Nathan Fillion's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Castle Richard Cas… Buffy the Vampire Slayer Caleb Firefly Captain Mal… Drive Alex Tully Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Johnny Donn… Best Week Ever Panelist (19)

Main Movie Roles 2007 - Waitress 2007 - White Noise 2: The Light 2006 - Slither 2005 - Serenity 2000 - Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 1999 - Blast from the Past 1998 - Saving Private Ryan

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:

• Parents are Cookie and Bob Fillion, both of whom are retired English teachers.
• 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.
• 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.".
• He considers his time on _"Firefly" (2002)_ (qv) to be the most fun he had on a TV series.
• Auditioned for the role of Michael in Dawn of the Dead (2004).
• 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.
• Attended Concordia University College of Alberta and the University of Alberta.