See the Evolution of Mulder and Scully From The X-Files

  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are seen in a promotional still for The X-Files season 1 in 1993.
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  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are seen in The X-Files in 1993.
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  • David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson attend the 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 21, 1995.
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  • David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are seen in The X-Files in 1995.
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  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny attend the 48th Annual Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif. on Sept. 8, 1996.
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  • David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are seen onstage during the 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 18, 1998.
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  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are seen in The X-Files film in 1998.
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  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are seen in The X-Files in 1999.
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  • David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are seen in The X-Files in 2001.
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  • David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are seen in the film The X-Files: I Want to Believe in 2008.
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  • David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are seen at Comic-Con in San Diego, Calif. on July 18, 2012.
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  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny perform at The Cutting Room in New York City on May 12, 2015.
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  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are seen in The X-Files miniseries in 2016.
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  • David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Jan. 12, 2016 in Burbank, Calif.
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It’s been 23 years since David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson first played Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, detectives who investigate the paranormal, the bizarre and the downright scary on The X-Files. Fans of the show will reunite with the characters this winter when the show returns for a limited series on Fox. And while some things have been slow to change since 1993—like the fact that the Emmy-winning Anderson was offered half of Duchovny’s pay for the revival—the duo’s style has certainly undergone a transformation. See their various looks throughout the show’s history.

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