Brad Follmer
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Assistant Director Follmer made his first appearance in the
Character arc
Follmer was an
In 2002, new evidence concerning the
Conceptual history
When creating the character, Chris Carter, one of the executive producers of The X-Files, personally wanted British actor Cary Elwes in the role.[3] Elwes won the role after an audition with Annabeth Gish on August 8, 2001. He was chosen because of "the dynamic" and "the energy between the two of them." Along with announcing the character, he said that the character would only appear in six episodes.[4] Carter named the character Brad Follmer after his personal assistant during seasons 8 and 9.[5]
"He is so much different than Doggett, he's so much different than Mulder. He is a person that is physically attractive, terrific actor, and has a kind of quality that we saw we could use, which was, I don't want to say devious, but there is something going on behind Cary's eyes." |
— Carter talking about the character of Follmer and portraying actor Elwes.[6] |
When creating the character, Elwes did not want the character to be looked as "good or bad", even having discussing it with Carter and Frank Spotnitz, another executive producer of the show. The producers and actors have instead labeled him as "ambiguous", and a man who wants to see "evidence through logic" and not superstition.[7] When describing his character to The Hollywood Reporter, Elwes said he "is a guy who is a little more buttoned up, a little more polished; he represents a different kind of FBI."[8]
There were two reasons for creating the character of Follmer, the first being when making
Reception
John Sellers from
References
- Fox Home Entertainment.
- Fox Home Entertainment.
- ^ Hinman, Michael (November 8, 2001). "Elwes talks The X-Files". Airlock Alpha. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- ^ Hinman, Michael (February 15, 2002). "Elwes joins The X-Files". Airlock Alpha. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (June 26, 2017). "The X-Files Season 11 Writers Revealed: Who's Back? Who's Missing?". TVLine. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Fox Home Entertainment.
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- E!Online. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- Fox Home Entertainment.
- ^ Sellers, John (November 9, 2001). "Elwes Sightings". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- ^ Guthrie, Marisa (November 11, 2001). "Television review; It's time to put X-Files in a drawer". Boston Herald.
- Michigan Daily. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- ^ Staff Writer (November 13, 2001). "A little too much X-skin?". Airlock Alpha. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- ^ "Nothing Important Happened Today". Critical Myth. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ^ "4-D". Critical Myth. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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