Ross Kemp
Ross Kemp
Ross James Kempis an English actor, author and BAFTA award-winning investigative journalist who rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Since 2006, Kemp has received international recognition as an investigative journalist for his critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary series...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoap Opera Actor
Date of Birth21 July 1964
CityEssex, England
baggage checking holiday matter smile stuck wherever
When checking in at an airport, no matter how rude the check-in person is to you, always smile and be nice because you don't know what kind of day they've had. You are going on holiday and they're stuck wherever they are. Be nice to them because they can re-route your baggage to wherever they feel like.
ages felt good life
It was a little embarrassing but it was also very moving. I was on EastEnders from the ages of 25 to 35, which are pretty important years of your life and, once I'd got used to it, it felt good to be back.
bar decided drunk tony
Tony inspirationally decided to get me drunk in the bar at Elstree,
cross dentist felt
Yes, I felt really weird. It was a cross between going to the dentist and going back to school.
cheese gates good sandwiches seen view
We had some lager and toasted cheese sandwiches - it was good for me to come through those gates and see the view that I'd seen for a decade.
home coal-miners great-love
I didn't even watch the soaps when I was in them because it's like a coal miner coming home and staring at the coal scuttle - I was never a great lover of watching myself act.
country dad book
I read a lot of research notes about the countries I visit, and my mum and dad bought me a Kindle, but I'm still getting to grips with it. I prefer paper books.
gang worst difficult
There is no such thing as the worst gang because they're all pretty bad. It is very difficult to classify them in terms of who is worse than the other because they all have pretty bad things associated with them.
country people voting
On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated into voting in a certain way.
numbers people stuff
Some people figure that if they're part of a gang then they have less of a chance of being killed, because they are in larger numbers. But the problem with this is that it will lead to people doing stuff that they wouldn't usually do.
two going-away months
I always get very fit if I'm going away filming for two months in Afghanistan or wherever.
mother war eye
For too many families, the aftershock of the war in Afghanistan will be felt every day, most probably for the rest of their lives. I know because I've looked into the eyes and the faces of grieving mothers.
home week afghanistan
A day in Afghanistan is like a week at home.
military real sunglasses
Sunglasses are a bit like watches for me - a real obsession. My favourites are Oakleys, Ray-Bans and Wileys, which are worn by the U.S. military.