Daniel Davis

Daniel Davis (born November 26, 1945) is an American stage, screen, and television actor best known for portraying Niles the butler on the popular sitcom The Nanny, and for his two guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation, affecting an upper class English accent for both roles. He also voices the intelligent Cro Magnon, Longhair from the Longhair and Doubledome cartoon shorts from Cartoon Network's Big Pick.

Daniel Davis has built a filmography of 14 credits over a career spanning from 1981 to 2024.

Daniel Davis's most notable role to date came in The Prestige (2006), where he played Judge. He also appeared in The Hunt for Red October (1990) as CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise). Most recently appeared in The Blacklist (2013) as Baldur Magnusson.

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