
Martin Kemp
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1961-10-10 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Islington, London, England
- Also known as
- Spandau Ballet
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
TV Shows (64)

EastEnders
1985
as Steve Owen

Top Gear
2002
as Self

Father Brown
2013
as Dennis Nelson

The One Show
2006
as Self

Heartbeat
1992
as Mick Revill

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Jackie Afflick

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Alfred Cahill

Wogan
1982
as Self

Waterloo Road
2006
as Mr. Burley

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self - Spandau Ballet

The Outer Limits
1995
as Michael Deighton

Loose Women
1999
as Self

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Lieutenant Luger

Hustle
2004
as Harry Holmes

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self

Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Celebrity Big Brother
2001
as Self

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

Big Brother's Little Brother
2001
as Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Birds of a Feather
1989

Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge

Parkinson
1998
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self

The BRIT Awards
1977
as Self

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

McDonald & Dodds
2020
as Mick Elkins

The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self

Celebrity Catchphrase
2018

The Saturday Show
2001
as Self

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

Live & Kicking
1993
as Self

Through the Keyhole
2013
as Self - Panelist

Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self

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

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
as Self - Panellist

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self

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

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
as Guest

Guessable
2020
as Self

Insert Name Here
2016
as Self - Panelist

Operation Good Guys
1997

TV Story Superstar
2020
as Self (archive footage)

DNA Journey
2019
as Self

British Film Forever
2007

The Horne Section TV Show
2022
as Martin Kemp

Catchpoint
2019
as Self

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
as Self

Celebrity Lingo
2022
as Self - Contestant
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996
as Self
Friday People
1985

Harry Hill's Tea Time
2016
as Self

Lip Sync Battle UK
2016
as Self

Supply and Demand
1998
as DI Eddie McEwan

Paul Sinha's TV Showdown
2021
as Self

Family
2003
as Joey Cutler

Let It Shine
2017
as Self - Judge

Serious and Organised
2003
as DC Jack Finn

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021
as Self - Guest
Movies (46)

Embrace of the Vampire
1995
as Vampire

Aspen Extreme
1993
as Franz Hauser

Live Aid
1985
as Self

The Krays
1990
as Reggie Kray

Waxwork II: Lost in Time
1992
as Baron Von Frankenstein

Simulacrum
1993
as Agent 101

How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
as Zeus

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

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

Assassin
2015
as Lee Alberts

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

Ultimate Desire
1993
as Gordon Alan Lewis

Age Of Kill
2015
as Sam Blake

Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
as Mickey
With Friends Like These
as Nigel

Doctor Plague
2026
as John Verney

A Gangster's Kiss
2024
as Don

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

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

Sugar Town
1999
as Jonesy

The Kemps: All Gold
2023
as Self

Boca
1994
as Reb

Fleshtone
1994
as Matthew Greco

The Best Years
2013
as Simon McKnight

Cyber Bandits
1995
as Jack Morris

The Rapture
2010
as Victor Walker

Love Lies Bleeding
2006
as Mark Terry

The Loss Adjuster
2020
as Lee Leicester

Monk Dawson
1998
as David Allenby

The Lock-In
2022
as Steve Owen

Murder Between Friends
1994
as Bill Fontanille

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

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
as Self

The Kemps: All True
2020
as Self

Back in Business
2007
as Will Spencer

Daydream Believer
1992
as Digby Olsen

Top Gear: From A-Z
2015
as Self
Can't Buy Me Love
2004
as Alan Harris
Daddy's Girl
2002
as Chris Cooper

The Krays: The Myth Behind the Legend
2017
as Narrator

Spandau Ballet: True Gold
2014
as Self

Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre
2015
as Self

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

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

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

The Brides in the Bath
2003
as George Smith
About Martin Kemp
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. With 110 credits spanning from 1977 to 2026, Martin Kemp has appeared in 46 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Martin Kemp Movies
- Embrace of the Vampire (1995) — as Vampire
- Aspen Extreme (1993) — as Franz Hauser
- Live Aid (1985) — as Self
- The Krays (1990) — as Reggie Kray
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) — as Baron Von Frankenstein
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