Nathan Fillion

ActorProducer Mar 27 (age 55) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Guardians of the Galaxy

Monstrous Inmate

Film

Saving Private Ryan

Minnesota Ryan

Film

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Master Karja

Film

The Rookie

John Nolan

Film

The Suicide Squad

T.D.K.

Film

Deadpool & Wolverine

Headpool (voice)

Film

Monsters University

Johnny (voice)

Film

Firefly

Mal Reynolds

Filmography

Acting (114)

Movies (53)

Superman

as Guy Gardner

Deadpool & Wolverine

as Headpool (voice)

Skincare

as Brett Wright

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

as Master Karja

7.9

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

as Duke

The Suicide Squad

as T.D.K.

Adrienne

as Self

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

as Self

Night Hunter

as Quinn

Reign of the Supermen

2019

as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

7.0

The Death and Return of Superman

2019

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

6.7

The Death of Superman

2018

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

7.4

Henchmen

2018

as Captain Superior (voice)

6.4

Cars 3

2017

as Sterling (voice)

6.9

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017

as Jacques Snicket

10.0

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

2017

as Shojun (voice)

3.5

Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly'

2017

as Self

Gravity Falls: Between the Pines

2016

as Preston Northwest (Voice)

9.0

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

2015

as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

7.0

Being Canadian

2015

as Self

5.5

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015

as Green Lantern (voice)

7.4

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

2015

as Cactoid Jim

4.3

Guardians of the Galaxy

as Monstrous Inmate

Highway of Tears

as Narrator

Party Central

as Johnny (voice)

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

2014

as Green Lantern / Black Adam (voice)

6.8

Monsters University

2013

as Johnny (voice)

7.0

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

2013

as Hermes

6.0

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

2013

as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

7.9

Much Ado About Nothing

2013

as Dogberry

6.8

Justice League: Doom

2012

as Green Lantern (voice)

7.4

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

2012

as Green Lantern / Mr. Freeze (voice)

7.5

Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

2012

as Self

5.2

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

2011

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

O Brave New World

as Self

Super

as The Holy Avenger

Wonder Woman

as Col. Steve Trevor (voice)

7.2

Trucker

2008

as Runner

5.9

Commentary! The Musical

2008

5.2

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

as Captain Hammer

Waitress

as Dr. Jim Pomatter

White Noise 2: The Light

2007

as Abe Dale

5.5

The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

as Self

Slither

as Bill Pardy

Done the Impossible

as Self

Serenity

as Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds

Outing Riley

as Luke Riley

Water's Edge

as Robert Graves

Dracula 2000

as Father David

Blast from the Past

as Cliff

Saving Private Ryan

as Minnesota Ryan

Ordeal in the Arctic

as Master Warrant Officer Tom Jardine

3.0

Strange and Rich

as Walter Hoade

Television (61)

The Mighty Nein

2025

as The Gentleman (voice)

Grave Conversations

as Self

Krapopolis

as Zan (voice)

Bupkis

as Ace Spade

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Peacemaker

as Guy Gardner

The Rookie: Feds

as John Nolan

The Recruit

as CIA Director Alton West

Resident Alien

as Octopus (voice)

Monsters at Work

as Johnny (voice)

Family Law

as Bud Nielsen

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

as Simon Williams / Wonder Man (voice)

6.6

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Rookie

as John Nolan

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017

as Jacques Snicket (voice)

7.4

Big Mouth

2017

as Nathan Fillion (voice)

Santa Clarita Diet

as Gary West

American Housewife

as Nathan Fillion

HarmonQuest

as Tetter Spice

Geeking Out

as Self

Con Man

as Jack Moore

Assassin Banana

as Chick del Monte / Assassin Banana (voice)

5.5

CelebriD&D

2015

as Jolene Glaplok

1.0

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

as Self

7.0

Rick and Morty

2013

as Cornvelious Daniel (voice)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Mark Devereaux

Drunk History

as Wernher von Braun

Gravity Falls

as Preston Northwest (voice)

Talking Dead

as Self

Conan

as Self

Modern Family

as Rainer Shine

Community

as Bob Waite

Castle

as Richard Castle

James Gunn's PG Porn

as Chris

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

as Captain Hammer

The Big Bang Theory

as Nathan Fillion

The Guild

as Nathan Fillion

Drive

as Alex Tully

American Dad!

as Liver / Joel Larson (voice)

Lost

as Kevin Callis

Desperate Housewives

as Adam Mayfair

The Soup

as Self

Justice League Unlimited

2004

as Vigilante (voice)

8.3

The Venture Bros.

2004

as Brown Widow (voice)

7.8

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

as Self - Guest

5.4

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Miss Match

as Adam Logan

Firefly

as Mal Reynolds

Through the Night with...

as Self

Pasadena

Two Guys and a Girl

as Johnny Donnelly

Maggie Winters

as Ronald

The View

as Self - Guest

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997

as Caleb

8.1

King of the Hill

1997

as Frisbee Guy (voice)

Total Security

as Troy Larson

The Outer Limits

as Michael Ryan

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

7.0

One Life to Live

1968

7.3

Firefly

as Mal Reynolds

Crew (4)

Television (4)

The Rookie: Feds

Executive Producer

The Rookie

Executive Producer

Con Man

Executive Producer

Castle

Producer