David Duchovny
David Duchovny
Aquarius, X-Files, Californication
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David Duchovny stars as LAPD Detective Sam Hodiak on the new NBC series AQUARIUS (premieres May 28).
Born and raised in New York City, Duchovny attended Princeton University, received his master's degree in English literature from Yale and was on the road to earning his PhD when he caught the acting bug.
Duchovny is best known for the hit series THE X-FILES. For his role as Fox Mulder, Duchovny was nominated twice for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, and won a Golden Globe in 1997, along with three other nominations for the part. Duchovny won a second Golden Globe for his role as Hank Moody on the Showtime series CALIFORNICATION. In fact, Duchovny is the only actor to have won Globes as the lead for both TV drama and comedy.
Just as he was for THE X-FILES, Duchovny was nominated three other times for CALIFORNICATION. In addition to his two Emmy nominations for THE X-FILES, Duchovny was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for LIFE WITH BONNIE and THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW. He has also been nominated nine times for a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a Television Critics Award.
Still recognized for his role as Dennis/Denise Bryson, the transvestite detective in David Lynch's breakthrough series TWIN PEAKS, Duchovny spent four seasons as the impassioned narrator of Zalman King's erotic anthology series RED SHOE DIARIES. He also made a memorable appearance on SEX AND THE CITY as an ex-flame of Carrie Bradshaw.
As a director, Duchovny helmed three episodes of THE X-FILES, six episodes of CALIFORNICATION and an episode of BONES.
Duchovny's passion for renegade films has brought him critical acclaim for his performances in the feature films KALIFORNIA, in which he co-starred opposite Brad Pitt; THE RAPTURE, the controversial film co-starring Mimi Rogers; and JULIA HAS TWO LOVERS, in which he gave a much-heralded performance as a telephone hustler. Duchovny also played Charlie Chaplin's longtime confidant and cameraman in CHAPLIN, starring Robert Downey Jr., and starred in the hit BEETHOVEN, opposite Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt.
Other feature credits include the action comedy EVOLUTION, the romantic comedy "RETURN TO ME, two THE X-FILES films, PLAYING GOD, FULL FRONTAL, TRUST THE MAN, THE TV SET, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE, THE SECRET, THE JONESES, and a hilarious cameo in ZOOLANDER.
Duchovny made his feature directorial debut in 2005 with HOUSE OF D, which he also wrote and appeared in. The film, which starred Robin Williams and Anton Yelchin, vividly captured the spirit of youth in all its joy and heartbreak.
On stage, Duchovny starred in the off-Broadway production of Neil LaBute's "Break of Noon."
His first novel, "Holy Cow," was released in February this year. In May, he will release his first album, "Hell or Highwater". It contains 12 songs written by him. He's backed by a group of musicians who perform separately under the name Weather and give his songs a '90s-rock feel in the vein of The Wallflowers and the Gin Blossoms.
David splits his time between Los Angeles and New York.
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