Veteran actor Daniel Davis co-stars as Niles, the witty and sardonic butler, in TriStar Television's half-hour comedy series "The Nanny," now in its fifth season on CBS.

Davis, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, began his career in show business at age 11 on a local television show for children where he sang, danced and performed skits. As a child, Davis' parents ran the local movie theater and Davis quietly sat in the "cry room" and watched every film, which inspired him to be an actor. He attended the Arkansas Arts Center and graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in Fine Arts. Upon his graduation, he was invited to join the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where he was spotted by a producer who brought him to New York for the lead in the off-Broadway production of "Futz."