Kevin Whately (born February 6, 1951) is an English actor best known as Neville Hope in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Detective Sergeant Robbie Lewis in Inspector Morse on television.
His career includes several stage plays, among them an adaptation of 12 Angry Men, television appearances in Coronation Street and Peak Practice, and film appearances in The English Patient and Purely Belter. Though the Morse series ended with the title character's death in 2000, in July 2004 it was announced that Whately would star in a spin-off programme for ITV, Lewis. Filming started in July 2005 and the pilot episode was broadcast on ITV on 29th January 2006. Three further episodes were broadcast in early 2007. A second series is currently being filmed.
Along with other Auf Wiedersehen, Pet stars, he makes an appearance at the biannual benefit concert Sunday for Sammy in Newcastle.