Ross Kemp

He was succeeded by another actor, Greg Hemphill. Other notable roles include his part in the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, a guest role in Alias Smith and Jones, and two villainous roles in Battlestar Galactica. 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. Steed was also the central character of a revival, The New Avengers, in which he was teamed with characters played by Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt. 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. Despite numerous roles in theatre, on television and in cinema, Macnee is still best known as the inimitable secret agent John Steed in the series The Avengers. Initially a secondary character--the series was conceived as a vehicle for Ian Hendry, who played an associate of Steed's--Steed (and Macnee) became the centre of the show after Hendry's departure at the end of the first season, playing opposite a succession of female partners that included Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, and Linda Thorson. 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. Macnee became an American citizen in 1959.

In 1999 he was elected as Rector of Glasgow University as the candidate of the Labour Club. His mother became a lesbian and had a live-in partner who helped pay for his schooling. His most famous role to date was his award-winning portrayal of hardman Grant Mitchell in the popular BBC series EastEnders. Patrick Macnee (born February 6, 1922) is a British actor. 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.