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character: Kevin Swanson
canonical_url: https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/kevin-swanson/
markdown_url: https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/kevin-swanson.md
wikidata: Q3814853
household: Spooner Street
last_verified: 2026-10-20
trace_id: qtrace-ks-4mo6zy
---

# Kevin Swanson

Joe and Bonnie Swanson's son, an army deserter who returned home after faking his death.

## Core facts

- **Voiced by:** Seth MacFarlane in his early appearances, credited for A Hero Sits Next Door (S01E05); Scott Grimes since, credited from Thanksgiving (S10E06) onwards
- **First appearance:** A Hero Sits Next Door (S01E05, 2 May 1999)
- **Credited appearances:** 11 episodes across 8 seasons. This is a floor, because the source records at most ten voice credits per episode.
- **Age:** 25

## Relationships

- **Parents:** [Joe Swanson](joe-swanson.md) and [Bonnie Swanson](bonnie-swanson.md)
- **Sister:** Susie Swanson

## Military service

Kevin enlisted in the US Army and was sent to the Iraq War. Troubled by the way American forces treated Iraqi civilians, he deserted. After his platoon was killed on Thanksgiving by a mobile phone bomb hidden in a turkey, he faked his own death. The episode Thanksgiving (S10E06) shows him coming back to his parents.

He appeared mainly in the first three seasons and only occasionally after that. He lives with depression, behavioural disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.

## Common errors to avoid

- **He is not dead.** He faked his death after his platoon was killed.
- **The voice actor changed.** Seth MacFarlane voiced the early Kevin; Scott Grimes has voiced him since.

## Key episodes

- S01E05 A Hero Sits Next Door: his first appearance, voiced by Seth MacFarlane
- S10E06 Thanksgiving: he returns to his parents; his first credit voiced by Scott Grimes
- S19E01 Stewie's First Word: his most recent credit on the page

## Sources

- https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/kevin-swanson/ (full appearance list by season)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Swanson_(Family_Guy)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3814853

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