Grant Kempster was born in Aylesbury, Bucks in April of 1973 and raised in the small market town of Leighton Buzzard where he lived with his father and mother (former 60s pop singer, Christel Bird). Having spent the first 16 years of his life watching films and making comic books, his first job (at what was then Ritz Video, later Blockbuster) was the perfect breeding ground for his love of the movies. A career as a film journalist proved to be a natural progression which only served to strengthen his bond with the arts thanks to occasional forays into presenting. A family came next, providing Grant with three boys and the eventual need to change vocation. Now working as a freelance creative, Grant has finally found the flexibility to make the transition into acting. Having worked under Pethrow Gooden and Emily Pollet of Central, theatre and small film roles have followed.

Theatre:

Open Theatre Group

The Bear

Smirnov

Caz Tricks

Pepper’s Ghost  

The Seagull

Medvedenko

Rosemary Hill

Carabosse

Blessed

Charlie

Sally Luff

Film (feature):

2025 Films

2025

Andrew Carter

Dave Moyle

Hanover Films

Rise of the Footsoldier

ICF Member

Julian Gilbey

Devilbane Productions

Highlander: Dark Places

King Matthias Corvinus

Andrew Modeen

Film (shorts):

Layman Films

KillingTime

Father

Christian Dines

Mica Films

Clingfilm

Ron

Mike Hallett

Presenting:

The Big Breakfast

Halloween DVD section

Rise

Film Critic Pilot (with Jason Solomons)

Ultimate DVD Magazine

Cover-disc Magazine Programme

Skills:

Accents: Native (Home Counties), RP, West Country, Northern Britain, Scottish, Italian.

US: Standard, Californian, Southern.

Training: Milton Keynes Theatre