9 Ken Hawryliw

episode 9 — props master, Ken Hawryliw

Ken Hawryliw is a props master who worked on the first five seasons of The X-Files, leading the design, fabrication, and sourcing of some of the most iconic props from the show. Ken was also the props master on Millennium, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and Arrow. Ken also co-wrote The X-Files season 6 episode, Trevor, and appeared as ‘Ken’ in one of my season 5 favourites, Unusual Suspects. For the final episode of 2025, Ken told me stories from his time on The X-Files, and shares his perspectives and insights on creativity, research, and filmmaking.

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Episode Notes

To find out more about Ken’s work, visit — Kenneth H. Hawryliw on IMDB

To follow Ken on social media — Sci Fi Props Guy on Facebook — Sci Fi Props Guy on Instagram

Ken wrote the season 6 episode, Trevor — Trevor on IMDB — Trevor on The X-Files Wiki

The quote I mention (but never finish) from Trevor is, “Dear Diary, today my heart leapt when Agent Scully suggested spontaneous human combustion.”

Ken also appeared as ‘Ken’ in the season 5 episode, Unusual Suspects — Unusual Suspects on IMDB — Unusual Suspects on The X-Files Wiki

Some films and shows mentioned by Ken — Mysterious Island (1961) — Land of the Giants (1968-1970) — Batman (1966-1968) — Lost in Space (1965-1968)

The Instagram account I mentioned at the beginning of the episode is — xfilesunrestrictedaccess

Here’s a great ad for The X-Files Unrestricted Access

Find me on Instagram at — heydannyitsmulder and xfilescolor

Find out more about Maurice, who reads the script at — mauricejk.com

credits

Music by Chris Zabriskie, under CC BY 3.0 Attribution 3.0 Unported, no modifications.