This Modern Family Alum Appears In Paramount's Frasier Revamp & The OG Series

Kevin Daniels' acting career dates back to the late '90s, when he appeared in a TV adaptation of "Twelfth Night" and played an unnamed character in an episode of "Mad About You." In the 2000s, he had short stints on shows like "Law & Order," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "JAG," "Charmed," and "Smallville." His first "Frasier" role also premiered during this time period, in 2003. The following year he even played a firefighter — like his "Frasier" revival character — in the film "Ladder 49."

Daniels' longest-running TV role kicked off in 2014 when he debuted as one of the leads in USA's paramedic comedy "Sirens." In a 2015 interview with Slate, Daniels listed firefighters among the types of characters he plays most frequently. "I'm a cop, firefighter, EMT. I'm a gay man," he said. "I've played a couple of lawyers; played a serial killer once. I've played a lot of basketball players, a couple of football players. It's either athletic, because I'm tall; something imposing or menacing; or something really funny and light-hearted."

Landing his role on the new "Frasier" series, then, likely had nothing to do with his prior, unrelated "Frasier" character. Rather, it seems to have been a function of both his extensive acting experience and his familiarity with playing firefighters on TV.