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.
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Acting History
2026
Doctor Plague as John Verney
2025No Strings Attached as Self
2024Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped as Self
2024The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? as Self
2024A Gangster's Kiss as Don
2023The Kemps: All Gold as Self
2023Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as John
2022The Horne Section TV Show as Martin Kemp
2022Celebrity Lingo as Self - Contestant
2022The Lock-In as Steve Owen
2021Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains as Guest
2021Paul Sinha's TV Showdown as Self
2020The Loss Adjuster as Lee Leicester
2020Guessable as Self
2020The Kemps: All True as Self
2020McDonald & Dodds as Mick Elkins
2020TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
2019DNA Journey as Self
2019Celebrity Gogglebox as Self
2019Catchpoint as Self
2018Big Star's Bigger Star as Self
2018Celebrity Catchphrase
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
2017The Krays: The Myth Behind the Legend as Narrator
2017Let It Shine as Self - Judge
2016Harry Hill's Tea Time as Self
2016Lip Sync Battle UK as Self
2016Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist
2015Age Of Kill as Sam Blake
2015Assassin as Lee Alberts
2015Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre as Self
2014Spandau Ballet: True Gold as Self
2014Soul Boys of the Western World as Self - Bass Guitar, Spandau Ballet
2013Through the Keyhole as Self - Panelist
2013The Best Years as Simon McKnight
2013Father Brown as Dennis Nelson
2012Strippers vs. Werewolves as Mickey
2011How to Stop Being a Loser as Zeus
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2011Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side as Self
2010The Rapture as Victor Walker
2010Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2 as Self
2009Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
2009O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar as Self (archive footage)
2008The People's Hospital
2008Celebrity Juice as Self
2008Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of as Self
2008Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong as Self
2007Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007Back in Business as Will Spencer
2006The One Show as Self
2006Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge
2006Love Lies Bleeding as Mark Terry
2004Can't Buy Me Love as Alan Harris
2004Agatha Christie's Marple as Jackie Afflick
2004The Paul O'Grady Show
2004Hustle as Harry Holmes
2003The Brides in the Bath as George Smith
2003Family as Joey Cutler
2003Serious and Organised as DC Jack Finn
2002Top Gear as Self
2002Daddy's Girl as Chris Cooper
2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as Self
2001The Saturday Show as Self
2001Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
2001Celebrity Big Brother as Self
2000Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery as Narrator
1999Sugar Town as Jonesy
1999Loose Women as Self
1999Where Are They Now? as Self
1998Supply and Demand as Eddie McEwan
1998Monk Dawson as David Allenby
1998Parkinson as Self
1997Operation Good Guys
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1996Clive Anderson All Talk as Self
1995The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1995Embrace of the Vampire as Vampire
1995The Outer Limits as Michael Deighton
1995Cyber Bandits as Jack Morris
1994Boca as Reb
1994Fleshtone as Matthew Greco
1994Murder Between Friends as Bill Fontanille
1993Simulacrum as Agent 101
1993Live & Kicking as Self
1993Aspen Extreme as Franz Hauser
1993Ultimate Desire as Gordon Alan Lewis
1992Highlander: The Series as Alfred Cahill
1992Daydream Believer as Digby Olsen
1992Waxwork II: Lost in Time as Baron Von Frankenstein
1992Heartbeat as Mick Revill
1990Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C. as Self
1990The Krays as Reggie Kray
1989Birds of a Feather
1989Tales from the Crypt as Lieutenant Luger
1986Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C. as Self
1985Live Aid as Self
1985EastEnders as Steve Owen
1985Friday People
1982Wogan as Self
1982Champs-Elysées as Self - Spandau Ballet
—With Friends Like These as Nigel