BornJanuary 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBirth NameWilliam Bruce DavisNicknameBillHeight6' 2½" (1.89 m)Mini Bio (1)William B. Davis was born on January 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as William Bruce Davis. He is an actor and director, known for The X Files (1993), The X Files (1998) and The Dead Zone (1983). He has been married to Emmanuelle Herpin since 2011.Trivia (14)Smoked herbal cigarettes while filming The X Files (1993).A spokesman for the Canadian Cancer Society.A Canadian national champion water-skier in his division.Formerly owned and operated the Vancouver-based William Davis Centre for Actors' Study, an acting school for beginners and professionals.Wrote the The X Files: En Ami (2000), which delved into the history of his character, The Cigarette-Smoking Man.Former drama professor at Bishop's University, Canada, before opening up William Davis Centre for Acting Study.His favorite The X Files (1993) episode is The X Files: Talitha Cumi (1996).Unlike his character on "The X-Files," he is an avid non-smoker and is vocally skeptical of paranormal beliefs, serving as a spokesman for both causes. However, both he and his character are atheists and water-skiers.Two daughters, Melinda and Rebecca, from his first marriage. Rebecca runs the Rebecca Davis Dance Company in Philadelphia. Melinda is completing a specialty in cardiology at Ann Arbor.He has made guest appearances on all three of the longest running North American science fiction series: The X Files (1993), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Smallville (2001).Acting in Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen", a Montreal-based play co-starring James Kidnie and Carolyn Hetherington, as Danish physicist Niels Bohr. [July 2003]Hosting the CBC presentation of Steven Spielberg's Taken (2002). [June 2003]He is an environmentalist who advocates action against climate change and drives an electric car.William Davis now divides his time between North America and France after he married Emmanuelle
