Tom Braidwood

 is a Canadian actor and 1st Assistant Director born in British Columbia on [[September 27th, 1948. He is best known for playing the role of Melvin Frohike on The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. He played Frohike on thirty-nine episodes of The X-Files and thirteen episodes of The Lone Gunmen. He is credited as 1st Assistant Director on forty-eight episodes of The X-Files.