Fact can be stranger than fiction. The X-Files actor David Duchovny is launching a pop career, at the age of 54.

The actor has announced he’ll release debut album Hell Or Highwater on May 12. The album will include 12 tracks he wrote.

Duchovny has won two Golden Globes and is best known for his roles in the TV series The X-Files and Californication.

He says in a statement making the album was a “dream come true”, though he added it’s shocking to think he has a musical career.

The first single is the title track and already is available. The music is being released on ThinkSay Records.

Duchovny will star in the upcoming NBC series Aquarius, which debuts in the US on May 28.