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Nathan Fillion

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Nathan Fillion
Margot Robbie, Daniela Melchior, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Nathan Fillion, Flula Borg, Mayling Ng, Alice Braga, Juan Diego Botto, Joaquín Cosio and writer/director James Gunn answer your burning questions about 'The Suicide Squad.' Find out why King Shark is best dressed, why T.D.K. can be so "handy," and why Javelin was riffing about Harley's "defecation situation."
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Nathan Fillion was born on 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie (Early) and Bob Fillion, both retired English teachers, and has an older brother, Jeff. His father is of French-Canadian descent, and his mother is of English, German, Finnish, and Norwegian ancestry. In Canada, he attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Concordia University College of Alberta and University of Alberta. Before moving to New York City in 1994, he participated in improv theatre, including Theatresports with Rapid Fire Theatre and improvised soap opera Die-Nasty. He also appeared in a TV Movie Jäätävä kamppailu (1993) starring Richard Chamberlain and in Strange ja rich (1994).

Fillion's first regular role was on a daytime soap opera, One Life to Live (1968), as Joey Buchanan, for which role he was nominated in 1996 for a Daytime Emmy Award. He left the series after three years in 1997. During the late 1990's, he appeared in small roles in the films Pelastakaa sotamies Ryan (1998) and Vihdoinkin pihalla (1999). Fillion also guest starred on Das Bootie (1997), Mama's Got a Brand New Bag (1998) and Starcrossed (1999). His biggest break by then happened in 1998, when he was cast as Johnny Donnelly on the 2nd season of Kaksi kaveria, tyttö ja pizzapaikka (1998) opposite Traylor Howard, Ryan Reynolds, Richard Ruccolo and Suzanne Cryer. He starred on the show for 60 episodes.

After "Two Guys" ended in 2001, Fillion gained critical acclaim and a large cult of fans when he starred as Captain Malcolm Reynolds on the Joss Whedon's Firefly (2002). Unfortunately the show was prematurely canceled in late 2002. He also guest starred on several episodes of two short lived TV shows, Pasadena (2001), as Rev. Glenn Collins and Miss Match (2003), as Adam Logan. In 2003, Whedon gave Fillion another chance to display his range when he cast Fillion as the twisted preacher Caleb, a villain, in the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). Before and after "Firefly", Fillion appeared in many movies, Dracula 2001 (2000), Alligator Point (2003), Veden syvä syli (2003), Outing Riley (2004) and Hollywood Division (2004).

Whedon vowed to resurrect "Firefly" in some way, and Fillion played Captain Reynolds again in the feature-film Serenity (2005). Fillion followed this film with more big screen leading roles, in the horror-comedy Slither (2006), in White Noise 2: The Light (2007), in the indie hit Unelmien resepti (2007) opposite Keri Russell and in Trucker (2008). He also continued to be a force in television, starring in the short-lived Fox-TV series Drive (2007) and appearing on a recurring role as Dr. Adam Mayfair on the 4th season of ABC's Täydelliset naiset (2004), opposite Dana Delany. He also appeared on I Do (2006) and was a voice actor on many video games (e.g. Halo 3 (2007)).

In 2008, he took his first singing part (and cemented his cult appeal) as Captain Hammer in Whedon's musical Internet smash Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), with Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Simon Helberg. In 2009, he was cast as the title character Richard Castle in ABC's hit television series, Castle (2009). The show has aired more than 160 episodes and Nathan Fillion has won four People's Choice Awards for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor, as of 2016. In 2018, Fillion took the starring role in The Rookie (2018) as John Nolan, a contractor who starts over as a rookie police officer in the LAPD after a life-altering event. Besides starring on "Castle", he has appeared in many movies, in Super (2010) as The Holy Avenger, in Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing (2012) as Dogberry, the incompetent chief of security, in Percy Jackson: Hirviöidenmeri (2013) as Hermes and in Thrilling Adventure Hour Live (2015).

His credits as a voice-actor are numerous: on Bright Lights, Dean City (2010) as Brown Widow, in Wonder Woman (2009) as Steve Trevor, in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011), Justice League: Doom (2012), Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) and Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, in Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2012) as Green Lantern/Mr. Freeze, on American Dad (2005), in Pixar's Monsterit-yliopisto (2013) as Johnny, in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) as Monstrous Inmate and on Gravity Falls (2012) as Preston Northwest. He also voices the lead, Shojun in the animated movie, Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017). He has also continued voicing characters in video games, such as in Destiny (2014) and in Halo 5: Guardians (2015).

He has also guest starred on The Daly Superheroes (2012) as himself, on Paluu pulpettiin (2009) as Bob Waite, on The Comic Book Store Regeneration (2015) as himself, on Twins (2015) as Mountie McMinniman, on Con Man (2015) as Jack Moore and on Space (2015) as Wernher Von Braun. He also narrated the documentary, Highway of Tears (2015).
BornMarch 27, 1971
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    • 13 wins & 20 nominations

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Pete Davidson, Nathan Fillion, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, Flula Borg, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, and Mayling Ng in The Suicide Squad: Suicide Mission (2021)
Pete Davidson, Nathan Fillion, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, Joel Kinnaman, Flula Borg, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, and Mayling Ng in The Suicide Squad: Suicide Mission (2021)
Nathan Fillion and Mekia Cox in The Overnight (2020)
Nathan Fillion and Mekia Cox in Follow-Up Day (2020)
Nathan Fillion in Fallout (2019)
Nathan Fillion and Mekia Cox in Warriors and Guardians (2019)
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Nathan Fillion and Afton Williamson in The Rookie (2018)

Known for:

Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
Castle
8.1
TV Series
  • Richard Castle
  • Joe Flynn
Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Summer Glau in Firefly (2002)
Firefly
9.0
TV Series
  • Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau in Serenity (2005)
Serenity
7.8
  • Mal
  • 2005
Slither (2006)
Slither
6.5
  • Bill Pardy
  • 2006

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Actor

  • The Rookie
    • John Nolan
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Superman: Legacy
    • Guy Gardner
    • Pre-production
    • 2025
  • Skincare
    • Post-production
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
    8.0
    TV Series
    • John Nolan
    • 2018–2023
  • Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Alanna Ubach, Ben Feldman, Mindy Kaling, and Lucas Neff in Monsters at Work (2021)
    Monsters at Work
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Johnny Worthington III
    • 2023–2024
  • Yuri Lowenthal and Nadji Jeter in Spider-Man 2 (2023)
    Spider-Man 2
    9.5
    Video Game
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • 2023
  • Joe Pesci, Edie Falco, and Pete Davidson in Bupkis (2023)
    Bupkis
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ace Spade (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
    5.3
    TV Series
    • John Nolan
    • 2022–2023
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    7.9
    • Master Karja
    • 2023
  • Noah Centineo in The Recruit (2022)
    The Recruit
    7.4
    TV Series
    • CIA Director
    • 2022
  • Andrew Rannells, Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Nathan Fillion (voice)
    • 2017–2022
  • Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
    Resident Alien
    8.1
    TV Series
    • 42
    • Octopus (voice)
    • 2021–2022
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Jigsaw
    • Time Travel Father
    • Green Lantern (voice) ...
    • 2007–2022
  • Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (2022)
    Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
    8.1
    Video Game
    • Cayde-6 (voice)
    • 2022
  • Alan Cumming, Jason Isaacs, Jonathan Cake, Alex Désert, Jonathan Firth, Lorien Haynes, Issy Knopfler, Emmett Carnahan, and Charlie Field in Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2021)
    Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
    6.0
    • Duke
    • 2021
  • Bridgewater (2021)
    Bridgewater
    8.7
    Podcast Series
    • Thomas Bradshaw
    • 2021
  • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad: Suicide Mission (2021)
    The Suicide Squad: Suicide Mission
    7.2
    • T.D.K.
    • 2021
  • Patton Oswalt in M.O.D.O.K. (2021)
    M.O.D.O.K.
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Simon Williams
    • Wonder Man (voice)
    • 2021

Producer

  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
    8.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2018–2023
  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
    5.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2022–2023
  • Nathan Fillion in Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film (2018)
    Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film
    8.4
    Video
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Alan Tudyk in Con Man (2015)
    Con Man
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2015–2017
  • Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
    Castle
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2015–2016

Visual Effects

  • Steve Downes and Ike Amadi in Halo 5: Guardians (2015)
    Halo 5: Guardians
    7.1
    Video Game
    • actor- Edward Buck: 3D Facial Scanning
    • 2015

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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Trucker
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Serenity
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  • Height
    • 1.87 m
  • Born
    • March 27, 1971
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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      Cookie Fillion (Early)
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    • 10 Articles
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    He is deaf in his left ear. He lost his hearing in that ear in 1977.
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    I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of a space ship? I get to ride horses, shoot guns, have adventures ...
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    Known for playing unusual but highly likeable characters
  • Salary
    • Castle
      (2009)
      $100,000 per episode

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