Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion
Birth name	Nathan C. Fillion
Born	March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Notable Roles	Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly Dr. Adam Mayfair in Desperate Housewives Richard Castle in Castle
Notable Episodes	Firefly: 1x08 - Out of Gas
Awards

This article about an actor or actress needs to be expanded with more information. Please help out by editing it.

Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor best known for his starring role as Malcolm Reynolds on the cult science-fiction series Firefly and also on comedy-drama series Castle as Richard "Rick" Castle.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Spin City	Guy	1x06 - A Star Is Born	October 22, 1996
Total Security	Troy Larson	1x08 - Das Bootie	unaired, (1996)
Maggie Winters	Ronald	1x04 - Cupid & Cate	October 21, 1998
The Outer Limits	Michael Ryan	5x21 - Starcrossed	August 13, 1999
King of the Hill	Frisbee Guy	5x15 - Luanne, Version 2.0	March 4, 2001
Pasadena	Glenn Collins	1x09 - Someone to Talk To	unaired, (2001)
Pasadena	Glenn Collins	1x10 - A River in Egypt	unaired, (2002)
Pasadena	Glenn Collins	1x11 - The Truth Hurts	unaired, (2002)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Caleb	7x18 - Dirty Girls	April 15, 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Caleb	7x19 - Empty Places	April 29, 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Caleb	7x20 - Touched	May 6, 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Caleb	7x21 - End of Days	May 13, 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Caleb	7x22 - Chosen	May 20, 2003
Miss Match	Adam Logan	1x11 - Who's Sari Now?	December 15, 2003
Miss Match	Adam Logan	1x12 - All in the Family	unaired, (2004)
Miss Match	Adam Logan	1x14 - The Price of Love	unaired, (2004)
Miss Match	Adam Logan	1x13 - Miss Communication	unaired, (2004)
Miss Match	Adam Logan	1x15 - Divorce Happens	unaired, (2004)
Miss Match	Adam Logan	1x16 - Forgive and Forget	unaired, (2004)
Miss Match	Adam Logan	1x18 - Matchmaker Matchmaker	unaired, (2004)
Justice League Unlimited	Vigilante	4x08 - Hunter's Moon	June 18, 2005
Justice League Unlimited	Vigilante	5x07 - Patriot Act	February 25, 2006
Lost	Kevin Callis	3x06 - I Do	November 8, 2006
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x01 - Now You Know	September 30, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x02 - Smiles of a Summer Night	October 7, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x03 - The Game	October 14, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x05 - Art Isn't Easy	October 28, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x06 - Now I Know, Don't Be Scared	November 4, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x08 - A Distant Past	November 25, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x09 - Something's Coming	December 2, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x10 - Welcome to Kanagawa	January 6, 2008
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x11 - Sunday	April 13, 2008
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x16 - The Gun Song	May 18, 2008
Desperate Housewives	Adam Mayfair	4x17 - Free	May 18, 2008

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Serenity	Malcolm Reynolds	2005

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Best Week Ever	September 23rd, 2005	September 23, 2005
GMTV Today	10/5/05	October 5, 2005
HypaSpace	Show 558	March 22, 2006
HypaSpace	Show 559	March 23, 2006
HypaSpace	Show 561	March 27, 2006

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Castle	2015 –2016	Producer								8
The Rookie	2018 –	Executive Producer	1

Awards and Accolades

Daytime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1997)

One Life to Live

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

• Won: Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award, Male (2003) - Firefly

Empire Awards

• Nominated: Best Newcomer (2006) - Serenity

Online Film Critics Society Awards

• Nominated: Best Breakthrough Performance (2006) - Serenity

TV Guide Awards

• Won: Favorite Couple Who Should - Castle & Beckett (with Stana Katic) (2011) - Castle
• Won :Favorite Couple - Castle & Beckett (with Stana Katic) (2012) - Castle

Trivia

• Fillion auditioned for the role of Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but lost the part to David Boreanaz. Many years later, Fillion was cast in another Joss Whedon series as the lead, but Whedon claims that he does not remember Fillion auditioning.