BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series for ‘Ross Kemp on Gangs’
- 2007 - Presenter of ‘Ross Kemp on Gangs’
- 2007 - Executive producer of ‘Ross Kemp on Gangs’
- 2006 - Recipient of British Soap Award for Best Actor for ‘EastEnders’
- 2006 - Returning actor in ‘EastEnders’ as Grant Mitchell
- 2005 - Returning actor in ‘EastEnders’ as Grant Mitchell
- 2004 - Actor in ‘Spartacus’ as Cinna
- 2004 - Actor in ‘A Line in the Sand’ as Gavin Hughes and Frank Parry
- 2003 - Actor in ‘The Crooked Man’ as Harry Fielding
- 2002 - Actor in ‘Ultimate Force’ as Staff Sgt. Henry ‘Henno’ Garvie
- 2000 - Actor in ‘Without Motive’ as DC Jack Mowbray
- 2000 - Actor in ‘In Defence’ as Sam Lucas
- 2000 - Actor in ‘Hero of the Hour’ as Richie Liddle
- 2000 - Actor in ‘A Christmas Carol’ as Eddie Scrooge
- 1999 - Recipient of British Soap Award for Best Actor for ‘EastEnders’
- 1999 - Original departure from ‘EastEnders’ as Grant Mitchell
- 1990 - Debut actor in ‘EastEnders’ as Grant Mitchell
- 1986 - Actor in ‘Emmerdale’ as Graham Lodsworth
How to hire Ross Kemp
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