Will Kemp

 

Will Kemp
Biographical Information
Real Name:	James Dean of Ballet
Born:	29 June 1977
Age:	39
Height:	5'11
Originally From:	Hertfordshire, England, UK
Wife:	Gaby Jamieson
Personal Information
First appearance:	Season Four
Portrays:	King Darnley

Will Kemp.png (born on 29 June 1977) is a British actor.
He portrays the older King Darnley on Reign.

Life & Career

Will Kemp comes from an English family, including one brother and one sister. His father is a graphic designer and his mother is a former model. At age 9, Will's mother suggested that he take up a new hobby and attend dance classes. Dancing turned out to be his God-given talent! Eventually, hard work with Elizabeth Harrison FISTD earned Will a place into the Royal Ballet Seniors and later the Royal Ballet Upper Class. Finally, at age 17, Will auditioned for Matthew Bourne's impressive dance company, Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP), and was accepted. Will then was cast for the original showing of Swan Lake, working his way up to the lead role of the Swan. During a performance as the Swan, Will was spotted by Paramount Studio head, Sherry Lansing - immediately, she "was so smitten by his performance" that she dubbed him the "James Dean of Ballet". Matthew Bourne continued to involve Will in his works, including Cinderella, Spitfire, The Car Man, and Play Without Words. In fact, as the lead role of the Pilot in Cinderella, he was nominated for a Los Angeles Critics Drama Award for Outstanding Featured Performer. In 2002, Will became a sensational hit when shakin' his booty in a GAP campaign for loose-fitted jeans "For Every Generation". In 2004, Will made his big screen debut in 'Stephen Sommer's' monster thriller, Van Helsing (2004), as the Werewolf. Up next is Renny Harlin's Mindhunters (2004), where Will plays an FBI trainee trying to solve a mock crime. As we look forward to seeing Will on the silver screen, he still pursues his dancing career onstage in England, managing both dancing and acting.

Notes

• Laurie McCarthy worked on the original 90210 whereas Will and Fred Gerber worked on the re-make.
• Steve Lund, Will Kemp, Jonathan Goad, Vanessa Carter and Saamer Usmani all appeared on The CW's Nikita.

Reign Episode Guide

Season Four

Filmography

• Does not include small roles, TV Movie or Video Game Credits.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Mindhunters	Rafe Perry	Movie
2004	Van Helsing	Velkan	Movie
2007	Miguel and William	William Shakespeare	Movie
2009	Step Up 2: The Streets	Blake Collins	Movie
2011	Nikita	Nigel	1 Episode
2012	90210	Mitchell Nash	2 Episodes
2014	The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power	Drazen	Movie
2015	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	Scott	12 Episodes
2016	The Midnight Man	Grady	Movie
2016	Reign	King Darnley	16 Episodes