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Mitch Pileggi to reprise Walter Skinner on 'The X-Files' revival

The limited series continuation is expected to begin filming in the summer.

By Annie Martin
Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner in 'Via Negative' on 'The X-Files.' File photo by Fox/UPI
1 of 3 | Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner in 'Via Negative' on 'The X-Files.' File photo by Fox/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) -- Mitch Pileggi is confirmed for The X-Files revival.

The 63-year-old actor portrayed Walter Skinner on the original Fox sci-fi drama, and revealed he will reprise the character Monday on Twitter.

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"Very happy to announce that Walter Skinner will once again be getting all grumpy and bitchy with his two wayward kids. Very happy," he wrote.

Former co-stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny will also return as Dana Scully and Fox Mulder, respectively. Series creator and executive producer Chris Carter is developing the six-episode, limited continuation for 20th Century Fox Television.

The X-Files follows Scully and Mulder as they investigate unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena, and had an initial nine-season run. Pileggi is also known for playing Col. Steven Caldwell on SyFy series Stargate Atlantis and Ernest Darby on FX drama Sons of Anarchy.

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