David Duchovny
Acting
Born: Aug 07, 1960
From: New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| You People | Arnold | 2023 | 5.616 |
| Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Bill Baterman | 2023 | 5.558 |
| The Estate | Richard | 2022 | 5.4 |
| Phantom | Bruni | 2013 | 5.858 |
| FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 2012 | 7.75 |
| Goats | Goat Man | 2012 | 5.5 |
| The Joneses | Steve Jones | 2010 | 6.189 |
| The X Files: I Want to Believe | Fox Mulder | 2008 | 5.861 |
| Things We Lost in the Fire | Steven Burke | 2007 | 6.628 |
| The Secret | Dr. Benjamin Marris | 2007 | 5.98 |
| The TV Set | Mike Klein | 2007 | 6.043 |
| Quantum Hoops | Narrator | 2007 | 8.0 |
| Queer Duck: The Movie | Tiny Jesus (voice) | 2006 | 4.25 |
| Trust the Man | Tom | 2005 | 5.166 |
| House of D | Tom Warshaw | 2004 | 6.352 |
| Connie and Carla | Jeff | 2004 | 5.855 |
| Full Frontal | Gus | 2002 | 4.637 |
| Evolution | Dr. Ira Kane | 2001 | 6.103 |
| Zoolander | J.P. Prewitt | 2001 | 6.219 |
| Return to Me | Bob Rueland | 2000 | 6.655 |
| The X-Files | Agent Fox Mulder | 1998 | 6.904 |
| Playing God | Dr. Eugene Sands | 1997 | 5.508 |
| Kalifornia | Brian Kessler | 1993 | 6.587 |
| Red Shoe Diaries | Jake Winters | 1992 | 4.888 |
| Beethoven | Brad | 1992 | 5.832 |
| Ruby | Officer Tippit | 1992 | 5.5 |
| The Rapture | Randy | 1991 | 5.737 |
| Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Bruce | 1991 | 6.167 |
| Denial | John | 1990 | 5.125 |
| Working Girl | Tess's Birthday Party Friend | 1988 | 6.604 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1960 |
| From | New York City, … |