Mulder and Scully will continue to have their trusted ally Walter Skinner by their side. The X-Files veteran Mitch Pileggi has closed a deal to return for the recently picked up 10-episode eleventh season of the Fox
sci-fi drama and second as an event series. He will reprise his role
as Walter Skinner, an assistant director at the FBI, which he played on
the original Fox series as well as the 2016 six-episode event series
revival, both from creator Chris Carter.
Pileggi is among the first X-Files actors to be locked in to
join returning stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny for the new
installment, set to begin filming this summer for a premiere next
season.
Pileggi will next be seen in the Dimension Films thriller Polaroid which is will be in wide release on August 25.
Via: Deadline