Walter Skinner — The X-Files: I Want to Believe Character Profile

About Walter Skinner

FBI Assistant Director and a trusted ally to Mulder and Scully. In 1998, he assists Mulder in escaping the hospital and navigating the cover-up. In 2008, he remains a supportive figure within the FBI hierarchy.

Walter Skinner — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

Quick Facts about Walter Skinner

Occupation

special agent, soldier, FBI agent

Walter Skinner's Known Relations

• Federal Bureau of Investigation — Employer

Walter Skinner appears in 3 titles

• The X-Files (1993) — character page
• The X-Files (1998) — character page
• The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Character Facts

Played by

Mitch Pileggi

Appears in

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Walter Skinner — Professional FBI Ally — Fox Mulder (David Duchovny)

  Skinner provides crucial institutional backing for field agents.

• Walter Skinner — Professional Trusted Superior — Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson)

  Hierarchical relationship built on institutional trust.

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