# The Practice/X-Files Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-x-files-question/65625>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 16, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-x-files-question/65625 "2001-05-16T16:48:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-x-files-question/65625/1 "2001-05-16T16:48:57Z")

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On “The Practice” this week, there was a character who I am sure has been on X-Files as one of the freaks. On “The Practice”, he was in jail and had made some kind of deal with Lara Flynn Boyle’s character (I don’t watch very often); I think his name was Jacky. I keep having this picture of him from “The X-Files” as some kind of night-dwelling, mutant creature with big, dark eyes, and really pale skin. This is driving me nuts, because I’ve seen him in a couple of other shows, and I can’t remember what his character was on X-Files. Anyone else know anything about this, or am I just imagining things?

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**Author:** ![Jane\_D\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Jane\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_D_oh)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-x-files-question/65625/2 "2001-05-16T17:54:30Z")

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He was in the first season, two episodes. The liver eater who showed up every 59? 40? years. He was pretty elastic-manuevered into rooms through grates etc. I don’t remember his name. It may come to me later.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-x-files-question/65625/3 "2001-05-16T18:39:50Z")

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According to [IMDB](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Hutchison,+Doug), the actor’s name is Doug Hutchison. On _The X-Files_, he played Eugene Victor Tooms. His character on _The Practice_ is either Jack or Jackie Cahill (it’s listed both ways at IMDB).

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-x-files-question/65625/4 "2001-05-16T22:40:30Z")

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Hutchinson is perhaps best known for playing the unfortunately-named Percy Wetmore in _The Green Mile_

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-x-files-question/65625/5 "2001-05-16T22:58:18Z")

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Yes! That’s the guy! I knew I wasn’t going crazy (well, not over this, anyway; the cat’s wedding dress may be a different story ;).