Martin Kemp

Biography

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.

Known For

EastEnders

Top Gear

Highlander: The Series

Father Brown

Agatha Christie's Marple

Heartbeat

The One Show

Waterloo Road

All Movies (46)

• Doctor Plague2026 · as John Verney
• Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped2024 · as Self
• The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?2024 · as Self
• A Gangster's Kiss2024 · as Don
• The Kemps: All Gold2023 · as Self
• Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery2023 · as John
• The Lock-In2022 · as Steve Owen
• The Loss Adjuster2020 · as Lee Leicester
• The Kemps: All True2020 · as Self
• The Krays: The Myth Behind the Legend2017 · as Narrator
• Top Gear: From A-Z2015 · as Self
• Age Of Kill2015 · as Sam Blake
• Assassin2015 · as Lee Alberts
• Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre2015 · as Self
• Spandau Ballet: True Gold2014 · as Self
• Soul Boys of the Western World2014 · as Self - Bass Guitar, Spandau Ballet
• The Best Years2013 · as Simon McKnight
• Strippers vs. Werewolves2012 · as Mickey
• How to Stop Being a Loser2011 · as Zeus
• The Rapture2010 · as Victor Walker
• Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O22010 · as Self
• O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of2008 · as Self
• Back in Business2007 · as Will Spencer
• Love Lies Bleeding2006 · as Mark Terry
• Can't Buy Me Love2004 · as Alan Harris
• The Brides in the Bath2003 · as George Smith
• Daddy's Girl2002 · as Chris Cooper
• Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery2000 · as Narrator
• Sugar Town1999 · as Jonesy
• Monk Dawson1998 · as David Allenby
• Embrace of the Vampire1995 · as Vampire
• Cyber Bandits1995 · as Jack Morris
• Boca1994 · as Reb
• Fleshtone1994 · as Matthew Greco
• Murder Between Friends1994 · as Bill Fontanille
• Simulacrum1993 · as Agent 101
• Aspen Extreme1993 · as Franz Hauser
• Ultimate Desire1993 · as Gordon Alan Lewis
• Daydream Believer1992 · as Digby Olsen
• Waxwork II: Lost in Time1992 · as Baron Von Frankenstein
• Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C.1990 · as Self
• The Krays1990 · as Reggie Kray
• Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C.1986 · as Self
• Live Aid1985 · as Self
• With Friends Like These— · as Nigel

All TV Shows (68)

• No Strings Attached2025 · as Self
• The Horne Section TV Show2022 · as Martin Kemp
• Celebrity Lingo2022 · as Self - Contestant
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks2021 · as Self - Panellist
• Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up2021 · as Self - Guest
• Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains2021 · as Guest
• Paul Sinha's TV Showdown2021 · as Self
• Guessable2020 · as Self
• McDonald & Dodds2020 · as Mick Elkins
• TV Story Superstar2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• DNA Journey2019 · as Self
• Celebrity Gogglebox2019 · as Self
• Celebrity Gogglebox2019
• Catchpoint2019 · as Self
• Big Star's Bigger Star2018 · as Self
• Celebrity Catchphrase2018
• The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer2018 · as Self - Guest
• The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice2017 · as Self
• Let It Shine2017 · as Self - Judge
• Harry Hill's Tea Time2016 · as Self
• Lip Sync Battle UK2016 · as Self
• Insert Name Here2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Through the Keyhole2013 · as Self - Panelist
• Father Brown2013 · as Dennis Nelson
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
• Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side2011 · as Self
• Chris Moyles' Quiz Night2009 · as Self
• The People's Hospital2008
• Celebrity Juice2008 · as Self
• Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong2008 · as Self
• British Film Forever2007
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Great British Menu2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Waterloo Road2006 · as Mr. Burley
• Love Lies Bleeding2006 · as Mark Terry
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Jackie Afflick
• The Paul O'Grady Show2004
• Hustle2004 · as Harry Holmes
• Family2003 · as Joey Cutler
• Serious & Organised2003 · as DC Jack Finn
• Top Gear2002 · as Self
• I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!2002 · as Self
• The Saturday Show2001 · as Self
• Big Brother's Little Brother2001 · as Self
• Celebrity Big Brother2001 · as Self
• Loose Women1999 · as Self
• Where Are They Now?1999 · as Self
• Supply and Demand1998 · as DI Eddie McEwan
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• Operation Good Guys1997
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self
• Clive Anderson All Talk1996 · as Self
• The Frank Skinner Show1995 · as Self
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Michael Deighton
• Live & Kicking1993 · as Self
• The Big Story1993 · as Self - Reggie Kray (archive footage)
• Highlander: The Series1992 · as Alfred Cahill
• Heartbeat1992 · as Mick Revill
• Growing Rich1992 · as The Driver
• Birds of a Feather1989
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Lieutenant Luger
• EastEnders1985 · as Steve Owen
• Friday People1985
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self - Spandau Ballet
• The BRIT Awards1977 · as Self
• Oranges and Lemons1973