Will Kemp (actor, born 1977)

Will Kemp
Will Kemp (2008)
Born	William Kemp (1977-06-29) 29 June 1977 Hertfordshire, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, dancer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Gaby Jamieson
Children	1

William "Will" Kemp (born 29 June 1977) is an English actor and dancer.

Life and career

Kemp was born in Hertfordshire, England. Trained at the Royal Ballet School, at age 17, he was accepted at dance company, Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP). He won the lead role of The Swan in the all-male cast of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake from 1997 to 2000 in both London and Broadway. In 2002 he could be seen dancing to "Stuff Like That" in a Peter Lindbergh-directed commercial for Gap's "For Every Generation" campaign and in 2004, he appeared alongside Sarah Jessica Parker in two Francis Lawrence-directed spots, "Color" and "Shine", for Gap's "How Do You Share It" campaign. He famously turned down a lucrative modelling contract with Giorgio Armani, citing not wanting to be confused as a model as opposed to an actor as the reason for his decision.

Kemp made his acting debut in the 2004 film Van Helsing, opposite Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. He played the horse Nugget as well as The Young Horseman in the 2007 West End revival of Equus starring Daniel Radcliffe. The part of Nugget required him to don a wire horse mask and metal hooves/horseshoes, and carry Radcliffe on his back whilst galloping. He had a role in Step Up 2: The Streets as Blake Collins, director of the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA) and brother of Chase Collins.

Kemp and his wife, Gaby Jamieson, have a daughter, Thalie.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Car Man	Angelo	Television film
2004	Mindhunters	Rafe Perry
2004	Van Helsing	Velkan Valerious
2005	Brothers of the Head	Celebrity
2006	Pinocchio	Stromboli	Television film
2007	Miguel y William	William Shakespeare
2008	Step Up 2: The Streets	Blake Collins
2010	The Soldier's Tale	Narrator/The King	Television film
2011	Christopher and His Kind	Bobby Gilbert	Television film
2011	Peter and the Wolf	Grandfather	Television film
2011	Grace	Nicky	Television film
2013	The Coin	Ben	Short film
2013	Kristin's Christmas Past	Jamie	Television film
2013	Non-Stop	Mark	Television film
2014	Petals on the Wind	Julian Marquet	Television film
2015	The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power	Drazen	Direct-to-video
2015	The Midnight Man	Grady	Post-production
2017	Slumber	Tom Arnolds	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Great Performances	Swan	Episode: "Swan Lake"
2008	New Tricks	James Strickland	Episode: "Final Curtain"
2009	The Prisoner	23–30 – Wonkers	Miniseries; 2 episodes
2011	Nikita	Nigel	Episode: "London Calling"
2012	90210	Mitchell Nash	2 episodes

External links

• Official website
• Will Kemp at IMDb
• Will Kemp at the Internet Broadway Database