David Duchovny was born in Manhattan on August 7, 1960, to a Jewish father and a Scottish mother, Duchovny did his undergraduate work at Princeton and then went on to pursue a Master's degree in English Literature at Yale.

He is best known for his starring role as Fox Mulder on the FOX sci fi drama series The X-Files and his recurring role as Jake Winters in the series Red Shoe diaries.

David starred also in several feature films, including Kalifornia (1993) with with Brad Pitt, The X-Files: The Movie (1998), Evolution (2001), and the romantic dramedy Trust the Man (2006).

Duchovny married actress Téa Leoni on May 6, 1997.

He is a vegetarian and wears contact lenses.

Filmography

• The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
• "Untitled David Duchovny Series" (2007)
• Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
• The Secret (2007)
• Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
• The TV Set (2006)
• Trust the Man (2005)
• Area 51 (2005)
• The X Files: Resist or Serve (2004)
• House of D (2004)
• Connie and Carla (2004)
• XIII (2003)
• "Sex and the City" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Eco-Challenge Fiji Islands" (2003)
• "Life with Bonnie" (2 episodes, 2002)
• Full Frontal (2002)
• "The X Files" (175 episodes, 1993-2002)
• Red Shoe Diaries 15: Forbidden Zone (2002)
• Zoolander (2001)
• Evolution (2001)
• "The Lone Gunmen" (1 episode, 2001)
• Red Shoe Diaries 17: Swimming Naked (2001)
• Red Shoe Diaries 14: Luscious Lola (2000)
• Return to Me (2000)
• Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (2000)
• Red Shoe Diaries 12: Girl on a Bike (2000)
• The X Files (1998)
• The X Files Game (1998)
• "Millennium" (1 episode, 1997)
• Red Shoe Diaries 8: Night of Abandon (1997)
• Playing God (1997)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1997)
• Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up (1997)
• Red Shoe Diaries 16: Temple of Flesh (1997)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Space: Above and Beyond" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1 episode, 1996)
• Red Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband (1996)
• The X-Files: The Unopened File (1996)
• Red Shoe Diaries 9: Slow Train (1996)
• Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor (1996)
• "Red Shoe Diaries" (1 episode, 1996)
• Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass (1995)
• "Eek! the Cat" (1 episode, 1995)
• Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (1994)
• Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (1993)
• Kalifornia (1993)
• Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare (1993)
• Chaplin (1992)
• Venice/Venice (1992)
• Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
• Baby Snatcher (1992)
• Beethoven (1992)
• Ruby (1992)
• The Rapture (1991)
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
• Julia Has Two Lovers (1991)
• "Twin Peaks" (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
• Bad Influence (1990)
• Denial (1990)
• New Year's Day (1989)
• Working Girl (1988)
• "St. Elsewhere" (1 episode, 1982)

Awards

• American Comedy Award Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a Television Series "The Larry Sanders Show" 1999
• TV Guide Award Actor in a Drama Series "The X-Files" 1999
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in TV Series (Drama) "The X-Files" 1996
• Golden Satellite Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama) "The X-Files" 1996