William B. Davis Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a prominent spokesman for the Canadian Cancer Society
• Trained at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
• Graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy
• Quit smoking in the 1970s despite his prominent role as a smoker in the "The X-Files․"
• Recognized for his role as The Smoking Man on the TV series "The X-Files․"
• Served as the artistic director at the Dundee Repetory Theatre
• Despite having a role on "The X-Files," he is a skeptic on paranormal beliefs
• Has made appearances in the three longest running science-fiction TV series in North America, consisting of "The X-Files," "Stargate SG-1" and "Smallville․"
• Smoked herbal cigarettes to play his role as The Smoking Man on "The X-Files․"
• Was appointed the artistic director of the English Acting Section at The National Theatre School of Canada at the age of 28