Nathan Fillion

Date of birth : 27 March 1971

Location : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Height

6’ 1" (1.85 m)

Mini biography

Canadian-born actor Nathan Fillion gained critical acclaim and a large cult of fans when he starred as Captain Malcolm Reynolds on the Joss Whedon TV series "Firefly" (2002/I), having previously been a regular on "One Life to Live" (1968) and "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place" (1998)_ . Fillion had also appeared in small roles in the films Blast from the Past (1999) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

Whedon gave Fillion a chance to display his range when he cast Fillion as the twisted preacher Caleb, a villain, in the seventh and final season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ .

When "Firefly" (2002/I) was prematurely canceled in late 2002, the show’s cast, crew, and fans were devastated. Whedon vowed to resurrect the series Fillion finally got a chance to play Captain Reynolds again in the feature-film Serenity (2005), followed by a role in the horror-comedy Slither (2006). IMDb mini-biography by Azure_Girl Trivia

He is a distant relative of the Civil War general Jubal Early, and mentioned the name and the story at some point to Joss Whedon. As a result, Joss used the name for a character in the "Firefly" (2002/I) episode, "Objects in Space".

Wanted to be a High school English teacher (a profession that runs in his family) majoring in art, minoring in drama while pursuing an acting career on the side.

Originally auditioned for the role of "Angel" for Joss Whedon’s first television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). However, Whedon did not remember him from that when he contacted Nathan about the part of "Mal" on "Firefly" (2002/I).

Had corrective surgery on his eyes when he was 12.