"Naturally
the guest cast in The X-Files creates the conflict
of the story. If it were just Mulder and Scully, there
wouldn't be any story. For example, something like
Star Trek, in its various arrangements, can exist
just on its own cast because the danger, the encroaching
danger, can be something unseen. It can be something
unknown or an interpersonal conflict. But obviously
in this situation with two regulars... there's not
terribly much conflict that can be generated. So of
course it has to rely on the bringing in of outside
characters." - Vincent
Shiavelli
Cigarette-Smoking Man
The man behind the cloud of smoke seems to constantly
have his hand in the affairs of the X-Files, and his
presence serves as a warning that the shadow government
is using Mulder as a pawn in their game. The tension
between Mulder and the Cigarette-Smoking Man has steadily
increased as the man with the pack of Morleys not only
involves himself in Mulder's work, but also has been
responsible for several attempts on the agents' lives.
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John Doggett
Agent John Doggett joined the FBI from the New York
City Police Department, where he served as a Detective
in the Fugitive Division's Warrant section. Approaching
all of his investigations like a doubting cop, he believes
that everything can be explained with standard police
techniques. So it is no surprise that after only five
years at the Bureau, he is assigned by Deputy Director
Kersh to run the task force looking for Mulder. Although
he may be set up to fail, Doggett has resigned himself
to solve the case. (read
more)
Brad Follmer
Bradford Follmer was born in London, England to an American
consular officer serving at the Court of St. James.
His father’s work as a political attaché
caused the family to move all over the world, including
Africa, South America and the Far East. When his parents
divorced in 1972, Follmer enrolled in boarding school
in New England and excelled academically. (read
more)
Alex Krycek
Handsome, charming, and well-spoken, the perfidious
Agent Alex Krycek worms his way into the confidence
of Fox Mulder in "Sleepless" (2X04), where
he plays the role of a worshipful junior FBI agent.
But his true allegiance emerges when he warns the Cigarette-Smoking
Man that separating Mulder and Scully has not unhinged
their partnership. (read
more)
Fox Mulder
Recruited into the Bureau after studying psychology
at Oxford, Special Agent Fox Mulder showed an inclination
toward the offbeat from the beginning of his career.
His early monograph on serial killers and the occult
led to the capture of a notorious murderer. He was on
a fast track in the FBI when he took a detour into the
paranormal. Convinced through hypnotic regression that
his sister Samantha was abducted by some unknown power
when they were children, he became obsessed with discovering
the truths hidden in the X-files, a repository for cases
of the extraordinary, the unexplained and the supernatural.
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Monica Reyes
Monica Reyes served in the New York City field office,
where among her cases was the kidnapping of 7 year-old
Luke Doggett, son of New York City police officer John
Doggett. The boy was eventually found dead, but no suspect
was ever apprehended. In 1999, she transferred to the
New Orleans field office. She remained there until the
former cop-turned FBI Agent Doggett convinced her to
accept a post on the X-files unit in Washington, DC.
(read more)
Knowle Rohrer
Knowle Rohrer served in Beirut, Lebenon with the 24th
MAU, taking part in a Multi-National Peacekeeping Force
for Lebenon Development in 1983. Shortly after he was
recruited out of Bravo Company and entered into the
Super Soldier project with fellow Marine, Shannon McMahon,
becoming the "Adam" of the project, one of
the first bio-engineered combat units. Later, Knowle
would become somewhat of an informant for Agent John
Doggett. (read
more)
Dana Scully
Special Agent Dana Scully is not only a medical doctor
with a specialty in forensics, but a firm believer in
reason who thinks there is a scientific explanation
behind every X-file. Her beliefs have been tested, and
she’s seen things while working on the X-files
that neither science nor logic could explain. She has
even begun to believe in the reality of aliens. (read
more)
Walter Skinner
An ex-Marine with a stern sense of duty, the Bureau's
Assistant Director Walter Skinner sometimes has little
patience with Mulder's unorthodox methods of investigation.
More than once he has warned Mulder and Scully that
their inquiries were crossing into dangerous territory.
He has also been forced to shut down the X-Files, but
decided to reopen them on his own authority. (read
more)
