Nathan Fillion was born on 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie .
Wanted to be a high school drama teacher. In college he majored in art and minored 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" . However, never met Joss Whedon until he auditioned for the part of Mal on "Firefly" .
When he won Best Actor at the 2006 SyFy Genre Awards for his portrayal of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in "Firefly" , the show had been off the air for around three years.
Parents are Cookie and Bob Fillion, both of whom are retired English teachers.
Has an older brother, Jeff Fillion, who decided to go into teaching. He taught in schools in Edmonton, Alberta, and became a principal at St. Richards Edmonton Catholic School where he made a movie with the kids and got his brother Nathan to do the introduction. It was about the school going into space.
Attended Concordia University College of Alberta and the University of Alberta.
One of four actors from "Firefly" who voiced superheroes on "Justice League" . He voiced the Western-themed "Vigilante" while Adam Baldwin voiced "Hal Jordan," the Silver Age-Green Lantern; Gina Torres voiced "Vixen"; and Morena Baccarin voiced "Black Canary.".
He has said that he is a descendant of Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early. When told this, Joss Whedon created a bounty hunter by the name of "Jubal Early" for the "Firefly" episode "Firefly" {Objects in Space (#1.10)} . However, genealogical research has shown that Nathan and Lieu. Gen. Early are not related; Nathans line leads back to ancestors named "Ehrle" or "Oehrle" in Germany, while the Lieu. Gen.s line leads back to Donegal, Ireland.
Auditioned for the role of Michael in Dawn of the Dead .
He considers his time on "Firefly" to be the most fun he had on a TV series.
Was a popular fan choice for the role of the heroic pilot Hal Jordan in Green Lantern , but the role went to Ryan Reynolds instead. Fillion voiced Jordan in the animated feature Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as a replacement for Christopher Meloni , who had voiced Jordan in Green Lantern: First Flight , but was unable to reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts.
He is deaf in his left ear. He lost his hearing in that ear in 1977.
Has voiced Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in four different animated features: Green Lantern: Emerald Knights , Justice League: Doom , Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and Justice League: Throne of Atlantis .
Is an avid fan of video games and collects comic books.
Before Stana Katic was ultimately cast, he read with 125 actresses auditioning for the role of Kate Beckett.
" "Castle" {Flowers for Your Grave } ", the series premiere of "Castle" , aired a couple of weeks before he turned 38. In 2016, " "Castle" {Crossfire (#8.22)} ", the series finale, aired a couple of weeks after Stana Katic turned 38.
Friends with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Since 1997, he is an American citizen.
His ancestry includes French-Canadian, English, German, Norwegian, and Finnish/Swedish. His surname is French.
(About Serenity (2005) ): There is nothing like a major motion,picture to make you feel a little bit better about having your TV show,canceled.
. . . If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I,would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it on my own, and,distribute it on the Internet.
Saw a little girl touch a big bug and shout, "I conquered my fear! YES!" and calmly walk away. I was inspired.
When I was very young, before I could read, I remember being very interested in comic books.
Basically, after an ABC sitcom I did, I ended up with a holding deal with 20th Century Fox. Absolutely cool. It pays you to be unemployed. And the bigger the entity that gives you the deal, the better.
