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Richard Keep Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth1975

BirthplaceUnited Kingdom

ProfessionActor, Model, Photographer

NationalityBritish

FamilyBrother - Andrew Keep

Richard Keep Biography

British actor, model and photographer Richard Keep built a career that moved from behind the camera into supporting roles across short films, television, U

Early life and background

Richard Keep was born in the United Kingdom in 1975 and grew up in London. He holds British nationality and was raised in a Christian household. Keep has said he wanted to pursue acting from age 17, but family circumstances delayed that path. Before turning to performance, he spent the 1990s working professionally as a photographer.

Career

Keep's transition from photography to acting was inspired in part by seeing The Bourne Identity in 2003. He trained with several acting teachers and schools, including the Giles Foreman Centre for Acting, Jack Waltzer's technique, and Charles Weinstein's acting studio, developing the craft that would underpin his on-screen work.

He made his screen debut in the short film Citizen Hero in 2009, credited as L'homme. The following year he appeared on television in the series Nouvelle Maud, completing six episodes. Over the next decade Keep accumulated a range of supporting credits across film and television. His television appearances include episodes of Nicolas Le Floch and Doctors, and he has also been seen in Paris, Hiver 2010.

On film, Keep's early genre work included roles in Cabine of the Dead (as Patrick), Welcome to Hoxford (as Guard), Robbery on the Champs-Élysées (as a journalist), and other projects. He achieved wider recognition for his lead performance as Arthur Gibson in the 2017 film Arthur's Choice. In 2019 he made his Bollywood debut playing General Hugh Rose in the historical biopic Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.

Public profile

Keep is known to work across acting, modelling and photography. He stands about 185 cm (6'1") tall and is listed with an approximate weight of 80 kg (176 lbs). His approximate body measurements include a 40-inch chest, 32-inch waist and 14-inch biceps. His hair is brown and his eyes are described with a hazel-blue-green mix. He is fluent in English and French and can perform English in multiple accents, including American, British, a British west country accent, Glaswegian and an American mid-Atlantic style.

Personal interests and habits

Outside of acting, Keep continues to practice photography as a leisure pursuit and shares images on his Instagram account. His hobbies include travelling, boxing, downhill skiing, cricket, golf, tennis, mountain-biking, pilates, yoga, horse-riding and sword-fighting. He prefers non-vegetarian food and lists pastry among his favorite foods. His favourite actor is cited as Sean Penn and his favourite film as The Bourne Identity. Favoured travel destinations include Spain, France and Italy. Available information indicates he drinks alcohol; other private details about relationships or marital status are not publicly documented in the licensed material.

Latest updates

Keep's most prominent recent credits in the licensed material are his lead role in Arthur's Choice (2017) and his role as General Hugh Rose in the 2019 Bollywood production Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. He remains active in both acting and photography, maintaining a public presence through social media where he shares photographic work.

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Recent Work

Arthur's Choice

Feature film in which he played Arthur Gibson

2017
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

Bollywood historical biopic in which he played General Hugh Rose

2019
Citizen Hero

Short film debut (role: L'homme)

2009
Nouvelle Maud

Television series appearance (completed six episodes)

2010
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Career Highlights

  1. Started career as a photographer in the early 1990s
  2. Acting debut in the short film Citizen Hero (2009)
  3. Television work on Nouvelle Maud (2010) and appearances in shows such as Nicolas Le Floch and Doctors
  4. Lead performance as Arthur Gibson in Arthur's Choice (2017)
  5. Bollywood debut as General Hugh Rose in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
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