Nathan Fillion

55, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Artwork for Deadpool & WolverineImage of Nathan Fillion

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 was starring as John Nolan on The Rookie.

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 theater. His voice is also featured in animation and video games, such as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in various DC Comics projects, the Bungie games Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Destiny and Destiny 2, along with the 343 Industries game Halo 5: Guardians, and Wonder Man in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and 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.

Timeline

2027Future projects

  • Poster for Man of Tomorrow

    Guy Gardner

2025Aged 54

  • Poster for Superman

    Guy Gardner

2024Aged 53

  • Poster for Deadpool & Wolverine

    Headpool (voice)

  • Poster for Skincare

    Brett Wright

2023Aged 52

  • Poster for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Master Karja

2022Aged 51

  • Poster for Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

    Duke

2021Aged 50

  • Poster for The Suicide Squad

    T.D.K.

  • Poster for Adrienne

    Self

2020Aged 49

  • Poster for The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    Self

2019Aged 48

  • Poster for Reign of the Supermen

    Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

  • Poster for The Death of Superman

    Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

  • Poster for Night Hunter

    Quinn

  • Poster for The Death and Return of Superman

    Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

2018Aged 47

  • Poster for Henchmen

    Captain Superior (voice)

2017Aged 46

  • Poster for Cars 3

    Sterling (voice)

  • Poster for Yamasong: March of the Hollows

    Shojun (voice)

  • Poster for Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly'

    Self

2016Aged 45

  • Poster for Nightmare Time

    Himself

  • Poster for Gravity Falls: Between the Pines

    Preston (Voice)

2015Aged 44

  • Poster for Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

    Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

  • Poster for The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

    Cactoid Jim

  • Poster for Being Canadian

    Self

  • Poster for The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

    Green Lantern (voice)

2014Aged 43

  • Poster for Highway of Tears

    Narrator

  • Poster for Party Central

    Johnny (voice)

  • Poster for Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

    Green Lantern / Black Adam (voice)

  • Poster for Guardians of the Galaxy

    Monstrous Inmate

2013Aged 42

  • Poster for Much Ado About Nothing

    Dogberry

  • Poster for Monsters University

    Johnny (voice)

  • Poster for Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

    Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

  • Poster for Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

    Hermes

2012Aged 41

  • Poster for Justice League: Doom

    Green Lantern (voice)

  • Poster for Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

    Green Lantern / Mr. Freeze (voice)

  • Poster for Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

    Self

2011Aged 40

  • Poster for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

    Hal Jordan (voice)

  • Poster for O Brave New World

    Self

2010Aged 39

  • Poster for Super

    The Holy Avenger

2009Aged 38

  • Poster for Wonder Woman

    Col. Steve Trevor (voice)

2008Aged 37

  • Poster for Trucker

    Runner

  • Poster for Commentary! The Musical

    (Unknown)

2007Aged 36

  • Poster for White Noise 2: The Light

    Abe Dale

  • Poster for Waitress

    Dr. Jim Pomatter

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

    Self

2006Aged 35

  • Poster for Slither

    Bill Pardy

  • Poster for Done the Impossible

    Self

2005Aged 34

  • Poster for Serenity

    Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds

2004Aged 33

  • Poster for Outing Riley

    Luke Riley

2003Aged 32

  • Poster for Water's Edge

    Robert Graves

2000Aged 29

  • Poster for Dracula 2000

    Father David

1999Aged 28

  • Poster for Blast from the Past

    Cliff

1998Aged 27

  • Poster for Saving Private Ryan

    Minnesota Ryan

1993Aged 22

  • Poster for Ordeal in the Arctic

    Master Warrant Officer Tom Jardine

Year unknown