Nathan Fillion
Canadian-American actor celebrated for iconic television roles and a prolific career spanning film, television, voice acting, and video games.
Nathan Fillion - Personal Information
- Date of Birth: March 27, 1971
- Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Executive Producer, Producer
Biography
Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on Firefly and its film continuation Serenity and Richard Castle on Castle. As of 2018, he stars as John Nolan on The Rookie and is an executive producer on the show as well as its spin-off series, The Rookie: Feds.
Fillion has acted in traditionally distributed films like Slither and Trucker, Internet-distributed films like Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, television soap operas, sitcoms, and theatre. His voice is featured in animation and video games, such as the Bungie games Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Destiny, and Destiny 2, along with the 343 Industries game Halo 5: Guardians and the television series M.O.D.O.K. (2021).
Fillion first gained recognition for his work on One Life to Live in the contract role of Joey Buchanan, for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, as well as for his supporting role as Johnny Donnelly in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl.
Selected Filmography
A look at Nathan Fillion's most recent and notable screen appearances across film and television.
- The Mighty Nein (TV - 2025) as The Gentleman (voice)
- Superman (2025) as Guy Gardner
- Skincare (2024) as Brett Wright
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as Headpool (voice)
- Grave Conversations (TV - 2024) as Self
- Krapopolis (TV - 2023) as Zan (voice)
- Bupkis (TV - 2023) as Ace Spade
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) as Master Karja
- The Recruit (TV - 2022) as CIA Director Alton West
- The Rookie: Feds (TV - 2022) as John Nolan
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