Kevin Whately (born
Newcastle upon Tyne,
England,
February 1951) is a British actor whose 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[?].
His best known roles have been on television, as Neville Hope in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Police Sergeant Lewis in Inspector Morse.