Martin Kemp (actor)
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| Martin Kemp | |
 Kemp playing Steve Owen in EastEnders |
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| Birth name | Martin Kemp |
| Born | October 10, 1961 (age 45) Islington, London, England |
| Height | 6' 0" (1.83 m) |
| Official site | http://www.originalmartinkemp.com/ |
| Notable roles | Steve Owen in Eastenders |
| Spouse(s) | Shirlie Holliman |
Martin Kemp (born 10 October 1961), brother of Gary Kemp, is an English actor and former pop musician.
He was born in Islington, London. In the 1980s he and his brother Gary Kemp had a great deal of success in the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet. He is said to have threatened Mark Hollis of Talk Talk for calling him "scum".
He and his brother Gary branched out into acting in 1990, both of them appearing in the British film The Krays in which they played the notorious gangster twins, Ronald and Reginald Kray. Their performances received a great deal of critical acclaim.
Since The Krays, Martin Kemp has been in the public eye more than his brother. Martin became popular for his role as villain Steve Owen in the BBC's top soap opera, EastEnders between 1998 and 2002 and played Tom Marsh in The Bill in 1998. By the time he left the series, he was one of the best-known faces on British television. He has gone on to star in dramas such as The Brides in the Bath in which he played murderer, George Smith.
Martin Kemp is now the face of SCS, a UK home furnishings company. He is featured on the company's 2006 television advertising campaign and on their website. [1]
Martin Kemp is also patron of the UK and Ireland Charity, The Encephalitis Society. The Society is the only resource in the world that provides information globally on the disease and its consequences
Martin Kemp has been married to Shirlie Holliman since 1988. Holliman is a former back up singer of the group Wham! and one-half of the 1980s pop duo Pepsi and Shirlie. The couple have a son and daughter together.
