Walter Skinner

Walter Skinner
The X-Files character
First appearance	"Tooms"
Portrayed by	Mitch Pileggi
City	Washington, D.C.
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Occupation	FBI Special Agent, Assistant Director of the FBI
Family	Sharon Skinner
Agents	Dana Scully John Doggett Fox Mulder Monica Reyes
Affiliations	Alvin Kersh The Lone Gunmen Brad Follmer C. G. B. Spender
Duration	1994–2002, 2008, 2016
Seasons	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Films	The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe

FBI Assistant Director Walter Sergei Skinner is a fictional character in the Fox science fiction-supernatural television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. Skinner supervised the X-Files office, which is concerned with cases with particularly mysterious or possibly supernatural circumstances that were left unsolved and shelved by the FBI. Fox Mulder, the FBI agent in charge of the X-Files, considers the X-Files the truth behind the supposed conspiracy. Portrayed by American actor Mitch Pileggi, Skinner was a main character in the ninth and tenth seasons of the show and a recurring character throughout the first eight seasons.

Skinner made his first appearance in the first season 1994 episode "Tooms". At the start of the series, Skinner was unfriendly towards Mulder because of his belief in the extraterrestrial, while throughout the series run Skinner has moved on to respect and agree with Mulder's idea, which is finally proven in "Requiem", when he saw an Alien spacecraft. Walter Skinner has received critical acclaim and has become a fan favorite. Pileggi received the role of Walter Skinner after "two or three" auditions for the role. Beginning with only a small cameo, his character frequently made more appearances during the second season. Pileggi was honored with numerous awards and award nominations for his portrayal of Skinner.

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