Nathan Fillion
Acting • Born 1971-03-27
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathan Fillion, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
114 credits
Dracula 2000
Movie • 2000
Father David
Waitress
Movie • 2007
Dr. Jim Pomatter
Blast from the Past
Movie • 1999
Cliff
White Noise 2: The Light
Movie • 2007
Abe Dale
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
Movie • 2022
Duke
Slither
Movie • 2006
Bill Pardy
Ordeal in the Arctic
Movie • 1993
Master Warrant Officer Tom Jardine
Done the Impossible
Movie • 2006
Self
Water's Edge
Movie • 2003
Robert Graves
Adrienne
Movie • 2021
Self
Trucker
Movie • 2008
Runner
Wonder Woman
Movie • 2009
Col. Steve Trevor (voice)
Monsters University
Movie • 2013
Johnny (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie • 2023
Master Karja
Super
Movie • 2010
The Holy Avenger
Serenity
Movie • 2005
Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Movie • 2011
Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
The Suicide Squad
Movie • 2021
T.D.K.
Much Ado About Nothing
Movie • 2013
Dogberry
Justice League: Doom
Movie • 2012
Green Lantern (voice)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Movie • 2013
Hermes
Outing Riley
Movie • 2004
Luke Riley
Skincare
Movie • 2024
Brett Wright
Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2012
Self
Superman
Movie • 2025
Guy Gardner
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Movie • 2012
Green Lantern / Mr. Freeze (voice)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Movie • 2013
Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)
O Brave New World
Movie • 2011
Self
Highway of Tears
Movie • 2014
Narrator
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie • 2014
Monstrous Inmate
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Movie • 2015
Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live
Movie • 2015
Cactoid Jim
Being Canadian
Movie • 2015
Self
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Movie • 2007
Self
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Movie • 2017
Shojun (voice)
Party Central
Movie • 2014
Johnny (voice)
Henchmen
Movie • 2018
Captain Superior (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Movie • 2015
Green Lantern (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Movie • 2014
Green Lantern / Black Adam (voice)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Movie • 2008
Captain Hammer
Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie • 2024
Headpool (voice)
Night Hunter
Movie • 2019
Quinn
Cars 3
Movie • 2017
Sterling (voice)
Saving Private Ryan
Movie • 1998
Minnesota Ryan
The Death of Superman
Movie • 2018
Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
Reign of the Supermen
Movie • 2019
Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)
The Death and Return of Superman
Movie • 2019
Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
Commentary! The Musical
Movie • 2008
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie • 2020
Self
Strange and Rich
Movie
Walter Hoade
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Movie • 2016
Preston Northwest (Voice)
Two Guys and a Girl
TV • 1998
Johnny Donnelly
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Castle
TV • 2009
Richard Castle
Drive
TV • 2007
Alex Tully
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Adam Mayfair
Miss Match
TV • 2003
Adam Logan
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Frisbee Guy (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Brown Widow (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Lost
TV • 2004
Kevin Callis
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
TV • 2008
Captain Hammer
Gravity Falls
TV • 2012
Preston Northwest (voice)
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
TV • 2021
Simon Williams / Wonder Man (voice)
Total Security
TV • 1997
Troy Larson
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Michael Ryan
The Soup
TV • 2004
Self
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Caleb
One Life to Live
TV • 1968
Maggie Winters
TV • 1998
Ronald
Community
TV • 2009
Bob Waite
CelebriD&D
TV • 2015
Jolene Glaplok
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Vigilante (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
TV • 2007
Nathan Fillion
Con Man
TV • 2015
Jack Moore
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Wernher von Braun
American Dad!
TV • 2005
American Businessman Klaus (voice)
Talking Dead
TV • 2011
Self
Geeking Out
TV • 2016
Self
Firefly
TV • 2002
Mal Reynolds
Santa Clarita Diet
TV • 2017
Gary West
James Gunn's PG Porn
TV • 2008
Chris
Resident Alien
TV • 2021
Octopus (voice)
Resident Alien
TV • 2021
42 (voice)
Through the Night with...
TV • 2002
Self
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Cornvelious Daniel (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV • 2017
Jacques Snicket (voice)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV • 2017
Jacques Snicket
The Rookie
TV • 2018
John Nolan
Assassin Banana
TV • 2015
Chick del Monte / Assassin Banana (voice)
American Housewife
TV • 2016
Nathan Fillion
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Nathan Fillion (voice)
The Rookie: Feds
TV • 2022
John Nolan
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Rainer Shine
HarmonQuest
TV • 2016
Tetter Spice
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Monsters at Work
TV • 2021
Johnny (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Mark Devereaux
The Recruit
TV • 2022
CIA Director Alton West
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Liver / Joel Larson (voice)
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV • 2014
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Bupkis
TV • 2023
Ace Spade
The Guild
TV • 2007
Nathan Fillion
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Peacemaker
TV • 2022
Guy Gardner
Krapopolis
TV • 2023
Zan (voice)
Family Law
TV • 2021
Bud Nielsen
Grave Conversations
TV • 2024
Self
The Mighty Nein
TV • 2025
The Gentleman (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest