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Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 27, 1971 (54)
Birthplace Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Popularity 6 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 stars as John Nolan on The Rookie and is an executive producer on the show as we ... ll as its spin-off series, The Rookie: Feds. 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 theatre. His voice is featured in animation and video games, such as the Bungiegames Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Destiny, and Destiny 2, along with the 343 Industries game Halo 5: Guardians and the television series 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathan Fillion, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Superman

Superman

2025

as Guy Gardner

Skincare

Skincare

2024

as Brett Wright

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

as Headpool (voice)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

as Master Karja

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021

as T.D.K.

The Death and Return of Superman

The Death and Return of Superman

2019

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

Night Hunter

Night Hunter

2019

as Quinn

Reign of the Supermen

Reign of the Supermen

2019

as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

The Death of Superman

The Death of Superman

2018

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

Henchmen

Henchmen

2018

as Captain Superior (voice)

Cars 3

Cars 3

2017

as Sterling (voice)

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

2015

as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

2015

as Cactoid Jim

Highway of Tears

Highway of Tears

2014

as Narrator

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

2014

as Green Lantern / Black Adam (voice)

Party Central

Party Central

2014

as Johnny (voice)

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

as Monstrous Inmate

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013

as Dogberry

Monsters University

Monsters University

2013

as Johnny (voice)

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

2013

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

2012

as Green Lantern / Mr. Freeze (voice)

Justice League: Doom

Justice League: Doom

2012

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

2011

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

Super

Super

2010

as The Holy Avenger

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

2009

as Col. Steve Trevor (voice)

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

2008

as Captain Hammer

Trucker

Trucker

2008

as Runner

White Noise 2: The Light

White Noise 2: The Light

2007

as Abe Dale

Waitress

Waitress

2007

as Dr. Jim Pomatter

Slither

Slither

2006

as Bill Pardy

Serenity

Serenity

2005

as Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds

Outing Riley

Outing Riley

2004

as Luke Riley

Water's Edge

Water's Edge

2003

as Robert Graves

Dracula 2000

Dracula 2000

2000

as Father David

Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

1999

as Cliff

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998

as Minnesota Ryan

Ordeal in the Arctic

Ordeal in the Arctic

1993

as Master Warrant Officer Tom Jardine

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Castle

as Richard Castle

Episodes: 173

First Aired: Mar 09, 2009

The Rookie

as John Nolan

Episodes: 117

First Aired: Oct 16, 2018

Two Guys and a Girl

as Johnny Donnelly

Episodes: 60

First Aired: Mar 10, 1998

Con Man

as Jack Moore

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Sep 30, 2015

Maggie Winters

as Ronald

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 30, 1998

Total Security

as Troy Larson

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 27, 1997

Desperate Housewives

as Adam Mayfair

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Firefly

as Mal Reynolds

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 20, 2002

A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Jacques Snicket

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 13, 2017

Big Mouth

as Nathan Fillion (voice)

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

Monsters at Work

as Johnny (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 07, 2021

Modern Family

as Rainer Shine

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

Drive

as Alex Tully

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 13, 2007

Miss Match

as Adam Logan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 26, 2003

Santa Clarita Diet

as Gary West

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 03, 2017

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Caleb

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 10, 1997

The Recruit

as CIA Director Alton West

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 16, 2022

Gravity Falls

as Preston Northwest (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 15, 2012

Resident Alien

as 42 (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 27, 2021

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

as Captain Hammer

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 15, 2008

Assassin Banana

as Chick del Monte / Assassin Banana (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 06, 2015

The Rookie: Feds

as John Nolan

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 27, 2022

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

as Simon Williams / Wonder Man (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 21, 2021

Community

as Bob Waite

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 2009

Justice League Unlimited

as Vigilante (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

Resident Alien

as Octopus (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 27, 2021

American Housewife

as Nathan Fillion

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 2016

The Guild

as Nathan Fillion

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 27, 2007

King of the Hill

as Frisbee Guy (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

The Venture Bros.

as Brown Widow (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 07, 2004

Lost

as Kevin Callis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

The Outer Limits

as Michael Ryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

CelebriD&D

as Jolene Glaplok

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 2015

The Big Bang Theory

as Nathan Fillion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2007

Drunk History

as Wernher von Braun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2013

American Dad!

as American Businessman Klaus (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

James Gunn's PG Porn

as Chris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 2008

Rick and Morty

as Cornvelious Daniel (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2013

A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Jacques Snicket (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2017

HarmonQuest

as Tetter Spice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 14, 2016

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Mark Devereaux

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2013

American Dad!

as Liver / Joel Larson (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Bupkis

as Ace Spade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 2023

Pasadena

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 28, 2001

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

One Life to Live

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 15, 1968

Through the Night with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 2002

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Soup

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 2004

Talking Dead

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2011

Geeking Out

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 24, 2016

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Real History of Science Fiction

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 2014

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 50 57 40
2024 6 46 68 30
2024 7 63 85 39
2024 8 54 89 40
2024 9 49 73 34
2024 10 39 53 29
2024 11 36 48 29
2024 12 41 70 32
2025 1 56 73 34
2025 2 34 64 8
2025 3 13 55 0
2025 4 4 5 4
2025 5 7 9 4
2025 6 6 8 5
2025 7 8 12 5
2025 8 6 7 4

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 724 537
2024 6 664 356
2024 7 358 198
2025 1 765 533
2025 2 263 89
2025 5 508 178
2025 6 307 129
2025 7 390 69
2025 8 395 65

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