Tom Braidwood

Name: Tom Braidwood
Birthday: September 27, 1948
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Current Home: Maple Ridge, BC

Character Portrayed: Melvin Frohike
Episodes:

1.17 "E.B.E."
2.03 "Blood"
2.08 "One Breath"
2.18 "Fearful Symmetry"
2.25 "Anasazi"
3.01 "The Blessing Way"
3.02 "Paper Clip"
3.09 "Nisei"
3.16 "Apocrypha"
3.23 "Wetwired"
4.07 "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man"
4.15 "Memento Mori"
5.01 "Unusual Suspects"
5.02 "Redux"
5.03 "Redux II"
5.11 "Kill Switch"
5.20 "The End"
6.00 "Fight the Future"
6.01 "The Beginning"
6.03 "Triangle"
6.05 "Dreamland II"
6.12 "One Son"
6.19 "Three of a Kind"
6.21 "Field Trip"
7.13 "First Person Shooter"
7.15 "En Ami"
7.22 "Requiem"

Filmography: Both an actor and a producer, Tom often works both in front of and behind the camera. Besides playing Frohike, he was the first assistant director on "The X-Files" for its first five seasons. Other productions he's been involved with are "Harry Tracy," "Danger Bay," "My American Cousin" (shot in my hometown!), "21 Jump Street," "Eyes of an Angel," and the unreleased "The Portrait."

Education: Tom earned his bachelor's degree in theater and master's in film from the University of British Columbia.

How he got his job: Director William Graham, considering actors to play Frohike, spotted Tom going into the bathroom on the set and observed, "We need someone slimy...someone like Braidwood." When he came out of the bathroom, a star was born.
Family: Tom's married with two daughters, Jessica and Kate (she appeared in "The Pine Bluff Variant")
Hobbies: He enjoys gardening, and writes scripts or watches videos in his spare time.
His take on Scully: "[Frohike's] changed to the extent that the Scully thing has evolved into a respectful friendship, [I've gone from] that initial famous statement of 'She's hot' to having a lot of respect for her. I care for her [very much]."
Six degrees of separation: My friend Wayne is friends with Tom's daughter Kate.

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