According to Comicbook.com, this week's episode of The Gifted featured a special cameo by famous X-Men writer Chris Claremont. During the episode, Jace is seen watching an internet video of a conspiracy theorist. If fans look closely, they will be able to spot Chris Claremont as the role of conspiracy theorist. Although Claremont didn?t create the X-Men he was responsible for guiding the franchise for 17 years after it relaunched in 1975.