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Nathan Fillion Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1971-03-27

Birthplace:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
114 Total Roles

Nathan Fillion

Acting

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Biography

Nathan 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 John Nolan on The Rookie and is an executive producer on the show as well as its spin-off series, The Rookie: Feds.

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 Bungiegames 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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Mighty Nein TV The Gentleman (voice)
2025 Superman MOVIE Guy Gardner
2024 Skincare MOVIE Brett Wright
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine MOVIE Headpool (voice)
2024 Grave Conversations TV Self
2023 Krapopolis TV Zan (voice)
2023 Bupkis TV Ace Spade
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 MOVIE Master Karja
2022 The Recruit TV CIA Director Alton West
2022 The Rookie: Feds TV John Nolan

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