<P> William Bruce Davis ( born January 13 , 1938 ) is a Canadian actor and director , best known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files . Besides appearing in many TV programs and movies , Davis founded his own acting school , the William Davis Centre for Actors Study . In his personal life , Davis is an avid water - skier , lectures on skepticism at events such as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry 's CSICon , and advocates for action on climate change . In 2011 Davis published his memoir , Where There 's Smoke ... The Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man . </P>
<P> William Bruce Davis ( born January 13 , 1938 ) is a Canadian actor and director , best known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files . Besides appearing in many TV programs and movies , Davis founded his own acting school , the William Davis Centre for Actors Study . In his personal life , Davis is an avid water - skier , lectures on skepticism at events such as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry 's CSICon , and advocates for action on climate change . In 2011 Davis published his memoir , Where There 's Smoke ... The Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man . </P>
who plays the smoking man on the x-files
who plays the smoking man on the x-files
William Bruce Davis
William Bruce Davis