That’s why The Rookie star Nathan Fillion has already played four different roles in the MCU

Even though Nathan Fillion is known to most film and series fans from formats such as Firefly, The Rookie or Castle, the actor can look back on a remarkable history as a superhero actor. Not only does his filmography include entire four different (!) MCU rolesFillion has also been involved in numerous DC projects.

Nathan Fillion’s MCU story began with Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel fans were recently able to see Nathan Fillion on the big screen as a voice actor in Deadpool & Wolverine. The John Nolan actor, along with other stars such as Matthew McConaughey and Blake Lively, lent his voice to a Deadpool variant that Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine have to deal with in the final battle of the film. In the English original, Fillion is known as Headpool listen.

Fillion’s MCU story began ten years earlier with Guardians of the Galaxy, as the actor has a long history and friendship with director James Gunn. Similar to Deadpool & Wolverine, he lent his voice to a rather inconspicuous character: an inmate who threatens Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) in prison. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Fillion returned once again, but in a different role.

Watch a trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy here:

In a deleted scene from the superhero sequel, Fillion appears on film posters as the well-known actor Simon Williams, who later becomes Wonder Man in the comics. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Fillion was seen in a completely different role: as the Orgoscope security chief Master Karjawho even appears in several scenes this time.

According to CBR, Fillion has played more different MCU roles than any other actor. Apart from Marvel mastermind Stan Lee himself, who appeared in 22 MCU films until his death.

Nathan Fillion’s Marvel roles outside the MCU:

Nathan Fillion’s DC story is even longer

However, his four MCU appearances cannot compete with Fillion’s DC history, which began in 2005 with the Justice League series. Since then, the rookie star has been involved in numerous other DC projects and will also return in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman film – in what is probably his most famous DC role Green Lantern.

Here you can find an overview of all of Fillion’s DC projects:

As Green Lantern aka Hal Jordan or Guy Gardner:

Podcast for Nathan Fillion fans: Why is The Rookie so popular?

The series with Nathan Fillion as a police career changer in Los Angeles is already in its 6th season and is achieving top ratings. In this episode of Streamgestöber we explain why this is the case. What makes The Rookie so original compared to the NCIS’, FBIs and SWATs of this TV world?