<Ul> <Li> Kevin James as Kevin Gable : The patriarch of the Gable household . As the series started , Kevin , a recently retired cop married to wife Donna , tends to get involved in some situation , which he usually solves with his down - to - earth principles , and some help from Donna . After Donna 's death between the first two seasons , the widowed Kevin becomes a helicopter parent , who goes to work at a security firm with his ex-partner , Vanessa Cellucci . Kevin is a generally good man at heart , although he tends to sometimes get distracted in his goals . He cares deeply about his family and friends , and is willing to do most anything to help them . </Li> <Li> Erinn Hayes as Donna Gable ( season 1 ) : Kevin 's wife and the matriarch of the Gable household for the first season . Donna is a school nurse , until she quits in the first season finale ( also her last physical appearance in the series ) . Donna passes away before the second season . Her father does , or did , not like Kevin , as mentioned in the pilot episode . The episode `` The Fantastic Pho '' reveals Kevin and Donna met at a bar , and `` The Might 've Before Christmas '' reveals she and Kevin got together after Vanessa urged them ( on their first night as partners ) . </Li> <Li> Taylor Spreitler as Kendra Gable - Witt : The elder Gable daughter . Kendra is a 21 - year - old college student ( she gets into Columbia Law School in the first season finale ) , who also works as a waitress at Enzo 's . Out of all the Gable kids , she has the most prominent role in the series . In the pilot , she revealed her engagement to her parents ( Donna only knew they were dating , while Kevin was not even told ) and moved back in with her fiancé , Chale . Kendra is the most responsible and dependable of the Gable kids . She is also shown to be nagging at times , more specifically towards Chale after their marriage . While most of the first season shows her and Donna planning her wedding , she and Chale get married in the season two premiere , after he faces deportation . Following the death of Donna , Kendra becomes the surrogate matriarch of the family . </Li> <Li> Ryan Cartwright as Chale Witt : Kendra 's English fiancé , later husband . He moves into the Gables ' garage following the revelation of his engagement with Kendra . Chale is shown to be shy and soft - spoken , but very intelligent . Kevin initially shows hostility towards him , but their relationship somewhat improves over the course of the series . When the show first begins , Chale claims to be designing an app that will be successful ; thus , Chale is unemployed for the majority of season one , working on the app . In the season two premiere , he and Kendra marry as he faces deportation . Chale begins working at Enzo 's alongside Kendra in `` Plus One is the Loneliest Number '' , and gets promoted to manager ( and temporarily stops working on his app ) in `` The Kevin Crown Affair '' . </Li> <Li> Mary - Charles Jones as Sara Marie Gable : The younger Gable daughter . Sara has anger management issues that are frequently mentioned throughout the series ( e.g. starting a food fight , calling a family friend 's baby `` stupid '' , etc . ) . Sara is somewhat of a tomboy -- she excels at and loves sports , watches football , and frequently fights . Sara is also known to have a rebellious streak : she has been suspended , stolen her father 's money , and even created a secret second Facebook account and snuck off with her boyfriend . Despite her hostility ( especially towards her siblings ) , she does overall love her family . The first season saw Sara mostly in short , cameo roles ; she becomes more prominent in the second season . </Li> <Li> James DiGiacomo as Jack Gable : The son of the Gables . Jack is 11 - years - old , and is portrayed as the weakest Gable child ( especially when compared to Sara ) , and somewhat dim . He has very few friends , and is stated to be a hypochondriac . He frequently tries to make friends , but with little success . The first season
<Ul> <Li> Kevin James as Kevin Gable : The patriarch of the Gable household . As the series started , Kevin , a recently retired cop married to wife Donna , tends to get involved in some situation , which he usually solves with his down - to - earth principles , and some help from Donna . After Donna 's death between the first two seasons , the widowed Kevin becomes a helicopter parent , who goes to work at a security firm with his ex-partner , Vanessa Cellucci . Kevin is a generally good man at heart , although he tends to sometimes get distracted in his goals . He cares deeply about his family and friends , and is willing to do most anything to help them . </Li> <Li> Erinn Hayes as Donna Gable ( season 1 ) : Kevin 's wife and the matriarch of the Gable household for the first season . Donna is a school nurse , until she quits in the first season finale ( also her last physical appearance in the series ) . Donna passes away before the second season . Her father does , or did , not like Kevin , as mentioned in the pilot episode . The episode `` The Fantastic Pho '' reveals Kevin and Donna met at a bar , and `` The Might 've Before Christmas '' reveals she and Kevin got together after Vanessa urged them ( on their first night as partners ) . </Li> <Li> Taylor Spreitler as Kendra Gable - Witt : The elder Gable daughter . Kendra is a 21 - year - old college student ( she gets into Columbia Law School in the first season finale ) , who also works as a waitress at Enzo 's . Out of all the Gable kids , she has the most prominent role in the series . In the pilot , she revealed her engagement to her parents ( Donna only knew they were dating , while Kevin was not even told ) and moved back in with her fiancé , Chale . Kendra is the most responsible and dependable of the Gable kids . She is also shown to be nagging at times , more specifically towards Chale after their marriage . While most of the first season shows her and Donna planning her wedding , she and Chale get married in the season two premiere , after he faces deportation . Following the death of Donna , Kendra becomes the surrogate matriarch of the family . </Li> <Li> Ryan Cartwright as Chale Witt : Kendra 's English fiancé , later husband . He moves into the Gables ' garage following the revelation of his engagement with Kendra . Chale is shown to be shy and soft - spoken , but very intelligent . Kevin initially shows hostility towards him , but their relationship somewhat improves over the course of the series . When the show first begins , Chale claims to be designing an app that will be successful ; thus , Chale is unemployed for the majority of season one , working on the app . In the season two premiere , he and Kendra marry as he faces deportation . Chale begins working at Enzo 's alongside Kendra in `` Plus One is the Loneliest Number '' , and gets promoted to manager ( and temporarily stops working on his app ) in `` The Kevin Crown Affair '' . </Li> <Li> Mary - Charles Jones as Sara Marie Gable : The younger Gable daughter . Sara has anger management issues that are frequently mentioned throughout the series ( e.g. starting a food fight , calling a family friend 's baby `` stupid '' , etc . ) . Sara is somewhat of a tomboy -- she excels at and loves sports , watches football , and frequently fights . Sara is also known to have a rebellious streak : she has been suspended , stolen her father 's money , and even created a secret second Facebook account and snuck off with her boyfriend . Despite her hostility ( especially towards her siblings ) , she does overall love her family . The first season saw Sara mostly in short , cameo roles ; she becomes more prominent in the second season . </Li> <Li> James DiGiacomo as Jack Gable : The son of the Gables . Jack is 11 - years - old , and is portrayed as the weakest Gable child ( especially when compared to Sara ) , and somewhat dim . He has very few friends , and is stated to be a hypochondriac . He frequently tries to make friends , but with little success . The first season
who plays the daughter in kevin can wait
who plays the daughter in kevin can wait
Taylor Spreitler as Kendra Gable - Witt Mary - Charles Jones as Sara Marie Gable
Taylor Spreitler as Kendra Gable - Witt Mary - Charles Jones as Sara Marie Gable