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The Well-Manicured Man is a fictional character in the American science fiction television series The X-Files. He serves as an antagonist to FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), being a member of the sinister Syndicate the agents seek to foil. Introduced in the third season, the Well-Manicured Man served to highlight discord within the ranks of the Syndicate, and ultimately betrayed them by leaking information to Mulder before committing suicide in the series' first feature film.

The character of the Well-Manicured Man was portrayed by John Neville in all his appearances (eight episodes, and the feature film). According to the series' writers, the character represents a non-violent "voice of reason" amongst the series' antagonists. Neville's portrayal of the Well-Manicured Man has been positively received by critics, who have noted his "moral ambivalence" and "unnervingly genteel" manner.

Best films

The X-Files
The X-Files
(1998)

Played by the actor

John Neville
John Neville
(1 films)
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Filmography of Well-Manicured Man (1 films)

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The X-Files
The X-Files (1998)
, 2h1
Directed by Rob S. Bowman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, Glenne Headly
Rating69% 3.499213.499213.499213.499213.49921
The film opens in what will become North Texas, 35,000 BC. Entering a cave, a hunter stumbles upon a large extraterrestrial lifeform. They fight and the caveman wins, stabbing the creature to death, but he is also infected by a black oil-like substance which crawls into his skin. In 1998, in the same area, when a group of boys are digging a deep hole, a young boy named Stevie (Lucas Black) falls down the hole and finds a human skull. As he holds it, black oil seeps into his body until it reaches his head, causing his eyes to turn black. Four firefighters descend into the hole to rescue him but do not come out. A team of biohazard-suited men arrives on the scene.