David Duchovny

David Duchovny
Duchovny at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	David William Duchovny (1960-08-07) August 7, 1960 (age 63) New York City, U.S.
Education	Princeton University (BA) Yale University (MA)
Occupations	Actor writer producer singer-songwriter
Years active	1987–present
Known for	Fox Mulder in The X-Files Hank Moody in Californication
Spouse	Téa Leoni ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2014)​
Children	2, including West Duchovny
Parent	Amram Ducovny (father)
Relatives	Daniel Duchovny (brother)

David William Duchovny (/dʊˈkɒvni/ duu-KOV-nee; born (1960-08-07)August 7, 1960)^[1] is an American actor, writer, producer and musician. He portrayed FBI agent Fox Mulder on the television series The X-Files (1993–2002, 2016–2018) and played the writer Hank Moody on the television series Californication (2007–2014), both of which have earned him Golden Globe awards. Duchovny appeared in both X-Files films—the 1998 science fiction-thriller of the same name and the supernatural-thriller The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). He executive-produced and starred in the historically based cop drama Aquarius (2015–2016).

His film work includes minor roles in the coming-of-age black comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), and the family comedy Beethoven (1992). Also in 1992, he played Roland Totheroh in the biographical comedy-drama Chaplin with Robert Downey Jr. In the 2000's, he starred in Return to Me with Minnie Driver (2000), Evolution with Orlando Jones (2001), Connie and Carla with Nia Vardalos (2004), House of D with Robin Williams (2004), and The Joneses with Demi Moore (2009).

Duchovny holds a B.A. in English literature from Princeton University, and an M.A. in English literature from Yale University, and has since published five books: Holy Cow: A Modern-Day Dairy Tale (2015), Bucky F*cking Dent (2016), Miss Subways (2018), Truly Like Lightning (2021), and The Reservoir (2022).