Origin
Member of the rogue hackers The Lone Gunmen. They are friends of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully of the FBI.
Creation
Byers was created by Chris Carter.
Character Evolution
Before becoming an outlaw he was a mild mannered computer technician, who was pulled into something much larger by a beautiful femme fatale. He is the most conservative and law abiding member of the team.
In Other Media
Byers is portrayed on screen in The X-Files by the Canadian actor Bruce Harwood.