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Kevin Whately

Acting Born Feb 6, 1951 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK 61 credits

Biography

Kevin Whately is an English actor born on February 6, 1951, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom. He is known for acting with 61 known credits listed. His full name is also known as Kevin George Edward Whately. He is best known for his role as DS Robert Lewis in the crime drama series Inspector Morse, which ran from 1987 to 2000, and as DI Robert Lewis in the spinoff series Lewis, which aired from 2006 to 2015.

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Career

Career overview

Kevin Whately is an English actor born on February 6, 1951, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom. He has a known acting career encompassing sixty-one known credits according to database records.

Whately is best known for his role as DS Robert Lewis in the crime drama series Inspector Morse, which ran from 1987 to 2000. He later reprised the character as DI Robert Lewis in the spinoff series Lewis, which aired from 2006 to 2015.

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Career timeline

The Inheritance
Harry Hill's Alien Fun CapsuleMurdered by My FiancéWho Shot Simon Cowell?
Sunday For Sammy 2016
Back with the Boys AgainThe Railway: Keeping Britain On Track
VeraSome Dogs Do
Joe Maddison's War
Cowboy BabyLittle Rabbit Foo FooSir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember
The ChildrenCarlo and the Really Nice Librarian
LewisWho Gets the DogThe Ravenous Beast
LegendsLive! Girls! Present DogtownCan't You Sleep, Little Bear?
Dad
New TricksWho Do You Think You Are?The Legend of the Tamworth TwoBelonging
Promoted to Glory
Plain JaneSilent Cry
Murder in Mind
ParanoidPurely Belter
Pure WickednessWhat Katy Did
Midsomer MurdersThe Broker's ManGobble
The English PatientTrip Trap
Skallagrigg
Peak PracticeThe Mystery of Morse
B&B
Night Voice
This MorningComic ReliefGeordie Racer
Inspector Morse
ScreenPlay
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Auf Wiedersehen, PetThe Return of the SoldierShackleton
Fair Stood the Wind for FranceThe Dig
Shoestring

Full filmography

  • The Inheritance (2023) as Michael
  • Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (2017) as Self
  • Murdered by My Fiancé (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • Who Shot Simon Cowell? (2017) as DI Robert Lewis
  • Sunday For Sammy 2016 (2016)
  • Back with the Boys Again (2013) as Himself
  • The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track (2013) as Narrator
  • Vera (2011) as Gary Creelan
  • Some Dogs Do (2011) as narrator
  • Joe Maddison's War (2010) as Joe Maddison
  • Cowboy Baby (2009) as Narrator
  • Little Rabbit Foo Foo (2009) as Narrator
  • Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember (2009) as Self
  • The Children (2008) as Cameron
  • Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian (2008) as Narrator
  • Lewis (2007) as Detective Inspector Robert 'Robbie' Lewis
  • Who Gets the Dog (2007) as Jack Evans
  • The Ravenous Beast (2007) as voice
  • Legends (2006) as Self
  • Live! Girls! Present Dogtown (2006)
  • Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? (2006) as Narrator
  • Dad (2005) as Oliver James
  • New Tricks (2004)
  • Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) as Self
  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004) as Wolf
  • Belonging (2004) as Jacob Copplestone
  • Promoted to Glory (2003) as Maj. Nigel Hurst
  • Plain Jane (2002) as David Bruce
  • Silent Cry (2002) as Dr Richard Herd
  • Murder in Mind (2001) as Nigel Liddy
  • Paranoid (2000) as Clive
  • Purely Belter (2000) as Mr. Caird
  • Pure Wickedness (1999) as Geoff Meadows
  • What Katy Did (1999) as Dr. Carr
  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Jeremy Whittingdale
  • The Broker's Man (1997) as James 'Jimmy' Griffin
  • Gobble (1997) as Colin Worsfold
  • The English Patient (1996) as Sgt. Hardy
  • Trip Trap (1996)
  • Skallagrigg (1994) as Sam Hopkins
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Dr. Jack Kerruish
  • The Mystery of Morse (1993) as Himself
  • B&B (1992) as Steve Shepard
  • Night Voice (1990) as Neil Baldwin
  • This Morning (1988) as Self
  • Comic Relief (1988)
  • Geordie Racer (1988)
  • Inspector Morse (1987) as Detective Sergeant Lewis
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as Neil Baldwin
  • Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) as Detective Sergeant Fletcher
  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) as Neville Hope
  • The Return of the Soldier (1983) as Hostile Soldier's Mate
  • Shackleton (1983) as Jameson Adams
  • Fair Stood the Wind for France (1980) as Lancaster Crew
  • The Dig (1980) as Bob Smith
  • Shoestring (1979) as Bobby Treen
  • An Audience with... (1978) as Self
  • Strangers (1978) as Michael Hobb
  • Angels (1975)
  • Playhouse (1974) as Bob Smith
  • The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self - Presenter