Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion

Canadian-American actor (born 1971)
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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.

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Nathan Fillion was born on Saturday, 27 March 1971 in Mill Woods, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His full name at birth was Nathan Christopher Fillion. He is best known as an actor. Fillion's country of citizenship (nationality) is Canadian. Nathan attended high school at Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For university, he studied at Concordia University of Alberta. He is 6' 1½" (187 cm) tall and weighs 212 lbs (96 kg) with an average build. He has blue eyes and light brown hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $18,000,000 US dollars. Nathan Fillion is 53 years old and his zodiac star sign is Aries.

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Full name at birth
Nathan Christopher Fillion
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Claim to fame
his roles as Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds in the space Western drama series Firefly, and its the film continuation Serenity, Richard Castle in the crime mystery/comedy-drama series Castle, and John Nolan in the police procedural drama series The Rookie
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Date of birth
27 March 1971
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Place of birth
Mill Woods, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Actor, Producer, Voice Artist
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Height
6' 1½" (187 cm)
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Weight
212 lbs (96 kg)
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Distinctive feature
  • Blue Eyes
  • Slightly Heavyset Body
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Residence
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Net worth
$18,000,000 USD
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High school
Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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University
  • Concordia University of Alberta
  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • United Talent Agency
  • Creative Artists Agency
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(talking about the cancellation of Firefly): I broke the cardinal rule of don't fall in love with what you're doing, because the rug can get yanked out from underneath you, and when it did, I was heartbroken.
  • Wanted to be a high school Drama teacher. In college he majored in art, and minored in drama while pursuing an acting career on the side.
  • Originally auditioned for the role of "Angel" for Joss Whedon's first television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). However, never met Joss Whedon until he auditioned for Mal in Firefly.
  • One of four actors from Firefly (2002) who voiced superheroes on Justice League Unlimited (2001). He voiced the western themed Vigilante while Adam Baldwin voiced Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern, Gina Torres voiced Vixen, and Morena Baccarin voiced Black Canary.
  • Claims to be descended from Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early. When told this, Joss Whedon created a bounty hunter by the name of Jubal Early for the Firefly episode "Objects in Space.".
  • When he won best actor at the 2006 SyFy Genre Awards for his portrayal of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in "Firefly" (2002), the show had been off the air for around 3 years.

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