Ross Kemp

He was succeeded by another actor, Greg Hemphill. He had a role in the 1949 Ealing comedy Whisky Galore, based on the book by Sir Compton Mackenzie, and in the first TV series of Neil Munro's masterpiece of west coast "high jinks" - Para Handy - master mariner - played the eponymous Captain. He apparently alleged a vendetta against him by the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association, who he claimed were embittered by the fact that he had beaten their candidate, Ian Hamilton QC. MacRae was a Scottish actor and comedian with a glaikit (Scots word for naïve or clueless) mannerism. It was pointed out that, through pressure of work, he had failed for two successive years to deliver the Fresher's Address, perhaps the most important public duty in the rector's calendar. Duncan MacRae (August 20, 1905-March 23, 1967) was born in Glasgow. However he resigned in 2001 after the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council passed a motion requesting him to do so, as many students had become dissatisfied with his performance in the role.

In 1999 he was elected as Rector of Glasgow University as the candidate of the Labour Club. His most famous role to date was his award-winning portrayal of hardman Grant Mitchell in the popular BBC series EastEnders. His first credited television appearance was in 1986, playing Graham Lodsworth in Emmerdale Farm (now Emmerdale). He has rarely been out of work since leaving the academy in 1985, appearing on stage, in films, on television and in various advertisements.

He wanted to be an actor from a young age and went on to study drama at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Ross attended Shenfield High School, where he is remembered as an excellent athlete. He has a brother named Darren who is a documentary producer for the BBC. His mother, Jean, was a hairdresser and his father, John, was a policeman with the Metropolitan Police force.

Ross Kemp (born July 21, 1964 in Barking, Essex, England) is a British actor.