David Duchovny

Biography

David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for playing Fox Mulder on The X-Files and Hank Moody on Californication, both of which have earned him Golden Globe awards Duchovny was born in New York City, New York in 1960. He is the son of Margaret "Meg" (née Miller), a school administrator and teacher, and Amram "Ami" Ducovny (1927–2003), a writer and publicist who worked for the American Jewish Committee. His father was Jewish, from a family that immigrated from the Russian Empire and Poland. His mother is a Lutheran emigrant from Aberdeen, Scotland. His father dropped the h in his last name to avoid the sort of mispronunciations he encountered while serving in the Army. Duchovny attended Grace Church School and The Collegiate School For Boys; both are in Manhattan. He graduated from Princeton University in 1982 with a B.A. in English Literature. He was a member of Charter Club, one of the university's eating clubs. In 1982, his poetry received an honorable mention for a college prize from the Academy of American Poets. The title of his senior thesis was The Schizophrenic Critique of Pure Reason in Beckett's Early Nove…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Simpsons (1989) — Fox Mulder (voice)
2. Zoolander (2001) — J.P. Prewitt
3. The X-Files (1993) — Fox Mulder
4. Twin Peaks (1990) — Denise Bryson
5. Evolution (2001) — Dr. Ira Kane
6. Beethoven (1992) — Brad
7. Sex and the City (1998) — Jeremy
8. The X-Files (1998) — Agent Fox Mulder
9. The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) — Fox Mulder
10. Californication (2007) — Hank Moody
11. Chaplin (1992) — Rollie Totheroh
12. Working Girl (1988) — Tess's Birthday Party Friend
13. The Craft: Legacy (2020) — Adam
14. Frasier (1993) — Tom (voice)
15. Kalifornia (1993) — Brian Kessler
16. You People (2023) — Arnold
17. The Joneses (2010) — Steve Jones
18. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
19. The Bubble (2022) — Dustin Mulray
20. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
21. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) — Bruce
22. Return to Me (2000) — Bob Rueland
23. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023) — Bill Baterman
24. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) — Steven Burke
25. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Guest
26. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
27. Phantom (2013) — Bruni
28. Millennium (1996) — Bobby Wingood (uncredited)
29. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
30. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
31. Better Things (2016) — David Duchovny / Teak
32. Bad Influence (1990) — Clue Goer with Glasses
33. Aquarius (2015) — Detective Sam Hodiak
34. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
35. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Guest
36. Jeopardy! (1984) — Self
37. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
38. House of D (2004) — Tom Warshaw
39. The Chair (2021) — David Duchovny
40. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest

Directed

1. The X-Files (1993) — Director
2. Bones (2005) — Director
3. Californication (2007) — Director
4. House of D (2004) — Director
5. Reverse the Curse (2024) — Director