William B. Davis
Actor
- Born
- January 13, 1938, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Age
- 88 years old
- Zodiac
- Capricorn
- Total works
- 85 movies, 32 TV shows
- Latest work
- Bribe, Inc. (2024)
- Genres
- Horror,Mystery,Thriller
William B. Davis is a Canadian actor who portrayed The Smoking Man in The X-Files. He has also appeared as Damaris in Stargate SG-1 and as Mayor Tate in Smallville. In addition to his acting career, Davis is a drama professor and founded the William Davis Centre for Actors Study in Vancouver. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A. in philosophy and was a national champion water skier. Notably, he switched to herbal cigarettes while filming The X-Files after initially choosing real cigarettes. Davis co-starred in The Messengers (2007) and has lent his voice to the antagonist Colonel Whitley in the game The Thing.
