The name of the English dancer and actor Will Kemp is familiar to the audience. He has starred in many films, but he is best known for his role as Blake Collins, headmaster of the School of the Arts, in Step Up 2: The Streets.
William "Will" Kemp had a creative atmosphere even before he was born. His mother was a former model and his father was a graphic designer.
Road to the stage
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1977. The baby was born in the English Hertfordshire on June 29. The boy's artistic abilities were manifested from the age of 9. The son's interest in dancing was noticed in the family. Parents encouraged his hobbies, as the child's talent for choreography was confirmed by professionals. Will was admitted to the Royal School of Ballet.
The seventeen-year-old boy was enrolled in the AMP, "Adventures in Motion Pictures". On the metropolitan and Broadway stages, he played the main role in the ballet Swan Lake from 1997 to 2000, having successfully passed the casting competition. The main feature of this version of the famous performance was that only men played all the roles in it. In 2000-2001, Kemp appeared in the character of Angelo in the play "Driver".
In 2002, the cinematic career of a young artist started. He starred in a video for the Gap advertising campaign in the music video for the single "Stuff Like That" by Peter Lindbergh. The work was titled "For Every Generation". A couple of years later, Will participated in two commercials at once.
Renowned actress Sarah Jessica Parker became his Shine and Color partner for How Do You Share It. Despite favorable conditions, Kemp decided to refuse to continue working in the advertising business in this capacity. Therefore, he did not agree to a contract with the Giorgio Armani brand.
Film career
The creators of the Van Helsing film project drew attention to the bright and plastic guy. He was offered the role of the werewolf Velkan Valerius, one of the leading characters in the new film. Kemp was lucky to work on the same site with Keith Basingale and Hugh Jackman.
In the same year, work began on the Mindhunters thriller. In it, Will reincarnated as the witty Rafe Perry. The British investigator in his performance loves coffee and has a great sense of humor. Then there were several walk-through works.
In 2007, Will premiered on the West End theater stage. In Ecus, he got the role of both groom and horse. In the story, he wears a heavy mask with metal bindings, in addition, and rolls the main character on himself, played by the notorious Daniel Radcliffe.
Real recognition was brought by her work in the musical melodrama for young people "Step Up 2: The Streets" in 2008. According to the plot, the main character Andy West loves dancing. She is a member of the 4-1-0 team training for the Streets competition. Until the guys are unlucky, everyone is against them. However, the situation changes after Andy meets a stranger at the club.
The guy turned out to be the brother of Blake Collins, director of the Maryland School of the Arts. Chase actively persuades the dancers he likes to take part in the competition and provides them with all the conditions for training. Strongly against the admission of Andy as an "informal" in his school brother Chase. The girl leaves the team and recruits a new line-up herself.
But competitors are beginning to act against them. The result is the destroyed school hall and the exclusion of Andy, who took all the blame. The team broke up without her. The heroine herself is preparing to move to another state. However, against her intentions Chase. He decides to get the guys back together. The idea is brilliantly successful: the team showed an excellent performance, and Andy is fully justified and again accepted to school.
Vivid roles
In the image of the extravagant and very scandalous Hollywood star Mitchell Nash, the artist appeared before the fans in the television project "90210: The New Generation" in 2012. According to the script, Naomi Clarke arranges the events for him.
The actor became one of the main characters in the film 2015 "The Scorpion King 4: The Lost Throne." In the story, in the palace of King Skizurra, Mateyas and his student Draisan steal an artifact. However, Draisan betrays the teacher, taking the prey for himself and leaving Mateyas trapped.
An experienced warrior managed to free himself and return to the customer Zakkuru. He admits that he wanted to get the power of the sorcerer Al-Kaman. It was decided to negotiate with the ruler Yannick, whose son is the traitor, in order to return the stolen goods.
Will played the role of Draisen, the main negative character in the picture. His work was highly praised by critics.
William Regan was in the thriller "Secrets of Emily Blair" in 2016. In 2017, the artist reincarnated as the fiance of Mary Stuart, the noble Lord Darnley for the telenovela "Kingdom".
Family and vocation
The personal life of the star has developed happily. He and Gaby Jamison became husband and wife on December 31, 2002. The union had two children, daughter Thalia and son Indigo.
Will Kemp remains an in-demand artist. He does not stop his dancing career, keeping true to the hobby of his childhood. At the same time, the actor began producing. In this capacity, he appeared in three films, including the film "Midnight Man". In the film, Will also appeared in the role of a professional hitman.
One of the last works of the talented performer was the painting "Slumber: Labyrinths of Sleep". In it, Kemp went to Tom Arnolds. According to the script, Alice Arnolds is studying nightmares.
With her help, the young family must get rid of the horrors that all its members face every night. But very soon Alice realizes that the cause is not only medical, but also supernatural.
Kemp loves to travel. He admits that this makes life more colorful. The artist does not forget to visit London, even filming far beyond the borders of his homeland. He attends all productions, operas and musicals in the capital.
