Nathan Fillion
March 27, 1971 (53 years old) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Superman as Guy Gardner / Green Lantern
- 2024 · Skincare as Brett Wright
- 2024 · Deadpool & Wolverine as Headpool (voice)
- 2023 · Bupkis as Ace Spade
- 2023 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Master Karja
- 2022 · The Recruit as CIA Director
- 2022 · The Rookie: Feds as John Nolan
- 2022 · Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men as Duke
- 2021 · Adrienne as Self
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as T.D.K.
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Johnny (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as Simon Williams / Wonder Man (voice)
- 2021 · Resident Alien as Octopus (voice)
- 2021 · Resident Alien as 42 (voice)
- 2020 · The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2019 · The Death and Return of Superman as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Night Hunter as Quinn
- 2019 · Reign of the Supermen as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)
- 2018 · Henchmen as Captain Superior (voice)
- 2018 · The Rookie as John Nolan
- 2018 · The Death of Superman as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Nathan Fillion (voice)
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Shojun
- 2017 · Cars 3 as Sterling (voice)
- 2017 · Santa Clarita Diet as Gary West
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Jacques Snicket (voice)
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Jacques Snicket
- 2016 · American Housewife as Nathan Fillion
- 2016 · Geeking Out as Self
- 2016 · HarmonQuest as Tetter Spice
- 2015 · CelebriD&D as Jolene Glaplok
- 2015 · Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship as Green Lantern (voice)
- 2015 · Con Man as Jack Moore
- 2015 · Being Canadian as Self
- 2015 · The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live as Cactoid Jim
- 2015 · Justice League: Throne of Atlantis as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)
- 2015 · Assassin Banana as Chick del Monte / Assassin Banana (voice)
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Monstrous Inmate
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- 2014 · Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise as Green Lantern / Black Adam (voice)
- 2014 · Highway of Tears as Narrator
- 2014 · Party Central as Johnny (voice)
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Cornvelious Daniel (voice)
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Mark Devereaux
- 2013 · Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as Hermes
- 2013 · Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
- 2013 · Drunk History as Wernher von Braun
- 2013 · Monsters University as Johnny (voice)
- 2013 · Much Ado About Nothing as Dogberry
- 2012 · Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special as Himself
- 2012 · Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special as Green Lantern / Mr. Freeze (voice)
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Preston Northwest (voice)
- 2012 · Justice League: Doom as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
- 2011 · Talking Dead as Self
- 2011 · O Brave New World as Himself
- 2011 · Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
- 2010 · Super as The Holy Avenger
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Modern Family as Rainer Shine
- 2009 · Community as Bob Waite
- 2009 · Castle as Richard Castle
- 2009 · Wonder Woman as Col. Steve Trevor (voice)
- 2008 · James Gunn's PG Porn as Chris
- 2008 · Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Captain Hammer
- 2008 · Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Captain Hammer
- 2008 · Commentary! The Musical as
- 2008 · Trucker as Runner
- 2007 · The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Himself
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Nathan Fillion
- 2007 · The Guild as Nathan Fillion
- 2007 · Waitress as Dr. Pomatter
- 2007 · Drive as Alex Tully
- 2007 · White Noise 2: The Light as Abe Dale
- 2006 · Done the Impossible as Self
- 2006 · Slither as Bill Pardy
- 2005 · Serenity as Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
- 2005 · American Dad! as American Businessman Klaus (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Liver / Joel Larson (voice)
- 2004 · Outing Riley as Luke Riley
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Adam Mayfair
- 2004 · Lost as Kevin Callis
- 2004 · The Venture Bros. as Brown Widow (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Vigilante (voice)
- 2004 · The Soup as
- 2003 · Water's Edge as Robert Graves
- 2003 · Miss Match as Adam Logan
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2002 · Firefly as Mal Reynolds
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2001 · Pasadena as
- 2000 · Dracula 2000 as Father David
- 1999 · Blast from the Past as Cliff
- 1998 · Maggie Winters as Ronald
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as Minnesota Ryan
- 1998 · Two Guys and a Girl as Johnny Donnelly
- 1997 · Total Security as Troy Larson
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Caleb
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Frisbee Guy (voice)
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Michael Ryan
- 1993 · Ordeal in the Arctic as Master Warrant Officer Tom Jardine
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1968 · One Life to Live as