The X-Files continues to bring back familiar faces for next year's six-episode event series -- now with the addition of Annabeth Gish (Sons of Anarchy), who's set to return to her role as Agent Monica Reyes from the original series.

Annabeth Gish and Robert Patrick in The X-Files.

According to The Hollywood Reporter , next year's X-Files revival will be the first time we've seen Gish's Agent Reyes since the finale back in 2002. Gish was originally hired on the show as a recurring cast member in Season 8, and was promoted to series regular by the ninth (and final) season, where she co-starred alongside Gillian Anderson's Agent Scully and Robert Patrick's Agent Doggett.Gish is set to appear in one episode of The X-Files sequel series. She joins returning cast members David Duchovny (Fox Mulder), Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully), Mitch Pileggi (Walter Skinner), and William B. Davis (The Smoking Man), along with a ton of announced guest-stars, including Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose, Joel McHale, Annet Mahendru, Rhys Darby, and Kumail Nanjiani.The X-Files returns Sunday, January 24, 2016, on Fox.

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