Frasier Crane is back to gracing TV screens, 30 years after NBC’s original “Frasier” debuted.
The Paramount+ revival of the series dropped its first two episodes on Oct. 12. And while Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Crane is front, center and back in his third act of the role, he’s the only character to return.
Despite “Frasier” stars David Hyde Pierce (Niles Crane), Peri Gilpin (Roz Doyle) and Jane Leeves (Daphne Moon) not retuning, the new episodes are full of brand-new personalities to shake up Dr. Crane’s life.
The revival follows Frasier as he moves from Seattle back to Boston to reconnect with his son, Freddy, and accept a teaching job at Harvard University.
Keep reading for a full guide on the new “Frasier” characters.
Freddy Crane
Jack Cutmore-Scott plays the 30-something son of Frasier and his ex-wife, Lilith Sternin (Bebe Neuwirth).
Freddy is a firefighter who dropped out of Harvard to his father’s chagrin and with whom Frasier has a fractured and contentious relationship with.
While Cutmore-Scott portrays the older version of the character, a younger iteration was played by Trevor Einhorn in the 1993 series.
Cutmore-Scott hails from London and has had major roles in “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” “Deception” and “Tenet.”
Alan Cornwall
Nicholas Lyndhurst portrays Alan, Frasier’s old college friend who is now a university professor.
He loves to drink, is full of funny quips and is someone who keeps Frasier on his toes. He helps the psychiatrist score a teaching gig at the Ivy.
Lyndhurst has made appearances in projects such as “A United Kingdom,” “New Tricks” and “Rock & Chips.”
Olivia
Toks Olagundoye joins the cast as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and the head of the university’s psychology department.
Olivia and Alan have a frenemy-type relationship, playing off of each other’s biting wit and often firing off comebacks to one another.
She desperately wants Frasier to join the department as she believes it will guarantee the school funding due to him being a household name.
Frasier had earned fame being the host of his own radio show as well as the emcee of his own talk show before coming back to Boston.
Olagundoye was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland and England, and starred on ABC’s “The Neighbors.”
David Crane
Anders Keith’s David is technically a returning character — but now as an adult.
David is the son of Daphne and Niles, and is Frasier’s nephew. He was born in the 2004 series finale of “Frasier.”
He was named after David Angell, the creator of the original series who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
In the revival, David is a college freshman who idolizes his uncle and follows him to Boston.
Eve
Jess Salgueiro stars as Eve, Freddy’s friend and roommate.
She is a bartender at the bar that Frasier, Alan and Olivia often frequent after class.
Eve is the voice of reason when it comes to Frasier and Freddy and helps them see eye-to-eye during their disputes.
Salgueiro is a Canadian actress who is also known for her TV roles in “The Boys” and “Orphan Black.”
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