Kevin Whately

Biography

Kevin Whately (born 6 February 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DS Robert Lewis in the crime drama series "Inspector Morse (1987–2000)" and as DI Robert Lewis in the spinoff "Lewis (2006–2015)".

Career Overview

Kevin Whately has 38 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Signature works include Lewis, Inspector Morse, Plain Jane. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

38

Birth Date

1951-02-06 00:00:00

Birth Place

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Lewis
• 

  Inspector Morse
• 

  Plain Jane
• 

  Murdered by My Fiancé
• 

  Some Dogs Do
• 

  Joe Maddison's War

Frequent Collaborators

• Laurence Fox (1 collaborations)
• Clare Holman (1 collaborations)
• Rebecca Front (1 collaborations)
• Alex Macqueen (1 collaborations)
• John Thaw (1 collaborations)
• Peter Woodthorpe (1 collaborations)
• James Grout (1 collaborations)
• Emma Cunniffe (1 collaborations)
• Lesley Manville (1 collaborations)
• Jason Hughes (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (38 credits)

  • Who Shot Simon Cowell?

    DI Robert Lewis

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Murdered by My Fiancé

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Sunday For Sammy 2016

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Back with the Boys Again

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Some Dogs Do

    narrator

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Vera

    - Inside (2025) ... Gary Creelan actor actors
    2011
  • Joe Maddison's War

    Joe Maddison

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Little Rabbit Foo Foo

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Cowboy Baby

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Who Gets the Dog

    Jack Evans

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Ravenous Beast

    voice

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Lewis

    Detective Inspector Robert 'Robbie' Lewis

    actor

    actors

    - What Lies Tangled (2) (2015) ... Detective Inspector Robert 'Robbie' Lewis actor actors

    - What Lies Tangled (1) (2015) ... Detective Inspector Robert 'Robbie' Lewis actor actors

    - Magnum Opus (2) (2015) ... Detective Inspector Robert 'Robbie' Lewis actor actors

    - Magnum Opus (1) (2015) ... Detective Inspector Robert 'Robbie' Lewis actor actors

    - One for Sorrow (2) (2015) ... Detective Inspector Robert 'Robbie' Lewis actor actors
    2007
  • Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Dad

    Oliver James

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Belonging

    Jacob Copplestone

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two

    Wolf

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • New Tricks

    - Congratulations (2006) ... actor actors
    2004
  • Promoted to Glory

    Maj. Nigel Hurst

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Silent Cry

    Dr Richard Herd

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Plain Jane

    David Bruce

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Purely Belter

    Mr. Caird

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Paranoid

    Clive

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • What Katy Did

    Dr. Carr

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Gobble

    Colin Worsfold

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Midsomer Murders

    - For Death Prepare (2023) ... Jeremy Whittingdale actor actors
    1997
  • The English Patient

    Sgt. Hardy

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Trip Trap

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Skallagrigg

    Sam Hopkins

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Mystery of Morse

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Peak Practice

    - Other Lives (1995) ... Dr. Jack Kerruish actor actors

    - Life and Soul (1995) ... Dr. Jack Kerruish actor actors

    - Nobody's Fault (1995) ... Dr. Jack Kerruish actor actors

    - Giving Up (1995) ... Dr. Jack Kerruish actor actors

    - Bedside Manner () ... Dr. Jack Kerruish actor actors
    1993
  • B&B

    Steve Shepard

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Night Voice

    Neil Baldwin

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Inspector Morse

    Detective Sergeant Lewis

    actor

    actors

    - Twilight of the Gods (1993) ... Detective Sergeant Lewis actor actors

    - The Day of the Devil (1993) ... Detective Sergeant Lewis actor actors

    - Deadly Slumber (1993) ... Detective Sergeant Lewis actor actors

    - Cherubim and Seraphim (1992) ... Detective Sergeant Lewis actor actors

    - Absolute Conviction (1992) ... Detective Sergeant Lewis actor actors
    1987
  • The Return of the Soldier

    Hostile Soldier's Mate

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Dig

    Bob Smith

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Playhouse

    - The Dig (1980) ... Bob Smith actor actors
    1974