Kevin Whately

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Actor

Birth Date: February 6, 1951

Age: 73 years old

Birth Place: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

Englishman Kevin Whately studied at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and performed in the amateur People's Theatre in Newcastle before making his debut in the TV drama "Shoestring" in 1979. His first significant role came in the soap opera "Angels," where he had a three-episode stint; he began playing in the comedic drama "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" in 1983, but truly became a recognizable face with a co-starring role in the highly lauded crime drama "Inspector Morse." Playing Morse's good-natured working-class partner Detective Sergeant Lewis, he was on the show for 12 award-filled seasons.

During the show's long run he appeared in the educational series "Look and Read" with his wife, Madelaine Newton, and began a feature role on "Peak Practice" in 1993. He ended his role as Dr. Jack Kerruish after two seasons and had a rare feature-film part in "The English Patient" before returning to series television. He played policeman-turned-insurance investigator Jimmy Griffin in "The Broker's Man" in '97, and after he ended his role on "Inspector Morse" in 2000, returned as Neville Hope for two final seasons of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet." He also reprised his Robert Lewis character (now Detective Inspector) in "Inspector Lewis" in 2007.

Credits

The InheritanceStream

Actor
Series
2023

Robson Green's Weekend Escapes

Guest
Show
2023

Farewell Holden: 10 of the Best

Actor
Show
2022

AFL Bite

Actor
Show
2022

NRL Bite

Actor
Show
2022

Celebrity Catchphrase

Contestant
Show
2018

Island Medics

Actor
Show
2017

Island Medics

Host
Show
2017

Island Medics

Narrator
Show
2017

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Guest
Show
2017

Murdered By My Fiance

Narrator
Show
2017

The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track

Actor
Show
2013

Joe Maddison's War

Actor
Joe Maddison
Movie
2010

Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor

Narrator
Show
2009

The Children

Actor
Cameron Miller
Show
2008

Masterpiece Mystery!

Actor
Show
2008

Inspector LewisStream

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DI Robbie Lewis
Series
2008

Lewis

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Movie
2007

Who Gets the Dog?

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Jack Evans
Movie
2007

Lewis

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Dr Robert Lewis
Movie
2006

Dad

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Movie
2005

Footprints in the Snow

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Movie
2005

Who Do You Think You Are?

Guest Star
Show
2004

Belonging

Actor
Jacob Copplestone
Show
2004

Belonging

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Jacob Copplestone
Movie
2004

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

Actor
Movie
2004

Promoted to Glory

Actor
Maj. Nigel Hurst
Movie
2003

In Tune

Guest
Show
2002

Murder in Mind

Actor
Nigel Liddy
Show
2001

Purely Belter

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Mr. Caird
Movie
2000

Paranoid

Actor
Clive
Movie
2000

Plain Jane

Actor
David Bruce
Movie
2000

What Katy Did

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Dr. Philip Carr
Movie
1999

Inspector Morse: la Muerte Es mi Vecina

Actor
Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1997

Inspector Morse: Twilight of the Gods

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1996

The Daughters of Cain

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1996

The English PatientStream

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Sgt. Hardy
Movie
1996
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Gobble

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Colin Worsfold
Movie
1996

Trip Trap

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Ian Armstrong
Movie
1996

Inspector Morse: The Way Through the Woods

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1995

Inspector Morse: Regalos Griegos

Actor
Movie
1994

Peak PracticeStream

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Dr Jack Kerruish
Series
1993

Dead on Time

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Detective Sergeant Lewis/Detective Sgt. Lewis
Movie
1992

Happy Families

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1992

Inspector Morse: The Death of the Self

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1992

Inspector Morse: Absolute Conviction

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1992

La Muerte del Ego

Actor
Movie
1992

Justicia por Mano Propia

Actor
Movie
1992

La Muerte del Yo

Actor
Movie
1992

Inspector Morse: Cherubim & Seraphim

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1992

B & B

Actor
Steve Shepherd
Movie
1992

Second Time Around

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1991

Fat Chance

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1991

Inspector Morse: Who Killed Harry Field?

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1991

Promised Land

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1991

Quién Mató a Harry Field?

Actor
Movie
1991

Por Segunda Vez

Actor
Movie
1991

Gran Oportunidad

Actor
Movie
1991

Inspector Morse: Infernal Serpent

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1990

Inspector Morse: The Sins of the Fathers

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1990

Driven to Distraction

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1990

Serpiente Infernal

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Movie
1990

Llevado por Distracción

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Movie
1990

Inspector Morse: los Pecados de los Padres

Actor
Movie
1990

Inspector Morse: Misterios Masónicos

Actor
Movie
1990

Night Voice

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Neil Baldwin
Movie
1990

Inspector MorseStream

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Robert Lewis
Series
1989

Last Seen Wearing

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1988

Last Bus to Woodstock

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1988

The Settling of the Sun

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1988

Ghost in the Machine

Actor
Movie
1988

The Last Enemy

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1988

The Secret of Bay 5B

Actor
Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1988

El Último Ómnibus a Woodstock

Actor
Movie
1988

Traicionados

Actor
Movie
1988

El Último Enemigo

Actor
Movie
1988

El Fantasma en la Máquina

Actor
Movie
1988

Visto por Última Vez

Actor
Movie
1988

El Secreto de Bahía 5B

Actor
Movie
1988

La Puesta del Sol

Actor
Movie
1988

Inspector Morse: The Wolvercote Tongue

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Detective Sergeant Lewis
Movie
1987

Sueño Mortal

Actor
Movie
1987

Crepúsculo de los Dioses

Actor
Movie
1987

El Día del Diablo

Actor
Movie
1987

Inspector Morse: la Lengua de Wolvercote

Actor
Movie
1987

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Actor
Series
1983

Mystery!

Actor
Series
1980