Nathan Fillion

Age: 38
Height: 6' 1 1/2"

Birth Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Born: Mar. 27th, 1971

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Nathan Fillion's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Firefly	Capt. Malco…
Castle	Richard Cas…
Drive	Alex Tully
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place	Johnny Donn…
Best Week Ever	Panelist (19)

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Canadian-born actor Nathan Fillion gained critical acclaim and a large cult of fans when he starred as Captain Malcolm Reynolds on the Joss Whedon TV series "Firefly" (2002), having previously been a regular on "One Life to Live" (1968) and "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (1998). Fillion had also appeared in small roles in the films Blast from the Past (1999) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

Whedon gave Fillion a chance to display his range when he cast Fillion as the twisted preacher Caleb, a villain, in the seventh and final season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).

When "Firefly" (2002) was prematurely canceled in late 2002, the show's cast, crew, and many fans were devastated. Whedon vowed to resurrect the series in some way, and Fillion played Captain Reynolds again in the feature-film Serenity (2005). Fillion followed this film with more big screen leading roles in the horror-comedy Slither (2006) and the indie hit Waitress (2007). He also continued to be a force in television, starring in the short-lived Fox-TV series "Drive" (2007) and appearing on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" (2004). He took his first singing part (and cemented his cult appeal) as Captain Hammer in Whedon's musical Internet smash "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" (2008).

TRIVIA:

Originally auditioned for the role of "Angel" for 'Joss Whedon' (qv)'s first television series, _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv). However, never met Joss Whedon until he auditioned for Mal in Firefly.
Parents are Cookie and Bob Fillion, both of whom are retired English teachers.
When he won best actor at the 2006 SyFy Genre Awards for his portrayal of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in _"Firefly" (2002)_ (qv), the show had been off the air for around 3 years.
Claims to be descended from Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early. When told this, Joss Whedon created a bounty hunter by the name of Jubal Early for the Firefly episode "Objects in Space.".
Auditioned for the role of Michael in Dawn of the Dead (2004).
He considers his time on _"Firefly" (2002)_ (qv) to be the most fun he had on a TV series.
Has an older brother, Jeff.
Wanted to be a high school Drama teacher. In college he majored in art, and minored in drama while pursuing an acting career on the side.