Via Zoom: David Duchovny is a Father Figure in ‘Adam the First’

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CHICAGO – The truth is out there for David Duchovny, and he is definitely a seeker. The actor, best known for the TV series “The X Files” and “Californication,” has a new film in theaters opening February 14th, in which he portrays a father figure to the title character in “Adam the First.”

Duchovny is James, who is raising Adam (Oakes Fegley). When the boy is old enough to understand, James tells him he’s not his biological father. As Adam gets to be a teenager, his education is mostly about survival, as James keeps him off the grid in trailer in the woods. When the past catches up with them, Adam has to make his escape, but not before learning that three men named Jacob could possibly be his real father. The young teen must strike out on his own to find his roots, encountering the possibilities along the journey.

David Duchovny with Oakes Fegley in ‘Adam the First’
Photo credit: Nova Vento Entertainment

David Duchovny is a popular actor, but he also has branched out to music as a singer/songwriter and as the author of five novels (one of which, “Bucky F*cking Dent,” has been adapted into a film). Born and raised in New York City, he attended Princeton and Yale, studying literature and eventually obtained a Masters Degree from Yale. He began his acting career in commercials, and made his film debut in “Working Girl” (1988).

After a memorable turn in TV’s cult classic “Twin Peaks” in 1990-91, he landed his signature role in “The X Files” as Fox Mulder in 1993. His second most familiar role was as Hank Moody in the Showtime series “Californication” (2007-2014), but he also appeared in numerous films (“Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” “Return to Me,” “Zoolander” and “The X Files: I Want to Believe”) and in TV (“The Larry Sanders Show,” “Sex and the City” and “Aquarius”).

In Part One of a Zoom Interview with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, David Duchovny talks the themes of fatherhood in “Adam the First” …

In Part Two, Chicago stories and his father’s Broadway play …

Trailer, “Adam the First” …

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor and Film Critic/Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com