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Will Kemp
Kemp at the premiere of Step Up 2: The Streets, February 2008
Born	William Kemp (1977-06-29) 29 June 1977 (age 47) Hertfordshire, England
Occupations	Actor dancer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Gaby Jamieson
Children	2
Website	www.willkemp.co.uk

William Kemp (born 29 June 1977) is an English actor and dancer. His stage names are Will and James Dean of Ballet.

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 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 as Velkan Valerious, a gypsy-prince-turned-Werewolf in the 2004 action horror 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 while 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 played a dress up Mr Darcy at an academic conference in the Hallmark Channel's "Loveuary" month-long series featuring Jane Austen adaptations.

Personal life

Kemp and his wife, Gaby Jamieson, have a daughter, Thalie born in 2005, and a son, Indigo born in 2008.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ Brayford, Claire (25 November 2018). "GRACE DADS: British Actor Will Kemp Shares a Father's Perspective on Parenthood". The Grace Tales. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
2. King, Susan (2 May 2004). "His 'Van Helsing' role brings out the animal in dancer Will Kemp". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

External links

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

• 1977 births
• 21st-century English male actors
• Actors educated at the Royal Ballet School
• English male ballet dancers
• English male film actors
• English male television actors
• Living people
• Male actors from Hertfordshire