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[[Image:Nathan_Fillion.jpg|thumb|Nathan Fillion.]]
 
 
{{BigQuote|I'm a ''Halo'' guy. The [[Bungie]] folks were kind enough to have me do [[Reynolds|a voice]] for ''[[Halo 3]]''. So there's nothing like sitting down to a nice game of ''Halo'' and shooting at myself. I like to get online, and the reason I like it is I've got a lot of friends in Canada and New York, all over Los Angeles and at great distances. Sometimes I take off for months at a time to go work, and my social time is on that box. You put on a little headset and unwind with your friends. You hang out, you laugh, it's good times. And when it's all done, you don't have to send anybody home. No one's drunk all your beer. You just say, 'Good night, I'm going to bed,' and it's off and it's done.|Nathan Fillion<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19734 '''Comic Book Resources''': ''Nathon Fillion talks about playing Steve Trevor in "Wonder Woman"'']</ref>}}
'''Nathan Fillion''' (born March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian actor, best known for his lead role in the television series ''[[wikipedia:Firefly|Firefly]]'' as Captain (formerly Sergeant) Reynolds. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', he supplies the voice of [[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]], named in homage to Fillion's most famous character. Not only does Nathan Fillion provide the voice for [[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]] in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', but the character's physical appearance was modeled after the actor as well.
 
 
[[File:Nathan Fillion.jpg|right|200 px|thumb|Nathan Fillion.]]
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'''Nathan Fillion''' (born March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian actor, best known for his lead role in the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' as Captain Reynolds and in ''[[Wikipedia:Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' as Richard Castle. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', he supplies the voice of [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]], named in homage to Fillion's most famous character. In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' not only does Nathan Fillion provide the voice for [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]], the character's physical appearance was modeled after the actor as well. Fillion also reprised his role as Buck for a cameo in the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]],<ref>[http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2010/06/18/nathan-fillions-halo-dreams-will-never-come-true/ '''Hawty McBloggy -''' Nathan Fillion's ''Halo'' Dreams Will Never Come True]</ref><ref>[http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/9/16/interviews/68467/ ''Halo 3: ODST'' interview with Brian Jerrard]</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> and also provided the character's [[Firefight]] voice. Edward Buck is again making an appearance in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', with an updated likeness to Nathan Fillion.
   
==Filmography==
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==Trivia==
 
*Nathan Fillion and [[Tricia Helfer]] (the voice of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]]) recorded most of their voice work for ''Halo 3: ODST'' in the same recording booth, which is rare in voice acting.<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/852871/bungie-project-2/videos/pax09_haloodst_spc_voiceover_090409.html/ '''IGN Video''': ''Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360 Behind the Scenes - PAX 09: Nathan Fillion, Tricia Helfer and More (Off-Screen)'']</ref>
* ''Halo 3: ODST'' video game as Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] (2009)
 
 
*Nathan claims to have invented the [[Radar Jammer]] when asked about his [[Bungie Armor]] on [[Xbox Live]].{{Citation needed}}
* ''Castle'' TV series as Richard Castle (2009)
 
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*When Fillion was being recorded for Halo 5, he jokingly asked if they could make him a bit more handsome. 343 did exactly that, enhancing Buck to make him appear more handsome than Fillion actually is.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/nathan-fillion-asked-halo-5-210046207.html</ref>
* ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' as Captain Hammer (2008)
 
* ''Desperate Housewives'' recurring TV series guest appearance (2007)
 
* ''Halo 3'' video game as Gunnery Sergeant [[Reynolds]] (2007)
 
* ''Drive'' TV series (2007)
 
* ''Waitress'' film (2007)
 
* ''White Noise 2: The Light'' film (2006)
 
* ''Lost'' TV series guest appearance (2006)
 
* ''Slither'' film (2006)
 
* ''Serenity'' film (2005)
 
* ''Outing Riley'' film (2004)
 
* ''Miss Match'' six-episode TV series guest appearance (2003)
 
* ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' five-episode TV series guest appearance (2003)
 
* ''Water's Edge'' film (2003)
 
* ''Firefly'' TV series (2002)
 
* ''Pasadena'' three-episode TV series guest appearance (2001)
 
* ''Dracula 2000'' film (2000)
 
* ''Blast from the Past'' film (1999)
 
* ''The Outer Limits'' one-episode TV series guest appearance (1999)
 
* ''Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place'' TV series (1998-2001)
 
* ''Saving Private Ryan'' film (1998)
 
* ''Maggie Winters'' one-episode TV series guest appearance (1998)
 
* ''Total Security'' one-episode TV series guest appearance (1997)
 
* ''Spin City'' uncredited TV series guest appearance (1996)
 
* ''One Life to Live'' TV series (1994-1997)
 
* ''Strange and Rich'' film (1994)
 
* ''Ordeal in the Arctic'' TV movie (1993)
 
 
==Quotes==
 
{{Article Quote|I'm a Halo guy. The Bungie folks were kind enough to have me do a voice for Halo 3. So there's nothing like sitting down to a nice game of Halo and shooting at myself. I like to get online, and the reason I like it is I've got a lot of friends in Canada and New York, all over Los Angeles and at great distances. Sometimes I take off for months at a time to go work, and my social time is on that box. You put on a little headset and unwind with your friends. You hang out, you laugh, it's good times. And when it's all done, you don't have to send anybody home. No one's drunk all your beer. You just say, 'Good night, I'm going to bed,' and it's off and it's done.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19734 Nathon Fillion talks about playing Steve Trevor in "Wonder Woman"]</ref>}}
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
*Nathan Fillion and [[Tricia Helfer]] (the voice of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]]) recorded most of their voice work for ''Halo 3: ODST'' in the same recording booth, which is rare in voice acting.<ref>http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/852871/bungie-project-2/videos/pax09_haloodst_spc_voiceover_090409.html/</ref>
 
*Nathan claims to have invented the [[Radar Jammer]]. For this, he was given the previously-[[Bungie]]-exclusive [[Bungie Armor]] [[Armor Permutations|permutation]] in ''Halo 3''.{{fact}}
 
*His character Buck will occasionally say "'Bam!' said the lady", a piece of slang, meaning a general exclamation, that Nathan Fillion thought up and is trying to promote. The phrase can also be heard on his detective show ''Castle''.
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="150" spacing="small">
Image:Nathan_Fillion_sniper.jpg|Nathan Fillion with a [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D-S2 AM Sniper Rifle]] replica.
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Nathan_Fillion_sniper.jpg|Nathan Fillion with a [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-Series 2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D-S2 AM Sniper Rifle]] replica.
Image:Nathan_Fillion_Scoped.jpg|Fillion posing with the rifle.
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Nathan_Fillion_Scoped.jpg|Fillion posing with the rifle.
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FillionHelfer.jpg|Nathon Fillion and Tricia Helfer recording lines for ''Halo 3: ODST''.
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BuckODST.png|Edward Buck, modeled after Nathon Fillion.
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H5G_Render_Buck-Close.png|Edward Buck, as seen in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
 
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==Sources==
 
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==Links==
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==External links==
===External===
 
*[[wikipedia:Nathan Fillion|Nathan Fillion]] at Wikipedia
 
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277213/ Nathan Fillion at IMDb]
 
 
*[http://kotaku.com/5091521/halo-3-recon-has-sandbox-bits-flashback-bitshttp://kotaku.com/5091521/halo-3-recon-has-sandbox-bits-flashback-bits Halo 3: ODST Has Sandbox Bits, Flashback Bits]
 
*[http://kotaku.com/5091521/halo-3-recon-has-sandbox-bits-flashback-bitshttp://kotaku.com/5091521/halo-3-recon-has-sandbox-bits-flashback-bits Halo 3: ODST Has Sandbox Bits, Flashback Bits]
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30501433/vp/31714988#31714988 MSNBC Interview With Nathan Fillion]
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30501433/vp/31714988#31714988 MSNBC Interview With Nathan Fillion]
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30501433/vp/31714988#31714988 MSNBC Interview With Nathan Fillion - YouTube Link]
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30501433/vp/31714988#31714988 MSNBC Interview With Nathan Fillion - YouTube Link]
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Wikipedia There is more information available on this subject at Nathan Fillion on the English Wikipedia.
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I'm a Halo guy. The Bungie folks were kind enough to have me do a voice for Halo 3. So there's nothing like sitting down to a nice game of Halo and shooting at myself. I like to get online, and the reason I like it is I've got a lot of friends in Canada and New York, all over Los Angeles and at great distances. Sometimes I take off for months at a time to go work, and my social time is on that box. You put on a little headset and unwind with your friends. You hang out, you laugh, it's good times. And when it's all done, you don't have to send anybody home. No one's drunk all your beer. You just say, 'Good night, I'm going to bed,' and it's off and it's done.
”
— Nathan Fillion[1]
Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion.

Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian actor, best known for his lead role in the television series Firefly as Captain Reynolds and in Castle as Richard Castle. In Halo 3, he supplies the voice of Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds, named in homage to Fillion's most famous character. In Halo 3: ODST not only does Nathan Fillion provide the voice for Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, the character's physical appearance was modeled after the actor as well. Fillion also reprised his role as Buck for a cameo in the Halo: Reach level New Alexandria,[2][3][4] and also provided the character's Firefight voice. Edward Buck is again making an appearance in Halo 5: Guardians, with an updated likeness to Nathan Fillion.

Trivia

  • Nathan Fillion and Tricia Helfer (the voice of Captain Veronica Dare) recorded most of their voice work for Halo 3: ODST in the same recording booth, which is rare in voice acting.[5]
  • Nathan claims to have invented the Radar Jammer when asked about his Bungie Armor on Xbox Live.[citation needed]
  • When Fillion was being recorded for Halo 5, he jokingly asked if they could make him a bit more handsome. 343 did exactly that, enhancing Buck to make him appear more handsome than Fillion actually is.[6]

Gallery

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