Nathan Fillion

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Recent Role:
Richard Castle on Castle
Gender:
Male
Born:
3-27-1971
Birthplace:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Birth Name:
Nathan Christopher Fillion
Nathan Fillion was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the son of Cookie and Bob Fillion, both of whom are retired English teachers. He has an older brother, Jeff, and attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Concordia University College of Alberta and the University of Alberta, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. He began his acting career by taking a number of small roles in television, film, and theater, but larger roles were hard to find in his birthplace of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In 1994, he moved to New York City and landed the role of Joey Buchanan on the soapMore opera One Life to Live for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in 1996.

In 1997, Nathan left the series and the city to seek out other opportunities in Los Angeles. He got a small but memorable part in Steven Speilberg's Saving Private Ryan, and a recurring role in the sitcom Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place. When his series went off the air in 2001, Nathan moved up to a lead part when he was cast as Captain Malcolm Reynolds on the short-lived but critically acclaimed series Firefly.
Firefly was canceled after only eleven episodes had aired, but creator Joss Whedon vowed to find a new home for the series and immediately began courting television networks and movie studios. Meanwhile, Nathan was given a chance to display his range as an actor when he was cast as the murderous preacher Caleb on the final season of Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Thanks to enthusiastic support of the Firefly concept by executives at Universal Pictures (and bolstered by amazing sales of the DVD set) Nathan was cast to play Malcolm ('Mal') Reynolds a second time in a big-screen adaptation entitled Serenity, which was released in 2005.

Since then, Nathan has continued to earn strong and interesting roles in television and film, and also in more experimental media such as the online hit Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

He can currently be seen as the egotistical but charming mystery-solving mystery writer Richard Castle on ABC's Castle.

He co-founded the non-profit organization Kids Need to Read with author PJ Haarsma in 2007.

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    10 Perfect

    WOW, TALKE ABOUT SEXY

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    SECOND only to Josh Bowman from Revenge in looks, and they both are awesome actors, but this is a real mans man, oh boy do I look forward to seeing him every week, I think it is a real shame he has been off the air for so long, really, what are the networks thinking, you go Nathan your awesome not easy being a Sexy hunk of burning love and a great actor, but you pull them both off very well, wish you were still wearing your space pants, lol.

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    I've never watched anything big for Nathan fillion before Castle . but hey , It's more than enough . He is funny , charming , spontaneous and you can't say he's acting .. his delightful acting makes the show very light and adorable and with Beckett they give us too much fun every Monday's night .. I loved Nathan Fillion by watching Castle and I think I'll be searching for more of his rules . he looks older than he's but maybe they mean to make him look like a 45 year old dad .. 39 !! is still young :D ... loved your rule Rick .... Nathan

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    10 Perfect
    I love...love...love this show. I have twin infants and rarely get time to watch TV, but this show is a MUST for me. hide show

    My favorite characters are Nathan Fillion, Molly Quinn, and Susan Sullivan. They have such great chemistry together. They always make me laugh! And I absolutely love Nathan's character, Castle. Nathan does an awesome job...he's good looking, charming, funny, smart, daring, witty, confident, bold yet sensitive...and he thinks outside the box. And did I say...good looking. Love his mischievous smile! He has great chemistry with Stana Katic's character, Kate. I'm glad to see they are giving her character more depth. You see her professional serious side...but lately you also see her sexy fun loving side. I love this show! Can't say enough good things about it. All the cast members compliment each other so well. Don't see that a lot on TV these days.

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    9.4 Superb
    Known to most fans as Captain Malcom Reynolds from the series Firefly, Nathan Fillion has been turning out great work for years. hide show

    Nathan Fillion is one of the most criminally underappreciated actors working today. While he has been able to land a few movies so far (Look for him in "Waitress," "Slither," and in a bit part in "Saving Private Ryan"), Nathan Fillion's work has largely been confined to Joss Whedon projects. Now, I'm not bashing Whedon shows: they're good gigs if you can get them. I just think that Mr. Fillion has what it takes to be a star. His work in "Firefly" alone shows that he is capable of carrying a series or even a movie. In my opinion, his unique mix of charisma and humor works wonders and I sincerely hope that one day his is a household name and not one that is remembered solely for his turn on "Firefly/Serenity".

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    9.5 Superb
    This actor is "The 'Mal" of all Trades"! hide show

    He can do comedy, he can do drama, he can do the most addictive characters of all time, but he just can't seem to get a break from unimaginative networks. I believe this man just needs THE vehicle to blow them all away. When I look at some of the "actors" out there on commercially if not critically successful series, and then see Nathan excelling at performance after performance on what I believe to be great, imaginative but CANCELED shows...well, I just don't understand "the biz". Nor, apparently, does "the biz" understand me and what I want to see.
    Nathan will win out. He is so talented and capable of such character diversity, I know the right vehicle will come along. And I will be watching.

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