“I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.”

Canadian-American actor

Nathan Fillion is a Canadian-American actor known for leading television roles that made him a familiar face to audiences. He is best known as Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds in Firefly and its film continuation Serenity, and as Richard Castle in Castle. Since 2018, he has starred as Officer John Nolan in The Rookie, where he also serves as an executive producer. He has also been an executive producer on The Rookie: Feds and is set to produce the upcoming spin-off The Rookie: North.