Deep Throat (The X-Files)

Deep Throat
The X-Files character
Deep Throat's first appearance in the series
First appearance	"Deep Throat"
Last appearance	"The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati"
Created by	Chris Carter
Portrayed by	Jerry Hardin
In-universe information
Full name	Ronald Pakula
Gender	Male
Occupation	Syndicate Member
Affiliated with	Men in Black Federal Bureau of Investigation, The X-Files
Duration	1993–1996, 1999

Deep Throat is a fictional character on the American science fiction television series The X-Files. He serves as an informant, leaking information to FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder to aid Mulder's investigation of paranormal cases, dubbed X-Files. Introduced in the series' second episode, also named "Deep Throat", the character was killed off during the first season finale "The Erlenmeyer Flask"; however, he later made several appearances in flashbacks and visions. In the season 11 episode "This", his real name is ostensibly revealed to be Ronald Pakula.^[1]

The character of Deep Throat was portrayed by Jerry Hardin in all his appearances. After the character was killed, Steven Williams was introduced in the second season episode "The Host" to portray his successor, X. The creation of Deep Throat was inspired by the historical Deep Throat, Mark Felt, who leaked information on the Watergate scandal, and by Donald Sutherland's character X in the film JFK.