Steve McFadden he made his acting debut playing a small role in the 1988 television film "The Firm". That same year he had an uncredited brief appearance in the film "Buster" as a gang member. This was followed by appearances in the television series "The Bill", "Minder" and "Bergerac". McFadden then became famous for playing 'hard man' Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". He joined EastEnders at the beginning of 1990, at the same time as Ross Kemp, who played Phil's younger brother Grant Mitchell. During that time, his character has been involved in numerous ratings-pulling storylines such as Sharongate
Ross Kemp a documentary series exploring the impact of modern gang culture in the UK and around the world. He followed this up with the documentaries "Ross Kemp in Afghanistan", "Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates", "" and "". Kemp has written several books. Initially focusing on tie-ins to his various TV documentaries, 2011 saw the publication of his first fictional story, "Devil to Pay". A novel, "Moving Target", was released in summer 2012. In 1999, Kemp was elected as Rector of the University of Glasgow as the candidate of the Glasgow University Labour Club, but resigned the following year after the