Biography
Actor David Duchovny rose to fame in the early 1990s as paranormal-obsessed FBI agent Fox Mulder on the hit television series "The X-Files" (1993-2002). Duchovny's understated but convincing delivery - no small feat in the face of the show's far out UFO/government conspiracy subject matter - helped make him an idol among TV viewers and pop culture aficionados. Such was the public's identification of the actor as Agent Mulder, Duchovny …
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Career Milestones
| First professional assignment, a Lowenbrau beer commercial | ||
| Taught English at Yale while working on his PhD; first became involved in acting there | ||
1987 | Left academia to pursue acting | |
1988 | Feature acting debut, "Working Girl" | |
1989 | First film with Henry Jaglom, "New Year's Day" | |
1989 | Moved to Los Angeles from New York | |
1990 | Joined the cast of ABC's "Twin Peaks" as Dennis/Denise Bryson, a cross-dressing FBI agent | |
1991 | First leading role in a feature, "Julia Has Two Lovers" | |
1991 | Played a supporting role in Michael Tolkin's brilliant, flawed tale of the coming apocalypse, "The Rapture" | |
1992 | Narrated the Showime series, "The Red Shoe Diaries"; also directed episodes | |
1992 | Offered a memorable turn as cameraman Rollie Totheroh in Sir Richard Attenborough's "Chaplin" | |
1992 | Portrayed a greedy yuppie in "Beethoven" | |
1992 | Re-teamed with Jaglom for "Venice/Venice" | |
1993 | Acted alongside Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis and Michelle Forbes in Dominique Sena's "Kalifornia" | |
1993 | Co-starred in FOX's paranormal series "The X-Files" as FBI special agent Fox Mulder; also provided the story for a handful of episodes; wrote and directed the episode 'The Unnatural' (1999); had a reduced role for the final two seasons | |
1997 | Returned to features as the lead in "Playing God" | |
1997 | Voiced Mulder for an episode of Fox's animated "The Simpsons" | |
1998 | Reprised role of Mulder for the feature film "The X-Files" | |
1998 | Spoofed his image and Sharon Stone's famous scene in "Basic Instinct" in the final episode of HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show" | |
2000 | Starred opposite Minnie Driver in the romantic comedy "Return to Me"; co-written and directed by Bonnie Hunt | |
2001 | Co-starred with Julianne Moore and Orlando Jones in the screen comedy "Evolution" | |
2002 | Appeared in the Steven Soderbergh directed "Full Frontal" | |
2003 | Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor for his role in "Life With Bonnie" (ABC) | |
2005 | Made feature writing and directing debut (also starred) with "House of D"; co-starred Robin Williams and wife Tea Leoni | |
2006 | Co-starred as Julianne Moore's househusband who's obsessed with sex in Bart Freundlich's "Trust the Man" | |
2007 | Cast in the network satire "The TV Set" directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Sigourney Weaver | |
2007 | Played Hank Moody, a troubled novelist in the Showtime series, "Californication"; earned Golden Globe (2008, 2009) and SAG (2009) nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy series | |
2008 | Reprised role of Agent Fox Mulder for "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" the second feature based on the popular series | |
2010 | Co-starred with Demi Moore in the independent comedy "The Joneses" | |
Awards
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in The X-Files |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in The X-Files |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in The X-Files |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in The Larry Sanders Show |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in The X-Files |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in The X-Files |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Life With Bonnie |
2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Californication |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Californication |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Californication |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Californication |
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Californication |