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Martin Kemp was born in Islington in October 1961. By the age of six he was attending the Anna Scher Children’s Theatre, and by the age of ten appeared regularly on television in programmes including Rumpole of the Bailey, Dixon of Dock Green, The Tomorrow People and Jackanory.
In 1979 his older brother, Gary, formed the new-romantic band Spandau Ballet and shortly after Martin was asked to be their bass player. The group went on to tour the world and had a number of Top 20 hits in the 1980s.
By the late 80s Martin had married Shirlie, one of the backing singers from Wham, and had started a family. He was then asked to star alongside his brother Gary in the film The Krays which was a huge success. He then moved to Hollywood and made several films.
In 1998 he was offered the role of ‘Steve Owen’ in the BBC’s Bafta Award winning drama series Eastenders, a role he played until March 2002. He has since gone on to appear in many TV dramas and to present documentaries.
His book True – An Autobiography of Martin Kemp was published in 2000.
