Nathan Fillion Biography 2025 Age, Height, Weight, Net Worth, Salary, Born, Family

Nathan Fillion Biography Nathan Fillion born March 27, 1971 is a Canadian-American actor best known for his roles as Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds in Firefly and its follow-up film Serenity, and Richard Castle in Castle. Since 2018, he has starred as John Nolan on The Rookie, where he also served as an executive producer, and was involved in its spin-off series The Rookie: Feds. Fillion’s career spans traditional films like Slither and Trucker, web-based films such as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and television roles in soap operas, sitcoms, and theater. His voice has appeared in various animation projects and video games, including Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Destiny, Destiny 2, and Halo 5: Guardians, as well as the animated series M.O.D.O.K. (2021).

Nathan Fillion Biography

Nathan Fillion was born on March 27, 1971, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie (Early) and Bob Fillion, both retired English teachers, and has an older brother named Jeff. His father has French-Canadian heritage, while his mother is of English, German, Finnish, and Norwegian descent. Fillion attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Concordia University College of Alberta, and the University of Alberta. Before moving to New York City in 1994, he was involved in improv theatre, performing with Rapid Fire Theatre’s Theatresports and participating in the improvised soap opera Die-Nasty. He also appeared in the TV movie Ordeal in the Arctic (1993), starring Richard Chamberlain, and in Strange and Rich (1994). Fillion’s first regular television role was on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live (1968), where he portrayed Joey Buchanan. His performance earned him a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1996.