John Doggett

John Doggett is a character in The X-Files television series, and appeared as the main character in season 8 and 9, taking over from protagonist Fox Mulder. He is an agent within the FBI who finds himself assigned to the unit known as the X-Files which deals with unexplained cases. In season 8 his partner is Dana Scully, and in season 9 Monica Reyes.

He is played by Robert Patrick, who is well known for playing the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

History
Prior to the FBI, Doggett served in the military and later became a police officer. His son was abducted and murdered and the case remained unsolved.

In 2000 Doggett - now an agent for the FBI, is assigned to look into the abduction of Fox Mulder. Unlike Mulder Doggett is a skeptic. He is later assigned to the X-Files permanently and is teamed up with Mulder's partner Dana Scully.