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English actor
Will Kemp
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Born
| William Kemp
(
1977-06-29
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29 June 1977
(age 46)
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Occupations
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Years active
| 1997?present
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Spouse
| Gaby Jamieson
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Children
| 2
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Website
| www
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William Kemp
(born 29 June 1977) is an English actor and dancer.
Life and career
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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
.
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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
.
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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
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Kemp and his wife, Gaby Jamieson, have a daughter, Thalie born in 2005, and a son, Indigo born in 2008.
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Filmography
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Film
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Television
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