Melvin Frohike (Tom Braidwood)
As an actor, Tom Braidwood is probably best known for his role as Melvin Frohike, a member of the computer-hacking conspiracy-tracking trio The Lone Gunmen from �The X-Files.� However, in addition to acting, Braidwood�s career encompasses positions as a director, assistant director, production manager and writer in both television and feature films.
Most recently, Braidwood produced the Gemini Award-winning Canadian dramatic series �DaVinci�s Inquest� and directed three episodes. His previous producing credits include the television movie �Silence� and the feature films �Kingsgate,� �The Portrait,� �Walls,� �Low Visibiity� and �Deserters.�
His extensive credits as production manager include television movies, documentaries, feature films and shorts. He has directed second unit for the FOX television series �Millennium,� as well as �The Sentinel� and �Strange World,� and was also first assistant director on the series �The Sentinel,� �Pittsburgh,� �Mercy Point,� �DaVinci�s Inquest� (first season) and �The X-Files� (for over five seasons).
As an actor, Braidwood was in residence at the Tamahnous Theatre Workshop Company for six years, where he also wrote and performed as a musician. He also appeared in the feature film �The X-Files: Fight the Future.�
Braidwood lives in Vancouver.
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