- He informed Colin Dexter that he would like to have played cricket professionally for England if he had not become an actor, so Dexter devised the storyline for Deceived by Flight (1989) in which Sergeant Lewis has to go undercover in a cricket team to investigate drug smuggling.
- Despite training as an actor in London, Kevin retained his strong Newcastle accent, which was still unusual for an actor at that time.
- Has two children with Madelaine Newton: Catherine Whately ("Kitty") (born 1983) and Kieran (born 1985). Catherine appeared as Kevin's on-screen daughter in Season Two Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983).
- Attended and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama (CCSD) in London, England (1975).
- Resides in Woburn Sands. This is in the Thames Valley police district. The same district where his character Inspector Lewis serves in both the Morse and Inspector Lewis productions.
- He plays guitar and listens to the rock bands Pink Floyd and Dire Straits.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2025 King's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama and to Charity. He is an actor in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.
- Attended and graduated from Newcastle Polytechnic, where he studied accounting and finance (1969).
- His brother, Frank Whately, is a drama lecturer at Kingston University London.
- Kevin has a sister who is married to a farmer and resides in Northumberland.
- Before becoming an actor, Kevin was a folk singer and trained as an accountant.
- His mother, Mary, was a teacher and his father was a commander in the Royal Navy.
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