Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion is a well-known television actor from Canada. Nathan Fillion is best known for his portrayal of “Richard Castle” on ABC’s “Castle,” followed by his portrayal of “John Nolan” on ABC’s “The Rookie.” He portrayed Mal in the science fiction series “Firefly” and its 2005 film sequel “Serenity.” Similarly, he portrayed Hermes in the 2013 film “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.”

What is the Net worth of Nathan Fillion?

In terms of earnings, Nathan is a Canadian-born actor with an estimated net worth of $18 million. His acting career is his primary source of income. He also has a variety of other sources of income.

How old is Nathan Fillion?

Nathan Fillion was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on March 27, 1971. He was born under the sign of Aries and is 50 years old. He is also Canadian and of French-Canadian, English, German, Norwegian, and Finnish/Swedish ancestry.

Nathan Fillion and his brother, Jeff Fillion (Source: Instagram)

Bob Fillion is Nathan’s father, and Cookie Fillion is his mother. His parents are both retired English teachers. Furthermore, his father’s family came from the Quebec diaspora in Fall River, Massachusetts. His mother also had a Norwegian maternal grandfather and a Finnish maternal grandmother. Nathan, too, has an older brother named Jeff Fillion.

Nathan grew up in Mill Woods and went to Holy Trinity Catholic High School before attending Concordia University College of Alberta. He went on to study at the University of Alberta. There, he became a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. In 1997, he also became an American citizen.

Career of Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion relocated to New York City in 1994 after working in a variety of theatres, television shows, and films, including Theatresports with Rapid Fire Theatre and the improvised soap opera Die-Nasty. In New York City, he portrayed Joey Buchanan on the soap opera “One Life to Live.” For this performance, he was nominated for a “Daytime Emmy Award” for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 1996. Similarly, he left the series in 1997 to pursue other projects, but he returned in 2007 for a brief cameo. After relocating to Los Angeles, Nathan appeared as a supporting character in the sitcom “Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place.” In Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, he played James Frederick “The Minnesota” Ryan. Fillion then starred as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Joss Whedon’s science fiction television series “Firefly” in 2002. He also considers his time on Firefly to be the best acting job he’s ever had, and compares all of his other jobs to it. Despite the fact that the show was canceled, it was adapted for the big screen, and Nathan reprised his role as Mal in Joss Whedon’s 2005 film Serenity. Then, in 2003, he played Caleb in the final five episodes of Joss Whedon’s television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

In addition, he provided the voice for the animated series “King of the Hill” and the video game Jade Empire in 2001. (as the voice of Gao the Lesser). In 2005–06, he also appeared as Vigilante in the animated series Justice League Unlimited episodes “Hunter’s Moon” and “Patriot Act.” He also appeared in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, Justice League: Doom, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and Justice League: Throne of Atlantis and The Death of Superman as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan. Nathan Fillion also appeared in James Gunn’s 2006 horror film Slither. He also appeared in Adrienne Shelly’s romantic comedy film “Waitress,” which she wrote and directed. On January 21, 2007, the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released in theaters on May 2, 2007. Fillion also appeared in the sequel to White Noise, White Noise 2: The Light. In the 2006–2007 season of the television show Lost, he played Kevin, Kate’s ex-husband. He then signed a talent holding contract with Fox Broadcasting Company in October 2006. Furthermore, in December 2006, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Fillion had been cast as Alex Tully in the television series “Drive.” Tim Minear is the creator of Drive. Ivan Sergei also appeared in the original pilot episode of Drive as Alex Tully.

Nathan Fillion in the series, Firefly (Source; Google)

Similarly, at the start of the fall 2007 season, he joined the cast of ABC’s Desperate Housewives. He played Dr. Adam Mayfair. Fillion also appeared in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3 as an ODST Gunnery sergeant alongside fellow Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and Adam Baldwin. In the game, all three actors are given personalities that correspond to their Firefly characters. In Halo 3: ODST, Halo 5: Guardians, and a brief appearance in Halo: Reach, he provided the voice and likeness for Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck. Fillion debuted as the titular character Richard Castle in the television series “Castle” in March 2009. In addition, he appeared in “Nailing Your Wife,” a Spike spoof porn web video. He also appeared briefly in the season 5 episode “Revolving Doors” of the web series “The Guild.” Fillion then appeared as the Action Sports 1 anchor in the web series “Husbands” in late September 2011. Nathan played Dogberry in the independent film Much Ado About Nothing in 2012. The film, based on Shakespeare’s play of the same name, was written, directed, and produced by Joss Whedon.

Then, since 2011, he’s played the recurring Space Western character Cactoid Jim in episodes of The Thrilling Adventure Hour, a podcasted live show. It is a stage production in which actors portray characters from a radio show. In 2012, Fillion appeared in the web series “The Daly Show” episode “The Daly Superheroes.” He then hosted the 2013 WGA West Coast Awards on February 17, 2013. Similarly, he played Cayde-6 in the video game Destiny in 2014. His role grew in importance as the game expanded over the next few years. Similarly, in 2015 and 2016, he co-created a web series called “Con Man” with Alan Tudyk, loosely based on their experiences on the convention circuit after Firefly. Fillion then reprised his role in the 2017 sequel Destiny 2, where he played an important role until his character died in Forsaken. In addition, he starred as Gary West in the Netflix horror-comedy series “Santa Clarita Diet” in 2017. He was cast in the recurring role of Jacques Snicket on the second season of Netflix’s comedy-drama series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” the same year. He was cast as John Nolan in the new ABC TV series “The Rookie” in February 2018. Alexi Hawley, a former Castle executive producer, created it. Furthermore, Nathan and director Allan Ungar released a live-action short film based on the Naughty Dog franchise Uncharted on July 16, 2018. It went viral quickly and was praised for its witty humor, action, and ability to stay true to the source material. Additionally, fans and critics took to social media to demand that Netflix make it into a series, citing it as one of the best video game adaptations.

Nathan Fillion has been working with public artist Martin Firrell since 2009. Firrell has created two works of contemporary public art about him: Complete Hero and Metascifi. “Firrell: Complete Hero” is a digital projection of video and text portraiture to the West and North elevations of the Guards Chapel at Wellington Barracks in London in 2009. And “Metascifi” is a digital app that looks into American television science fiction series for life strategies and ideas. Complete Hero’s “face” was Nathan. “I wanted to make a piece of work that looked at all kinds of heroism, not just the usual derring-do of white square-jawed men,” the artist said of his choice of Nathan Fillion. But I thought it would be fun to start with a white, square-jawed man, and Nathan Fillion agreed.” Furthermore, in Metascifi, Nathan Fillion explores the deeper meaning of his Firefly character Captain Mal Reynolds, reflecting on some of life’s universal preoccupations: death, love, evil, intimacy, power, vulnerability, violence, and freedom. In addition, in 2007, Nathan Fillion and author PJ Haarsma co-founded the non-profit organization Kids Need to Read. This was done to help inspire children’s imaginations by bringing more books and study materials into underfunded libraries.

Relationship Status:

Nathan Fillion may or may not be single right now. He is more concerned with his career than with a romantic relationship. Perhaps he has kept his romantic and personal life private. And avoids discussing it in public.

Nathan Fillion along with his ex-grilfriend, Krista Allen (Source: Google)

In terms of his previous romantic relationships, he has dated a number of women. Similarly, he had dated Stana Katic, Kate Luyben, and Krista Allen. Nathan was in a relationship with American actress Krista Allen from 2005 to 2015. Mikaela Hoover and Nathan Fillion began dating in April 2013 and became engaged in November of that year. However, in January 2015, the couple divorced. In addition, he is close to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Achievements and Awards of Nathan Fillion:

Throughout his acting career, Nathan Fillion has won numerous awards. He won the Saturn Award, the SFX Award, the TV Guide Award four times, and the People’s Choice Award four times. He was also nominated in a slew of other categories. He did not, however, win in those categories. He was nominated for and did not win the Daytime Emmy Award, the Soap Opera Digest Award, the Empire Awards, the Online Film Critics Society Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the EDA Award.

Streamy Awards, Satellite Awards, Behind the Voice Actors Award, TV Guide Award, and two People’s Choice Awards are among the other nominations. Additionally, from 2009 to 2012, BuddyTV was named one of “TV’s 100 Sexiest Men.” Then, he ranked the list of “The 15 Best Drama Lead Actors of the 2011-2012 TV Season” and named his character’s relationship with the other main character the Best Flirting Relationship on the list of “Love Is All Around Best TV Relationships of 2010.”

Similarly, he was named the Best Delayed Relationship on its list of “The Best Relationships of 2011,” as well as the “Special Relationships: TV’s Top 50 Love Stories of the Past Decade.” In addition, on the lists “Love… Or Not: The Top 12 Will-or-Won’t-They Couples of 2012” and “Lip-Smacking Couples of 2012,”

Body Measurements: Height and Weight

Nathan is six feet tall and weighs 92 kilograms. His chest, arm, and waist measurements are 41-15-32 inches. He has dark brown hair and dark green eyes, as well.

Quick Facts of Nathan Fillion

Full Name:Nathan Fillion
Age:50 years
Birthday:27 Mar
Nationality:American
Horoscope:Aries
Marital Status:Single
Net Worth:$18 million
Height:6 feet 0 inches
Profession:Actor
Sibling:One Brother (Jeff Fillion)
Father:Bob Fillion
Mother:Cookie Fillion