Nathan Fillion
Nathan Christopher Fillion (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian and American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on ''Firefly'' and its film continuation ''Serenity'', and Richard Castle on ''Castle''. , he stars as Officer John Nolan on ''The Rookie'' and is an executive producer on the show, as well as its spin-off series, ''The Rookie: Feds'' during its run, as well as being a producer on an upcoming spin-off, ''The Rookie: North''.Fillion has acted in traditionally distributed films such as ''Slither'' and ''Trucker'', Internet-distributed films including ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' and ''James Gunn's PG Porn'', television soap operas, sitcoms, and theatre. His voice is featured in animation and video games, such as the Bungie games ''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''.
Fillion received an honorary doctor of laws degree on May 30, 2025, from Concordia University of Edmonton. Provided by Wikipedia