Ross Kemp Nicola Coleman, who was his makeup artist. Kemp married Australian Renee O'Brien in 2012. On 9 April 2015, Kemp announced via Twitter that he had become a father for the second time to a baby boy. On 28 September 2017, Ross announced that he had become a father again for the third time with twin baby girls. Ross Kemp Ross James Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is an English actor, author and investigative journalist. He rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". Since 2004, Kemp has received international recognition as a journalist
Grant Mitchell (EastEnders) vulnerability. In 2009, a poll by magazine "Inside Soap" named Grant as the UK's favourite leading male character in a soap opera. Although popular with many viewers, the character has garnered criticism, mainly regarding the way his anti-social behaviour is sensationalised by the programme makers. In November 2005 the character was blamed for turning children into playground bullies by Dr. Sally Henry, who claimed that impressionable children look to male soap characters as role models and subsequently copy their violent behaviour. In addition, the character's predisposition to violence has allegedly been criticised by actor Ross Kemp. In 1998, press reports