Nathan played the preacher Caleb in season seven and Captain Mal Reynolds in Firefly, a short-running TV show created by Joss Whedon. Nathan also played Mal in the 2005 Firefly movie Serenity. He originally auditioned for the part of Angel many years ago. He and Anthony Stewart Head have acted together before: Nathan starred in Two Guys and a Girl, in which Anthony guest-starred in an episode called ‘Two Guys a Girl And a Mother’s Day’ in 1999. Nathan played Father David in Wes Craven’s Dracula 2000. He has also been in Saving Private Ryan and Miss Match (along with Charisma Carpenter).
Related episodes: 7.18 Dirty Girls, 7.21 End Of Days
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ant4buffy on June 2nd, 2005 at 12:34 pm
He was superb as Caleb. Brilliantly Evil.
Abby M. on August 14th, 2005 at 4:45 pm
He doesn’t have that bruding-ness and angelic face that the character of Angel needed, but who cares? He did such a kick but job as Caleb!
Jess on August 14th, 2005 at 4:47 pm
And as Malcolm Reynolds.
ant4buffy on August 17th, 2005 at 3:46 pm
Yeh - can’t wait for the amazing Serenity movie out on September 30th i think. Going to be brilliant!
buffyluvsspike on February 21st, 2006 at 5:42 pm
in “the freshman” buffy befriends another lost student who ends up being vamped. is that nathan fillion? if not, it sure looks like him!
Jess on February 22nd, 2006 at 12:52 am
Definitely not him.
Wynter on July 12th, 2006 at 3:48 am
Nathan Fillion = legend. He’s brilliant!
Culf on September 18th, 2006 at 11:26 am
And the freshman studen does not look like Nathan. Sorry.
Nathan is fantastic. I love him on screen and behind the scenes. He looks like such a fun guy to be around!
Bells on May 15th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
He also plays Adam (Katherines Husband) in Desperate Housewives
Talmah on July 15th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
He’s in the new Joss Whedon’s web serie Dr. Horrible’s sing-along blog (here’s the link : drhorrible.com )
He’s playing Captain Hammer in this musical with Neil Pactrick Harris from the sitcom How I met your mother in which Alyson Hannigan and her real-life husband Alexis Denisof are also playing.
Talmah on July 16th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Oh there’s also Felicia Day who’s playing Vi, one of the potentiels of BTVS, in Dr. Horrible’s sing-along blog.
Hum Joss really likes to work again with the same actors.
I know that I’m doing some publicity for the Dr. Horrible’s sing-along blog but Joss’s said that his fans has to communicate the information so I do it. And also it’s only avaible until the 20th July on internet.
And … it’s a really great show !