The actor is joining the sci-fi drama for an upcoming episode that gives some never-before-revealed backstory on Walter Skinner.
“We’ve really never explored the character of Walter Skinner,” creator Chris Carter told EW. “We learn more about Skinner and more about his connections to Mulder and Scully and how he’s been a loyal advocate of theirs at his own expense. We learn about his young life and the X-Files moment he experienced as a much younger man.”
The Skinner-centric hour will be the sixth episode of the current season, which airs Wednesday nights on Fox.
There are no details yet about what role Osment’s character will play in Skinner’s story.
Via: EW