Will Kemp (actor)

Infobox actor
name = Will Kemp


caption = Kemp at the "Hulk" movie premiere in 2003
Photograph by Sue Schneider
birthdate = Birth date and age|1977|6|29|df=y
birthplace = Hertfordshire, England

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

Kemp was born in Hertfordshire, England, the son of Rosi, a former model, and Barry Kemp, a graphic designer. He has been dancing since he was nine, with the encouragement of his mother. Trained at the Royal Ballet School, at age 17 he was accepted at dance company, Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP). His most prestigious ballet accomplishment thus far was winning the lead role of The Swan in the all male cast of 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 2004's "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 Daniel 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.

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

Filmography

External links

* [http://www.willkemp.org official website]
*imdb name | id=0962261| name=Will Kemp