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Duchovny Embraces 'Monster' Role in 'Malice'
29 Nov, 2025
Summary
- David Duchovny plays an arrogant patriarch in the new thriller series 'Malice'.
- The actor finds playing a 'monster' role challenging yet fun.
- 'Malice' follows a tutor's mission to dismantle the Tanner family.
David Duchovny returns to television in the gripping new thriller series, 'Malice,' portraying Jamie Tanner, the arrogant patriarch of a family targeted for destruction. Duchovny, 65, confessed that playing such a character is 'foreign to my way of thinking,' likening it to embodying a 'monster' who remains unaware of his own villainy. He embraced the challenge of making this egotistical figure a believable human being.
The six-episode Amazon Video series centers on Adam Healy, played by Jack Whitehall, a tutor determined to tear the Tanner family apart. Jamie Tanner, the family's wealthy head, becomes the focal point of Healy's revenge plot. The show, created by James Wood, premiered on November 14 and also features Carice van Houten.
Duchovny was drawn to the role by its sheer contrast to his own persona. He relished the 'tingle' of facing a significant acting challenge, striving to convincingly portray a deeply flawed individual. The series promises a dark exploration of vengeance and the consequences of past actions.
