Nathan Fillion played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on Firefly and its film continuation Serenity, and Richard Castle on Castle.
27 Facts About Nathan Fillion
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Nathan 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.
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Nathan Fillion was born on March 27,1971, in Edmonton, Alberta, the younger of two sons of Robert "Bob" Nathan Fillion and June "Cookie" Early, both retired English teachers.
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Nathan Fillion was raised in Edmonton's Mill Woods neighbourhood and completed his secondary and post-secondary education in Edmonton, attending Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Concordia University College of Alberta, and the University of Alberta, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society.
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Nathan Fillion called his time on Firefly the best acting job he ever had, and compares every job he has had to it.
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In 2003, Nathan Fillion had a recurring role as Caleb in the final five episodes of Joss Whedon's series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Nathan Fillion starred in the romantic comedy film Waitress, written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21,2007, and opened in theatres on May 2,2007.
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In October 2006, Nathan Fillion signed a talent holding contract with the Fox Broadcasting Company, and in December 2006, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Nathan Fillion was cast as Alex Tully in the series Drive, which debuted on Fox in the spring of 2007.
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Nathan Fillion reprised his 1990s role as One Life to Live Joey for the series' 9,999th and 10,000th episodes, aired August 16 and 17,2007.
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Nathan Fillion joined the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives at the beginning of the fall 2007 season, portraying Dr Adam Mayfair.
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Nathan Fillion voiced the role of an ODST Gunnery sergeant in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3, alongside fellow Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and Adam Baldwin.
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Nathan Fillion provides the voice, portrayed likeness, and motion capture performance for Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck in Halo 3: ODST, Halo 5: Guardians, and a brief appearance in Halo: Reach.
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In March 2009, the first episode of the ABC television series Castle aired, in which Nathan Fillion starred as the titular character Richard Castle, a mystery novelist who helps the NYPD solve murders.
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Nathan Fillion was featured in a spoof porn web video on Spike called "Nailing Your Wife", part of James Gunn's PG Porn series.
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Nathan Fillion made a brief cameo appearance in the season 5 episode "Revolving Doors" of the web series The Guild.
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In late September 2011, Nathan Fillion guest starred as the Action Sports 1 anchor in the web series Husbands.
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Nathan Fillion played Dogberry in the independent film Much Ado About Nothing, based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, written, directed and produced by Joss Whedon.
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Since 2011, Nathan Fillion has appeared as the recurring Space Western character Cactoid Jim in performances of the podcasted live show The Thrilling Adventure Hour, a stage show premised on the idea that actors are performing as characters in a radio show.
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Nathan Fillion has advertised his participation as a guest star on The Thrilling Adventure Hour by means of including filmed elements of the live show on the DVD set for season 4 of Castle.
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On February 17,2013, Nathan Fillion hosted the 2013 WGA West Coast Awards.
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Nathan Fillion returned to the role in the 2017 sequel Destiny 2, and featured prominently in the game until the release of Forsaken, where the character was instead voiced by Nolan North up to his death.
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In 2015 and 2016, Nathan Fillion worked with Alan Tudyk on a web series called Con Man, loosely based on their experiences on the convention circuit after Firefly.
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In 2017, Nathan Fillion was cast in the recurring role of Gary West on the Netflix horror-comedy series Santa Clarita Diet.
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In February 2018, Nathan Fillion was cast to star as John Nolan in the new ABC TV series The Rookie, which was created by former Castle executive producer Alexi Hawley.
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Nathan Fillion has been associated with the public artist Martin Firrell since 2009.
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Nathan Fillion is the subject of two works of contemporary public art by Firrell: Complete Hero and Metascifi.
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In Metascifi, Nathan Fillion discusses the deeper significance of his Firefly character Captain Mal Reynolds, reflecting on some of the universal preoccupations of any human life: death, love, evil, intimacy, power, vulnerability, violence and freedom.