
Nathan Fillion
CountryCanada 
GenderMale
BirthdayMar 27, 1971
BiographyNathan Christopher 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 Officer John Nolan on The Rookie and is an executive producer on the show as well as its spin-off series, The Rookie: Feds during its run.
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.
Fillion received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on May 30, 2025 from Concordia University of Edmonton.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Nathan Fillion. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
Fillion received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on May 30, 2025 from Concordia University of Edmonton.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Nathan Fillion. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

The Rookie
as John Nolan

Castle
as Richard Castle

Con Man
as Jack Moore / Captain James Raaker

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
as Captain Hammer

Drive
as Alex Tully

Firefly
as Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds

One Life to Live
as Joey Buchanan

Two Guys and a Girl
as Johnny Donnelly
Part of Crew
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