Kevin Malone is a fictional character in the American television series The Office. He is portrayed by Brian Baumgartner. Kevin's counterpart in the UK TV series is Keith Bishop, who shares Kevin's lack of communication skills, musical interest, and obesity. In the series Kevin is a part of the accounting department at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. Slate magazine named the character as one of the reasons they were looking forward to the return of the show in late 2007.