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Kevin Daniels is an American actor who portrays Locar in The Orville.

Background[]

Daniels was born on December 9, 1976 in San Diego, California. He attended graduated from The Julliard School. He guest starred in a variety of television shows, such as Longinus in Modern Family and Coach Briggs in Atypical.

The Orville[]

Daniels had been friends with actors Peter Macon (Bortus) and J. Lee (John LaMarr) for years prior to joining The Orville.

In the mid-2010s, Lee wrote and directed a short film called Career Suicide: Arthur's Edge in which Daniels starred as Arthur. Lee screened the movie at Seth MacFarlane's home,[1] along with Macon as a guest. MacFarlane said, "I really like that guy. Who is he?," referring to Daniels. Macon added, "Oh, he's great. Let's make him a Moclan."[2]

Thanks to Lee and Macon's advocacy, MacFarlane decided to hire Daniels to play Locar. He soon joined the main cast for drinks at night and prepared for his role.[2]

Trivia[]

  • Daniels occasionally goes out to karaoke with Lee.[2]
  • Daniels had assumed the Shuttle Bay was a green screen. He was shocked to see that large rooms were actually constructed.[2]
  • It took roughly 1.5 hours to get Daniels in costume.[2]
  • Daniels appeared in Lee's film aTypical Wednesday, made between Season 2 and Season 3.[1]

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