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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. Malcolm&hellip
Castle	Richard Castle
Drive	Alex Tully
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place	Johnny Donnelly
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.
One of four actors from Firefly (2002) who voiced superheroes on Justice League Unlimited (2001). He voiced the western themed Vigilante while Adam Baldwin voiced Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern, Gina Torres voiced Vixen, and Morena Baccarin voiced Black Canary.
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.
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.
Attended Concordia University College of Alberta and the University of Alberta.