Nathan Fillion 589725 226137007 2008-07-16T23:58:26Z 69.12.157.118 /* Early life */ {{Infobox actor | image = Nathan Fillion 75381611.jpg | caption = Nathan Fillion, 2005 | birthname = Nathan Fillion | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1971|03|27}} | birthplace = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] | othername = | occupation = [[actor]] | yearsactive = 1994—present | website = }} '''Nathan Fillion''' (born [[March 27]], [[1971]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]], known for his lead role in the television series ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and his role as [[Joey Buchanan]] on [[One Life to Live]]. Fillion will play famous love interest [[Steve Trevor]] in the upcoming animated [[Wonder Woman]] [[Wonder Woman (film)|film]].<ref>[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=49 The World's Finest]</ref> ==Biography== ===Early life=== Fillion was born in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]], the son of Cookie and Bob Fillion, both of whom are retired [[English teacher]]s.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=a995c60a-4eba-425e-bc46-8ff015781340&k=35179 Serenity star was 'a geeky kid'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has an older brother, Jeff,<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804371996/bio Nathan Fillion Biography - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and attended Holy Trinity High School, [[Concordia University College of Alberta]] and the [[University of Alberta]]. According to Fillion, he is descended from [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Lieutenant General]] [[Jubal A. Early]].<ref>http://jimmyaquino.typepad.com/comicnewsinsider/2008/06/cni-one-shot-na.html Hour long Podcast interview with Nathan Fillion June 2008 Nathan talks about Early, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible, Casle pilot filming...just about everything.</ref> ===Career=== After working in several theatre, television and film productions, including [[Theatresports]] with [[Rapid Fire Theatre]] and the improvised [[soap opera]] ''[[Die-Nasty]]'', Fillion moved to [[New York City]] in 1994 where he acted in the soap opera ''[[One Life to Live]]'' as [[Joey Buchanan]], for which he was nominated in 1996 for a Daytime [[Emmy Award]] in the "Outstanding Younger Actor" category. In 1997, he left the series to pursue other projects (but would return for a brief guest appearance in 2007). After moving to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], he played a supporting role in the [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Two Guys and a Girl|Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place]]'' and was cast as "James Frederick Ryan" or "The Minnesota Ryan" in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. In 2002, Fillion starred as Captain [[Malcolm Reynolds]] in the [[Joss Whedon]] [[science fiction television]] series ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', for which he won the "Cinescape Genre Face of the Future - Male" award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. Fillion also won the [[SyFy Genre Awards]] in 2006 for ''Best Actor/Television'' and was runner-up for ''Best Actor/Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://syfyportal.com/news.php?id=2895|title=SyfyPortal Awards|accessdate=2006-10-08}}</ref> Although the show was cancelled, it was adapted to the big screen; Fillion reprised his role as Mal in Whedon's movie ''[[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]'' (2005). He also had a recurring role as [[Caleb (Buffyverse)|Caleb]] in the final season of Whedon's series ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Whedon has a history of reusing actors, and had also used ''Firefly'' alumni [[Gina Torres]], [[Summer Glau]] and [[Adam Baldwin]] on his other show, ''[[Angel (TV Series)|Angel]]''. Fillion considered his time on ''Firefly'' to be the most fun he had on a television series.<ref>{{cite video | people = Fillion, Nathan | title = Here's How It Was: The Making of Firefly | medium = Firefly: The Complete Series (DVD) | publisher = | location = | year2 = }}</ref> Fillion has lent his voice to the [[animated series]] ''[[King of the Hill (TV series)|King of the Hill]]'' in 2001, the video game ''[[Jade Empire]]'' (as the voice of Gao the Lesser), and the animated series ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (as [[Vigilante (comics)|Vigilante]] in the episodes "Hunter's Moon" and "Patriot Act") in 2005 and 2006. Fillion starred in [[James Gunn (film maker)|James Gunn's]] 2006 [[horror film]] ''[[Slither (film)|Slither]]''. For his starring role as Bill Pardy, he garnered a 2006 ''[[Fangoria (magazine)|Fangoria]]'' Chainsaw Awards nomination in the category of ''Dude You Don't Wanna Mess With''.<ref name="Chainsaw">{{cite web | date = [[28 August]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.whedon.info/article.php3?id_article=17655 | title = "Nathan Fillion nominated at Fango Chainsaw Awards 2006" | work = Fangoria | publisher = Whedon,info | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref> Fillion starred in the romantic comedy film ''[[Waitress (film)|Waitress]]'', written and directed by the late [[Adrienne Shelly]], which premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] [[January 21]], [[2007]] and opened in theaters on [[May 2]], [[2007]]. According to [[Box Office Mojo]], ''Waitress'' grossed $22,125,001 in worldwide sales as of [[13 May]] [[2008]], and $29.22 million in rentals as of [[28 January]] [[2008]].<ref name="Mojo-summary">{{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=waitress.htm | title = "'Waitress'': Summary" | work = Box Office Mojo | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref> <ref name="Mojo-homevideo">{{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=waitress.htm | title = "'Waitress'': DVD/Home Video" | work = Box Office Mojo | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref> Fillion also starred in ''[[White Noise 2: The Light]]''.<ref name="imdb-whitenoise2">{{cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496436/ | title = White Noise 2: The Light | work = Internet Movie Database | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref> He has made one appearance in the 2006-2007 season of the television show ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', as Kevin, Kate's ex-husband.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0883770/plotsummary Lost I Do episode plot summary</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0883770/fullcredits Lost I Do episode full credits</ref> In October 2006, Fillion signed a talent holding contract with the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], and in December 2006, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''<ref>{{cite news |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title='Drive' time for Fillion at Fox |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i0123c6f82e9d75a960daf0920816a410 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2006-12-15}}</ref> confirmed that Fillion was cast in the lead role of [[Alex Tully]] in the series ''[[Drive (TV series)|Drive]]'', which debuted on Fox in the spring of 2007.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770521/ imdb.com Drive page</ref> ''Drive'' was created by Fillion's longtime friend and former ''[[Angel (TV series)|Angel]]'' and ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' writer [[Tim Minear]]. [[Ivan Sergei]] played Alex Tully in the original pilot episode of ''Drive''. The first two ''Drive'' episodes premiered on [[April 13]], [[2007]] in Canada ([[April 15]], [[2007]] in the United States). However, the show did not deliver the ratings Fox desired, and on [[April 25]], [[2007]], the network announced that the series was cancelled.<ref name="Schneider">{{cite web | last = Schneider | first = Michael | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963779.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 | title = ''Drive'' runs out of gas | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = [[April 25]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref><ref name="">{{cite web | last = Ausiello | first = Michael | url = http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Fox-Cancels/800013604#comments | title = Fox cancels ''Drive'' | work = [[TV Guide]] | date = [[April 25]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref> The final two produced episodes were supposed to air back-to-back on Fox in July 2007, but did not actually become available until [[July 15]] when they were posted on ''Drive's'' [[MySpace]] page.<ref>http://www.timminear.net/archives/drive/000147.html</ref> Fox has since removed Drive episodes from that Myspace. All six episodes are now available for download from Amazon.com<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PGYV4A Drive episodes on Amazon Unbox</ref> and iTunes<ref>http://apple.com/itunes/store/tvshows.html itunes</ref>. Fillion reprised his 1990s role as ''One Life to Live'''s Joey for the series' 9,999th and 10,000th episodes, aired [[16 August]] [[2007]] and [[17 August]] [[2007]]. <ref name="SoapOperaDigest">"Fillion back to ''OLTL''", ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'', Vol. 32, No. 31, [[31 July]] [[2007]], page 5.</ref> Fillion and actress [[Dana Delany]] joined the cast of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' at the beginning of the Fall 2007 season. His first appearance was in the episode "[[Now You Know (Desperate Housewives)|Now You Know]]", which aired on [[September 30]], [[2007]]. Fillion plays the voice of a Marine Sergeant in the [[Xbox 360]] game ''[[Halo 3]]''. He is joined by his ''Firefly'' co-stars [[Adam Baldwin]] and [[Alan Tudyk]] who both voice marines. At one point early in the first mission, he identifies himself as "[Sergeant] Reynolds" over the radio, referring to his character's name from the TV series ''Firefly''. All three actors are given personalities in the game that match those of their characters from ''Firefly''. The independent feature film ''[[Trucker]]'' in which Fillion plays the character Runner was premiered at the New York 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.<ref name=Tribeca">[http://truckermovie.net/tribeca-film-festival-trucker-schedule/32/ New York 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Trucker Schedule</ref> Filming finished on Joss Whedon's ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' on [[21 March]] [[2008]], which is expected to be released before [[ComicCon]] in July 2008.<ref name="TaraDi">{{cite web | author = TaraDi | date = [[21 March]] [[2008]] | url = http://thebiz.fancast.com/2008/03/update_buffy_the_vampire_where.html | title = "Update: Buffy The Vampire - Where Are They Now" | work = Fancast | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref> ''Doctor Horrible'' stars Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer, [[Neil Patrick Harris]] as Dr. Horrible and [[Felicia Day]] as Penny.<ref name="Whedon-DrHorrible">{{cite web | last = Whedon | first = Joss | authorlink = Joss Whedon | date = [[16 March]] [[2008]] | url = http://whedonesque.com/comments/15781#216963 | title = "March 15 2008 (The bag is catless)" | work = Whedonesque | accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}</ref> The Teaser Trailer<ref>http://drhorrible.com Official website with teaser trailer</ref> <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXI3obHfwgU Dr. Horrible Youtube Teaser Trailer Link</ref> <ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/doctorhorrible Dr. Horrible Youtube Channel</ref> hit the web on June 25, 2008. The episodes will air on '''July 15, 17 and 19,''' remaining available until July 20. Like many TV programs they will later be made available to download for a nominal fee and will be available on DVD at a later date. Fillion announced in 2008 that he had written a pilot and couple of episodes for for a comedy with the working title ''[[Repo Brothers]]''<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212971/IMDB Repo Brothers (2008)</ref> <ref>http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=nathan_fillion_the_fannish_inquisition SFX article</ref> which has been picked up by ABC. In 2008 Fillion started working on a TV series for ABC called ''Castle'', in which he plays Nick Castle, a mystery novelist who helps the [[New York Police Department|NYPD]] solve crimes.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219024/ IMDB Castle (2008) (TV)</ref><ref>http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/primetime-pilot-panic-the-hot-shows/ Primetime Pilot Panic: Updated Hot List</ref> In 2007 Fillion was featured in People magazine's Sexy Men issue under the "Domestic Bliss/Guys Worth Running Home to" section. Nathan Fillion was listed as one of Entertainment Weekly's "50 Actors We'd Watch in Anything".<ref>http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20190207_15,00.html Nathan Fillion one of EW's "50 Actors We'd Watch in Anything"</ref> ===Projects=== Fillion co-founded the non-profit organization [http://kidsneedtoread.org Kids Need to Read] with author [[PJ Haarsma]] in 2007 to help inspire kids' imagination by helping to get books into underfunded libraries. Fillion believes strongly in the importance of reading and believes every child deserves the chance to read good books. Haarsma discovered while speaking at schools around the country that many libraries cannot afford to purchase new books and children would plead with him to get a copy of his book. Fillion took the dedication of his fans and put it to good use by directing their energies into something he believed was a worthwhile cause. Fillion appears in the [[Martin Firrell]] project ''[http://www.martinfirrell.com/supersecretthingy.html HERO]''. Fillion recently had his pilot "Repo Brothers"<ref>http://imdb.com/name/nm0277213/ Nathan Fillion "Writer: "Repo Brothers" (2008) TV series"</ref> picked up by ABC, April 2008 ==Filmography== {{ActingFilmography}} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = Castle | Year = 2009 | Role = Nick Castle | }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Wonder Woman (film)]] | Year = 2009 | Role = [[Steve Trevor]] | }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Chilled in Miami]] | Year = 2009 | Role = TBA | }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Trucker (film)|Trucker]] | Year = 2008 | Role = Runner | }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Desperate Housewives]] | Year = 2007 | Role = Dr. [[Adam Mayfair]] | }} {{ActingFilmography-vg | Title = [[Halo 3]] | Year = 2007 | Role = Sergeant Reynolds (voice) }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Drive (TV series)|Drive]] | Year = 2007 | Role = [[Alex Tully]] }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Waitress (2007 film)|Waitress]] | Year = 2007 | Role = Dr. Jim Pomatter }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[White Noise 2: The Light]] | Year = 2006 | Role = Abraham Dale }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Lost (TV series)|Lost]] | Year = 2006 | Role = Kevin<br><small>Ep.: [[I Do (Lost)|I Do]]</small> }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Slither (film)|Slither]] | Year = 2006 | Role = Bill Pardy }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Justice League]] | Year = 2005-2006 | Role = Vigilante - Gregory Saunders <br><small>Ep.: [[Patriot Act (episode)|Patriot Act (2006)]]</small><br><small>Ep.: [[Hunter's Moon (episode)|Hunter's Moon (2005)]]</small> }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Serenity (film)|Serenity]] | Year = 2005 | Role = [[Malcolm Reynolds]] }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]] | Year = 2005 | Role = Rev. Glenn Collins }} {{ActingFilmography-vg | Title = [[Jade Empire]] | Year = 2005 | Role = Gao the Lesser (voice) }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Outing Riley]] | Year = 2004 | Role = Luke }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Miss Match]] | Year = 2003&ndash;2004 | Role = Adam Logan }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] | Year = 2003 | Role = [[Caleb (Buffyverse)|Caleb]] }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Water's Edge]] | Year = 2003 | Role = Robert }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]] | Year = 2002 | Role = [[Malcolm Reynolds]] }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[King of the Hill]] | Year = 2001 | Role = Voice - Frisbee Guy<br><small>Ep.: [[Luanne Virgin 2.0 (episode)|Luanne Virgin 2.0]]</small> }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Dracula 2000]] | Year = 2000 | Role = Father David }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]] | Year = 1999 | Role = Cliff }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[The Outer Limits]] | Year = 1999 | Role = Michael Ryan<br><small>Ep.: [[Star Crossed (episode)|Star Crossed]]</small> }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Two Guys and a Girl|Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place]] | Year = 1998 | Role = Johnny Donnelly }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Saving Private Ryan]] | Year = 1998 | Role = Pvt. James Frederick 'Minnesota' Ryan }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Total Security]] | Year = 1997 | Role = Troy Larson<br><small>Ep.: [[Das Bootie (episode)|Das Bootie]]</small> }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[Spin City]] | Year = 1996 | Role = Guy<br><small>Ep.: [[A Star is Born (episode)|A Star Is Born]]</small> }} {{ActingFilmography-tv | Title = [[One Life to Live]] | Year = 1994&ndash;1997, 2007| Role = [[Joey Buchanan]] }} {{ActingFilmography-movie | Title = [[Strange and Rich]] | Year = 1994 | Role = Walter Hoade }} {{Filmography-end}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{commons|Nathan Fillion}} *{{imdb name|id=0277213|name=Nathan Fillion}} *[http://abc.com Lost episode "I Do" featuring Nathan Fillion] *[http://www.myspace.com/driveonfox Watch Drive episodes 1-6 online] *[http://fox.com/drive/ Fox Drive page ] *[http://www.martinfirrell.com/supersecretthingy.html Artist Martin Firrell internet and largescale public projection 2007 artwork with Nathan Fillion] {{Firefly}} {{Persondata |NAME=Fillion, Nathan |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor |DATE OF BIRTH=[[March 27]], [[1971]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Edmonton, Alberta]], [[Canada]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fillion, Nathan}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Canadian film actors]] [[Category:Canadian soap opera actors]] [[Category:Canadian television actors]] [[Category:Canadian voice actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Edmonton]] [[Category:Anglophone Canadians of French Canadian descent]] [[ar:ناثان فيليون]] [[cs:Nathan Fillion]] [[da:Nathan Fillion]] [[de:Nathan Fillion]] [[es:Nathan Fillion]] [[fr:Nathan Fillion]] [[it:Nathan Fillion]] [[nl:Nathan Fillion]] [[no:Nathan Fillion]] [[pl:Nathan Fillion]] [[pt:Nathan Fillion]]