David Duchovny

Some dramatic actors have an underlying element of humor to them. David Duchovny is one of them. "I look for the opposite and whatever it is, I'm doing."

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In the new ensemble comedy The Estate (November 4), Duchovny joins Toni Collette and Anna Faris as dysfunctional family members looking to inherit money from a dying aunt (Kathleen Turner). "I feel like I'm a comedian who's drawn not like what people think of as a comedian." Next month, Duchovny will expand his published works (he's written five bestselling novels) with Kepler (Dark Horse Books, December 27), his first graphic novel, co-written with Phillip Sevy. New to the genre, Duchovny says "I didn't grow up reading comic books" but that the premise-a sci-fi allegory thriller in the style of Planet of the Apes-is a "fascinating subject." Considering Duchovny's claim to fame with The X-Files, his newfound interest in sci-fi is a surprise.