"The Rookie": How Nathan Fillion Became a Cop Again

Nathan Fillion

(English:
Nathan Fillion
, born March 27, 1971[1][2], Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is an American actor of Canadian origin, known for his roles in the TV series Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Castle. .

Career

1994–2005

After working in theater and appearing in several Canadian television and film films, Fillion moved to New York in 1994, where he starred in the soap opera One Life to Live as Joey Buchanan, for which he was nominated in 1996 for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Younger Actor category. In 1997, Fillion left the series to pursue other projects (though he returned for a few episodes in 2007). After moving to Los Angeles, he starred in a supporting role in the sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place. And also, after the invitation of Steven Spielberg, he starred in a cameo role in the film “Saving Private Ryan”.

In 2002, Fillion starred as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Joss Whedon's fantasy television series Firefly. For this role he received an award in the category “Face of the Future Generation” (Eng. Cinescape Genre Face of the Future - Male

) from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films[5]. According to Fillion, his time on the set of Firefly was the most fun of all the television series. After filming Firefly ended, actress Jewel Staite nicknamed him Captain Tight Pants. This nickname remained with him. Although the television series was canceled in 2003, a sequel, Serenity, was released in 2005, with Fillion reprising his role.

In the final season of Whedon's other television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fillion played the supporting character Caleb. Fillion voiced a minor character in the animated series King of the Hill (2001), as well as the character Gao Junior in the game Jade Empire.

2006–present

In 2006, Fillion starred in the lead role in James Gunn's horror film Slug. For his role as Sheriff Bill Purdy, he was nominated for a Fangoria magazine award in the "A Dude You Don't Mess With" category.[8] In the same year he played a cameo role in the acclaimed TV series “Lost” in the episode “ I agree”

. In 2007, Fillion played the lead role in the horror film White Noise 2: The Shining. The same year, the romantic comedy Waitress was released, starring Keri Russell and Nathan.[9][10] In 2007, Nathan appeared in the fourth season of the popular dramedy Desperate Housewives. He also plays one of the main roles in the television series “Race”, which was closed after 6 episodes. Among TV fans, after this failure, Nathan gained the role of “series killer,” since the series in which he played the main roles were closed with strange frequency[11][12][13].

Later, he received the main role in the TV series Castle, which tells the story of the famous writer Rick Castle, who, thanks to his unconventional thinking and writing talent, helps the New York police solve crimes[14]. He will play Nathan Drake in the film adaptation of the Uncharted game.

Nathan Fillion's childhood and family

Nathan was born into a teacher's family.
He was the second son. The boy planned to become a teacher, continuing the work of his parents. After high school, Nathan studied at college, and then at the University of Alberta. He was only a semester away from graduating from University, but he stopped studying and began acting in a soap opera. The fact is that Nathan went to audition for “You Only Live Once,” and it so happened that he was chosen. Deciding to change everything radically in life, he went to film. To do this, he had to move to New York.

Filmography

• 1993 - Redemption in the Arctic / Ordeal in the Arctic (TV movie)
  -
  officer Tom Jardine
• 1994 - Strange and Rich / Strange and Rich
  -
  Walter Hoad
• 1994-1997, 2007 - One Life to Live / One Life to Live (TV series)
  -
  Joey Buchanan
• 1996 - Spin City ( TV series, episode)
  -
  Guy, uncredited
• 1997 - Absolute Security / Total Security (TV series, episode "Das Bootie")
  -
  Troy Larson
• 1998 - Saving Private Ryan
  -
  Private James Frederick (Minnesota) Ryan
• 1998 - Maggie Winters / Maggie Winters (TV series, episode “Mama's Got a Brand New Bag”)
  -
  Ronald
• 1998-2001 - Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (TV series)
  -
  Johnny Donnelly
• 1999 - Beyond the Possible / The Outer Limits (TV series, episode "Under an Unlucky Star")
  -
  Michael Ryan
• 1999 - Blast from the Past
  -
  Cliff
• 2000 - Dracula 2000 / Dracula 2000
  -
  Father David
• 2001 - King of the Hill (animated series, episode "Luanne Virgin 2.0")
  -
  voice of a guy with a flying disc
• 2002 - Pasadena / Pasadena (TV series, 3 episodes)
  -
  Reverend Glenn Collins
• 2002-2003 - Firefly / Firefly (TV series)
  -
  Captain Malcolm Reynolds
• 2003 - / Alligator Point (TV movie)
  -
  Bill
• 2003 - At the edge of water / Water's Edge
  -
  Robert
• 2003 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series, 5 episodes)
  -
  Caleb
• 2003-2004 - Matchmaker / Miss Match (TV series, 6 episodes)
  -
  Adam Logan
• 2004 - / Hollywood Division (TV movie)
  -
  Detective Tommy Garrett
• 2004 - / Outing Riley
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  Luke Riley
• 2005 - Jade Empire (video game)
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  Gao Junior (voice)
• 2005 - Mission "Serenity" / Serenity
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  Captain Malcolm Reynolds
• 2005-2006 - Justice League / Justice League Unlimited (animated series, episode "Hunter's Moon" and "Patriot Act")
  -
  Gregory Saunders
• 2006 - Slither / Slither
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  Sheriff Bill Purdy
• 2006 - Lost ( TV series, episode “I agree”)
  -
  Kevin, husband of Kate Austin
• 2006 - White Noise 2: The Light / White Noise 2: The Light
  -
  Abraham Dale
• 2007 - Waitress / Waitress
  -
  Dr. Jim Pomatter
• 2007 - Race / Drive (TV series)
  -
  Alex Tully
• 2007 - Halo 3 (video game)
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  Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds (voice)
• 2007 - Robot Chicken (animated series, episode "Losin' the Wobble")
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  voice of Flash / Roger Brown / worker
• 2007-2008 - Desperate Housewives ( TV series)
  -
  Dr. Adam Mayfair
• 2008 - Trucker / Trucker
  -
  Runner
• 2008 - Music blog of Doctor Horrible / Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (mini-series)
  -
  Captain Hammer
• 2008 - Porn for the whole family / PG Porn (TV series, episode “I’m driving a bolt into your wife”)
  -
  Chris
• 2009 - Wonder Woman / Wonder Woman (cartoon, direct-to-video)
  -
  voice of Colonel Steve Trevor
• 2009 - Halo 3: ODST (video game)
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  Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck (voice)
• 2009 - 2020 - Castle ( TV series)
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  Richard Edgar Alexander "Rick" Castle
• 2010 - Super - The Holy Avenger
• 2011 - Green Lantern: Emerald Knights / Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (cartoon)
• 2012 - Much ado about nothing - Dogberry
• 2013 - Monsters University ( cartoon)
• 2013 - Percy Jackson and the Sea of ​​Monsters / Percy Jackson: Sea of ​​Monsters -
  Hermes
• 2014 - Community / Community (TV series)
  -
  Bob Waite
  (season 5 episode 6)
• 2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy
  -
  ugly prisoner (cameo)
• 2015 - The Big Bang
  -
  cameo
  (season 8 episode 15)
• 2017 - Uncharted: Drake's Luck / "Uncharted" - Nathan Drake
• 2017 - Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 / Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 - Simon Williams

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Notes

1. De Leon, Kris
   [www.buddytv.com/articles/drive/hot-list-drive-nathan-fillion-5959.aspx Hot List: Drive - Nathan Fillion].
   buddyTV
   (April 24, 2007). Retrieved March 22, 2013.
2. Gary, Denise
   [community.kidsneedtoread.org/?p=4693 Nathan Fillion Birthday Fundraiser for KNTR].
   Kids Need to Read
   (February 6, 2013). Retrieved March 22, 2013.
3. [www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=a995c60a-4eba-425e-bc46-8ff015781340&k=35179 Serenity star was 'a geeky kid']. Canada.com (December 30, 2005). Retrieved August 4, 2010.
4. [movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804371996/bio Nathan Fillion Biography - Yahoo! Movies]. Movies.yahoo.com (March 27, 1971). Retrieved August 4, 2010.
5. [syfyportal.com/news.php?id=2895 Syfy Portal Awards]. Retrieved October 8, 2006. [web.archive.org/web/20061107100529/www.syfyportal.com/news.php?id=2895 Archived from the original on November 7, 2006].
6. Fillion, Nathan. Here's How It Was: The Making of Firefly
   [Firefly: The Complete Series (DVD)].
7. "Nathan Fillion" Kevin Pollak's Chat Show
   . February 13, 2011. 96:40 minutes.
8. [www.whedon.info/article.php3?id_article=17655 Nathan Fillion nominated at Fango Chainsaw Awards 2006]. Fangoria
   (August 28, 2006). Retrieved May 13, 2008.
9. [www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=waitress.htm 'Waitress': Summary]. Box Office Mojo
   . Retrieved May 13, 2008.
10. [www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=waitress.htm 'Waitress': DVD/Home Video]. Box Office Mojo
    . Retrieved May 13, 2008.
11. Tim Minear.
    [www.timminear.net/archives/drive/000147.html DRIVE - The Final Two Episodes]. Timminear.net (July 16, 2007). Retrieved August 4, 2010.
12. Schneider, Michael
    [www.variety.com/article/VR1117963779.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
    Drive
    runs out of gas].
    Variety
    (April 25, 2007). Retrieved May 13, 2008.
13. Ausiello, Michael
    [community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Fox-Cancels/800013604#comments Fox cancels
    Drive
    ].
    TV Guide
    (April 25, 2007). Retrieved May 13, 2008.
14. Littleton, Cynthia
    [www.variety.com/article/VR1118003771.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 ABC's pilot pickup spree].
    Variety
    (May 15, 2009).

Notes[ | ]

1. De Leon, Kris
   Hot List: Drive - Nathan Fillion
   (unspecified)
   .
   buddyTV
   (April 24, 2007). Retrieved March 22, 2013.
2. Gary, Denise
   Nathan Fillion Birthday Fundraiser for KNTR
   (unspecified)
   .
   Kids Need to Read
   (February 6, 2013). Retrieved March 22, 2013.
3. Serenity star was 'a geeky kid' (undefined)
   . Canada.com (December 30, 2005). Retrieved August 4, 2010. Archived September 17, 2010.
4. Nathan Fillion Biography - Yahoo! Movies (undefined)
   . Movies.yahoo.com (March 27, 1971). Retrieved August 4, 2010.
5. Nathan Fillion: “None taken. I became an American in '97. I'm sure you aren't implying you are denying me citizenship. ✌