(That, and Pileggi’s bald head, we supposed, was finally the right look). However, that was apparently the key to the role.
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RELATED: ‘The X-Files’: 1 of the Most Iconic Characters From the Series Was Originally Cast as an Extra With No Lines Davis onstage during Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2016 | Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Wizard World “When I came back to read for Skinner, I had a bit of an attitude because I was a little miffed that I hadn’t gotten the parts the other times,” Pileggi admitted.Īctors Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and William B. Pileggi eventually got called back a third - and final - time to read for the character of Walter Skinner. But back then, Chris Carter didn’t think it was right look for those characters. It’s shaved again now and it was for the new episodes of The X-Files. He explained why he didn’t get those parts:Īt the time, my head was shaved. They were for smaller characters,” Pileggi said. “Before Skinner, I had gone in to read for the show twice.
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Per a Dallas Morning News interview, the actor’s casting journey on The X-Files was not quite simple. However, Pileggi didn’t start off on the best foot with Carter. FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner is an important character in the sci-fi series “He gave me a wonderful character I could do that with,” Pileggi gushed. The X-Files cast member credited executive producer Chris Carter for the incredible experience. Pileggi choked back tears as he recalled the memories. Other relatives also noticed the similar personality traits between the two men, one fictional, the other real. “His bearing and demeanor seeped into what I was doing as Skinner.” “The character very much is very similar to my father,” Pileggi explained. In his performance, the actor was very inspired by a close family member. In a 2015 New York Post article recapping an X-Files press event, the publication reported Pileggi’s comments about his character, AD Skinner.
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Mitch Pileggi as FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner on The X-Files | FOX Image Collection via Getty Images