Which actor portrayed Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years?

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Fred Savage portrayed Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years. Savage played the central character, a suburban boy whose adolescence unfolds through stories set mainly between 1968 and 1973.

The role made Savage one of television's best-known young actors. He was only 11 when the series premiered in 1988, and at age 13 he became the youngest actor ever nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at that time. His performance helped balance Kevin's awkwardness, curiosity, family conflicts, friendships, and first romance with Winnie Cooper.

Several other actors in the choices were also major cast members, which makes this question easy to confuse. Dan Lauria played Kevin's father, Jack Arnold; Jason Hervey played his older brother Wayne; and Josh Saviano played his best friend, Paul Pfeiffer. Fred Savage was the actor playing young Kevin, while Daniel Stern supplied the voice of the adult Kevin who narrated the series.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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