Actor profile

Martin Kemp

10th October 1961 Islington, London, England Acting

Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English actor, musician, and occasional television presenter, best known as the bassist in the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet, as well as Steve Owen from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is the brother of Gary Kemp.

42 Movies 64 TV Shows 115 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Doctor Plague poster

Doctor Plague 12th January 2026 as John Verney

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped poster

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped 14th December 2024 as Self

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? poster

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? 25th November 2024 as Self

A Gangster's Kiss poster

A Gangster's Kiss 24th June 2024 as Don

The Kemps: All Gold poster

The Kemps: All Gold 29th December 2023 as Self

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery poster

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery 16th December 2023 as John

The Lock-In poster

The Lock-In 1st July 2022 as Steve Owen

The Loss Adjuster poster

The Loss Adjuster 27th November 2020 as Lee Leicester

The Kemps: All True poster

The Kemps: All True 5th July 2020 as Self

The Krays: The Myth Behind the Legend poster

The Krays: The Myth Behind the Legend 24th April 2017 as Narrator

Top Gear: From A-Z poster

Top Gear: From A-Z 25th December 2015 as Self

Age Of Kill poster

Age Of Kill 15th June 2015 as Sam Blake

Assassin poster

Assassin 9th March 2015 as Lee Alberts

Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre poster

Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre 24th January 2015 as Self

Spandau Ballet: True Gold poster

Spandau Ballet: True Gold 14th October 2014 as Self

Soul Boys of the Western World poster

Soul Boys of the Western World 30th September 2014 as Self - Bass Guitar, Spandau Ballet

The Best Years poster

The Best Years 25th April 2013 as Simon McKnight

Strippers vs. Werewolves poster

Strippers vs. Werewolves 27th April 2012 as Mickey

How to Stop Being a Loser poster

How to Stop Being a Loser 18th November 2011 as Zeus

The Rapture poster

The Rapture 1st June 2010 as Victor Walker

Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2 poster

Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2 23rd April 2010 as Self

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar poster

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar 1st January 2009 as Self (archive footage)

Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of poster

Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of 17th August 2008 as Self

Back in Business poster

Back in Business 9th February 2007 as Will Spencer

The Brides in the Bath poster

The Brides in the Bath 31st December 2003 as George Smith

Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery poster

Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery 1st January 2000 as Narrator

Sugar Town poster

Sugar Town 17th September 1999 as Jonesy

Monk Dawson poster

Monk Dawson 31st July 1998 as David Allenby

Embrace of the Vampire poster

Embrace of the Vampire 30th May 1995 as Vampire

Cyber Bandits poster

Cyber Bandits 1st February 1995 as Jack Morris

Boca poster

Boca 16th September 1994 as Reb

Fleshtone poster

Fleshtone 8th June 1994 as Matthew Greco

Murder Between Friends poster

Murder Between Friends 10th January 1994 as Bill Fontanille

Simulacrum poster

Simulacrum 26th November 1993 as Agent 101

Aspen Extreme poster

Aspen Extreme 22nd January 1993 as Franz Hauser

Ultimate Desire poster

Ultimate Desire 1st January 1993 as Gordon Alan Lewis

Daydream Believer poster

Daydream Believer 7th August 1992 as Digby Olsen

Waxwork II: Lost in Time poster

Waxwork II: Lost in Time 11th May 1992 as Baron Von Frankenstein

Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C. poster

Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C. 1st November 1990 as Self

The Krays poster

The Krays 27th April 1990 as Reggie Kray

Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C. poster

Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C. 1st December 1986 as Self

Live Aid poster

Live Aid 13th July 1985 as Self

Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip poster

Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip 27th April 2026 as Self

No Strings Attached poster

No Strings Attached 11th November 2025 as Self

The Horne Section TV Show poster

The Horne Section TV Show 17th November 2022 as Martin Kemp

Celebrity Lingo poster

Celebrity Lingo 4th September 2022 as Self - Contestant

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks 21st September 2021 as Self - Panellist

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up poster

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up 11th September 2021 as Self - Guest

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains poster

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains 12th January 2021 as Guest

Paul Sinha's TV Showdown poster

Paul Sinha's TV Showdown 9th January 2021 as Self

Guessable poster

Guessable 5th October 2020 as Self

McDonald & Dodds poster

McDonald & Dodds 1st March 2020 as Mick Elkins

TV Story Superstar poster

TV Story Superstar 23rd January 2020 as Self (archive footage)

DNA Journey poster

DNA Journey 10th November 2019 as Self

Celebrity Gogglebox poster

Celebrity Gogglebox 14th June 2019 as Self

Celebrity Gogglebox poster

Celebrity Gogglebox 14th June 2019

Catchpoint poster

Catchpoint 23rd March 2019 as Self

Big Star's Bigger Star poster

Big Star's Bigger Star 15th December 2018 as Self

Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase 17th June 2018

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer 6th March 2018 as Self - Guest

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 31st August 2017 as Self

Let It Shine poster

Let It Shine 7th January 2017 as Self - Judge

Harry Hill's Tea Time poster

Harry Hill's Tea Time 16th October 2016 as Self

Lip Sync Battle UK poster

Lip Sync Battle UK 8th January 2016 as Self

Insert Name Here poster

Insert Name Here 4th January 2016 as Self - Panelist

Through the Keyhole poster

Through the Keyhole 31st August 2013 as Self - Panelist

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Dennis Nelson

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 18th August 2011 as Self

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night poster

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night 22nd March 2009 as Self

Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice 24th September 2008 as Self

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong poster

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong 1st February 2008 as Self

British Film Forever poster

British Film Forever 28th July 2007

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Great British Menu poster

Great British Menu 10th April 2006 as Self - Guest Judge

Waterloo Road poster

Waterloo Road 9th March 2006 as Mr. Burley

Love Lies Bleeding poster

Love Lies Bleeding 27th February 2006 as Mark Terry

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Jackie Afflick

The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show 11th October 2004

Hustle poster

Hustle 24th February 2004 as Harry Holmes

Family poster

Family 29th September 2003 as Joey Cutler

Serious & Organised poster

Serious & Organised 2nd January 2003 as DC Jack Finn

Top Gear poster

Top Gear 20th October 2002 as Self

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! poster

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 25th August 2002 as Self

The Saturday Show poster

The Saturday Show 22nd September 2001 as Self

Big Brother's Little Brother poster

Big Brother's Little Brother 29th May 2001 as Self

Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother 8th March 2001 as Self

Loose Women poster

Loose Women 6th September 1999 as Self

Supply and Demand poster

Supply and Demand 1st September 1998 as DI Eddie McEwan

Parkinson poster

Parkinson 9th January 1998 as Self

Operation Good Guys poster

Operation Good Guys 29th December 1997

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks 12th November 1996 as Self

TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday 9th February 1996

The Frank Skinner Show poster

The Frank Skinner Show 10th September 1995 as Self

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Michael Deighton

Live & Kicking poster

Live & Kicking 2nd October 1993 as Self

Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series 3rd October 1992 as Alfred Cahill

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Mick Revill

Growing Rich poster

Growing Rich 28th February 1992 as The Driver

Birds of a Feather poster

Birds of a Feather 16th October 1989

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Lieutenant Luger

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as Steve Owen

Wogan poster

Wogan 4th May 1982 as Self

Champs-Elysées poster

Champs-Elysées 16th January 1982 as Self - Spandau Ballet

The BRIT Awards poster

The BRIT Awards 18th October 1977 as Self