Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh is a fictional character portrayed by Forest Whitaker in the TV series The Shield.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Extraction (season 5), they were 44 years old.
They appear in 14 episodes out of a total of 88 aired and have accumulated 961 positive votes.
Episodes14
Extraction
episode S5.E1 january 2006As the Strike Team tries to end a race war between Blacks and Mexicans, Dutch and Claudette investigate a riot at a high school that also stem from racial tensions.
Enemy of Good
episode S5.E2 january 2006Lem's loyalty to Vic is tested when he's interrogated by Lt. Kavanaugh and Aceveda about the Strike Team's corrupt past.
Jailbait
episode S5.E3 january 2006While the Strike Team figures out their next step concerning IAD's investigation into Lem, they put Tina undercover to help bust a sex trafficking operation.
Tapa Boca
episode S5.E4 january 2006As Becca contemplates whether or not to represent the Strike Team, Vic discovers the truth about Emolia.
Trophy
episode S5.E5 february 2006Kavanaugh bugs the Strike Team's clubhouse to get his stalled investigation back on track as Vic and the guys try to end a deadly prescription drug ring.
Rap Payback
episode S5.E6 february 2006The walls close in on Vic when Kavanaugh invades the Barn and sets up office.
Man Inside
episode S5.E7 february 2006The Strike Team's solidarity begins to crack under Kavanaugh's constant scrutiny.
Kavanaugh
episode S5.E8 february 2006As Kavanaugh deals with the emotional circumstances surrounding the return of his ex-wife, his obsession to take down the Strike Team comes to a head.
Smoked
episode S5.E9 march 2006With their finances frozen, Vic and his guys are forced to find other means to bail Lem out of jail.
Of Mice and Lem
episode S5.E10 march 2006While Lem prepares to plead guilty to the heroin charges, Vic strikes a deal with Antwon Mitchell that will guarantee Lem's safety in prison.
Postpartum
episode S5.E11 march 2006Vic arranges to get Lem safely out of the country and set up a new life for him in Mexico.
On the Jones
episode S6.E1 april 2007Shane's guilt for killing Lem intensifies after the Strike Team learns that he didn't make a deal with the authorities, and Kavanaugh resorts to threatening informants and planting evidence to pin Lem's murder on Vic.
Baptism by Fire
episode S6.E2 april 2007Detectives discover the evidence Kavanaugh planted to make Vic look guilty for Lem's death, but Dutch begins to suspect that everything is too convenient. Meanwhile, Vic tries to find the Salvadoran leader Guardo, who escaped to Mexico.
Family Meeting
episode S7.E13 november 2008As Vic hopes his immunity deal will help keep his family together, and Shane takes extreme measures to keep his pregnant wife from being charged with murder, Dutch finds he's a suspect in the disappearance of a teenage serial killer's mother.
- Extraction
- Enemy of Good
- Jailbait
- Tapa Boca
- Trophy
- Rap Payback
- Man Inside
- Kavanaugh
- Smoked
- Of Mice and Lem
- Postpartum
- On the Jones
- Baptism by Fire
- Family Meeting
Best moments10
- As Kavanaugh deals with the emotional circumstances surrounding the return of his ex-wife, his obsession to take down the Strike Team comes to a head.
- The walls close in on Vic when Kavanaugh invades the Barn and sets up office.
- As the Strike Team tries to end a race war between Blacks and Mexicans, Dutch and Claudette investigate a riot at a high school that also stem from racial tensions.
- Shane's guilt for killing Lem intensifies after the Strike Team learns that he didn't make a deal with the authorities, and Kavanaugh resorts to threatening informants and planting evidence to pin Lem's murder on Vic.
- Kavanaugh bugs the Strike Team's clubhouse to get his stalled investigation back on track as Vic and the guys try to end a deadly prescription drug ring.
- While the Strike Team figures out their next step concerning IAD's investigation into Lem, they put Tina undercover to help bust a sex trafficking operation.
- Lem's loyalty to Vic is tested when he's interrogated by Lt. Kavanaugh and Aceveda about the Strike Team's corrupt past.
- As Becca contemplates whether or not to represent the Strike Team, Vic discovers the truth about Emolia.
- The Strike Team's solidarity begins to crack under Kavanaugh's constant scrutiny.
- While Lem prepares to plead guilty to the heroin charges, Vic strikes a deal with Antwon Mitchell that will guarantee Lem's safety in prison.
- Kavanaugh
- Rap Payback
- Extraction
- On the Jones
- Trophy
- Jailbait
- Enemy of Good
- Tapa Boca
- Man Inside
- Of Mice and Lem