He is also intelligent and eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations. Bella Ramsey is Ellie Williams Ellie Williams is a 14-year-old girl born into a post-apocalyptic world. He is killed when River stabs him in the neck with his pen. In "Serenity", Mal says of himself: "[If the] Wind blows northerly, I go North.". Concern over his son Fess's virginity causes him to hire Inara Serra to turn Fess into a 'man', but the attempt is more successful than he'd expected; Fess openly defies his father and allows Serenity to lift off. Since becoming a mother, Glau has acted very little, appearing with "Firefly" co-stars on the rare episode of "Con Man" and "Castle," and taking on a two-episode arc on Netflix's "Wu Assassins.". Some of his backstory is given in the Serenity novelization. Haarsma to found the charity Kids Need to Read, which provides books to underfunded schools and libraries. The character is played by Edward Atterton. Around the time that series premiered in 2011, Maher publicly came out in Entertainment Weekly, announcing that he'd lived with his partner, Paul, for nine years and had two kids, Sophia Rose and Liam Xavier, born in 2007 and 2010, respectively. According to Serenity crew member and Companion Inara Serra, Saffron has had some Companion training. From there, he became a resident trauma surgeon on one of the major hospitals in Capital City, Osiris. The competition he's up against is private detective Kendall Frost, played by Glau. [40] In the comics, Dobson is still alive, his right eye (destroyed by Mal's bullet) replaced by a prosthesis. In the film's climax, the Operative fights Mal atop a large suspended computer terminal. After he refuses to deal with Badger, Badger sends Malcolm Reynolds to talk to him. Obsessed with travel? (However, he claimed that she'd given him slightly too much, and so cut off Mal's left ear and gives it to her as a 'small refund'.) They are portrayed in the film by twin brothers Yan and Rafael Feldman. In 2015, according to Reason, Baldwin reportedly coined the hashtag #GamerGate, which would come to be associated with a harassment campaign against several female figures in the gaming world. Wash serves as the pilot of Serenity, and is married to the ship's first mate, Zoe. Born in the late 25th century on Sihnon, Inara is a Companion, a high-society courtesan licensed by the Union of Allied Planets (the "Alliance"). Inara talks Fess through some of his insecurities with his father and makes him look upon himself as his own man. The Real Housewives franchise gets a Castle spin in this episode featuring Gina Torres, the second Firefly regular to drop by. Early, played by Richard Brooks, boards Serenity with the intention to kidnap River Tam in return for a bounty. The manner in which Reynolds handles himself in the time leading up to and during the duel convinces Harrow of Mal's character and he decides to trust him with his "property", finally revealed to be a herd of cattle. This page lists characters from the television series Firefly. 25 - 27 Aug, 2023. Fillion earned $100,000 for every episode of Castle. Jayne is regarded as something of a Robin Hood-like folk hero by the people of Canton on Higgins' Moon ("Jaynestown"), who have erected a statue of him in the center of the town and sing a song dedicated to "the hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne" ("The Ballad of Jayne Cobb") in which they tell how "he robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor". Shepherd Derrial Book, played by Ron Glass, is a "shepherd", or preacher, who provides frequent spiritual advice and perspectives for the crew of Serenity. He is an undercover Alliance agent in pursuit of Simon and River Tam. In "Firefly," Gina Torres plays Corporal Zo Alleyne/First Mate Zo Washburne, a war buddy of Reynolds who eventually falls for their new pilot, Hoban "Wash" Washburne (Tudyk). Firefly (2002-2003) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast complete, awaiting verification Series Produced by Series Music by Greg Edmonson . Most recently, Fillion co-starred and co-produced an internet series alongside fellow Firefly alum, Alan Tudyk, called Con Man, based on the duo's experiences at conventions. Baldwin's most recent regular series role is that of Admiral Mike Slattery on the long-running TNT drama "The Last Ship.". Towards the end of the episode, even though he ends up catching the serial killers and earning his spot, he declines at the last minute with high praise for Frost, saying she should get the seat instead. He also calls Jayne a "practical guy", explaining his character's use of gallows humor by explaining that when in peril, the choice is to "panic and cry and crap your pants, or you make a joke and you try to survive. Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor, known for the leading roles of . After "Firefly" finished, Glass kept booking one-off roles on TV dramas ("CSI: NY," "Shark," "Major Crimes," and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.") (The couple divorced in 2016.) Actor Nathan Fillion has made a career for himself, starring in long-running hit series Castle, as well as his current ABC cop drama The Rookie, but many of us remember back when he got his start on the Fox sci-fi adventure show, Firefly. Out of all the biggest mistakes which have ever been made in the entertainment industry, mistreating and prematurely canceling "Firefly" is at least in the top five (if not higher). Muscle. [38], As evidenced in Serenity, River is extraordinarily skilled at hand-to-hand combat, and in one episode of Firefly, she fires three fatally accurate shots from a pistol after only a single quick glance into the battlefield (in both Firefly and Serenity, it is heavily implied that the Alliance was attempting to create a 'super-soldier'). He quickly settles into the rhythm of daily life aboard Serenity, becoming an integral part of the crew, but viewers learn that Book had a far darker past from which he was actively running away. Mal emerges victorious from the fight thanks to an old war wound that caused the nerve cluster the Operative normally attacks to have been moved. Stitch claims that he would never have done that to Jayne. Contents 1 Major characters 1.1 Malcolm Reynolds 1.2 Zo Washburne 1.3 Hoban Washburne 1.4 Inara Serra 1.5 Jayne Cobb 1.6 Kaylee Frye 1.7 Simon Tam 1.8 River Tam 1.9 Shepherd Derrial Book 2 Minor characters 2.1 Badger 2.2 Bester 2.3 Sheriff Bourne 2.4 Rance Burgess 2.5 Bridget Recently, Alan Tudyk (who played Torres' on-screen husband Wash in "Firefly") confirmed that the entire cast would be on board for an "Arrested Development" style revival, while Joss Whedon admitted that he'll "never really accept" the abrupt ending of the cult sci-fi series. The events of the No Power in the 'Verse follow-up comic elaborate on this; while working in House Madrassa, Inara took on a high-ranking Independent commander as a client who revealed details of an imminent attack on Alliance interests. She loves all of those people. "Firefly" debuted on Fox in 2002, highly anticipated by fans of science-fiction as well as viewers of showrunner Joss Whedon's other buzzy shows, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel." [citation needed]. In "Our Mrs. Reynolds", Mal finds himself married to her in an obscure native ceremony, as she pretends to be a demure, compliant girl trained to be a subservient wife. The 10-part show is an adaptation of the New York Times best-seller and . Throughout both episodes in which he appears ("The Train Job" and "War Stories"), the instrument associated with him in the soundtrack (i. e., providing his leitmotif) is the duduk. Doctor Simon Tam, played by Sean Maher (and in a flashback by Zac Efron), appears in all episodes of Firefly, the feature film Serenity, and the Serenity comics. After joining the crew of Serenity, Zoe married the ship's pilot, Hoban "Wash" Washburne; her loyalty to her ex-commander caused friction at times, especially when Wash objected to one of Mal's more dangerous schemes. Inara, a Buddhist, was a rising member of Companion House Madrassa when she suddenly and inexplicably left to travel the outer rim. Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere.". Her most high-profile role to date has been that of Vanessa Carlysle in the mega-blockbusters "Deadpool" and "Deadpool 2." For this reason, Inara is nicknamed the "Ambassador" by the others on the ship. [33][34] There is also some tension with Jayne Cobb. He is killed by the Operative, but set plans in motion for Malcolm Reynolds to broadcast a report from Dr. Caron that reveals the origins of the Reavers, leaving the message with his Gynoid bride before he dies. Comments made by Inara suggest that she is displeased with alterations to the traditional training she underwent, which is resulting in less-experienced novices being introduced to certain aspects of the profession prematurely instead of when she feels they would be ready. Jubal Early is a bounty hunter who appears in the final episode "Objects in Space". He also joined "Firefly" castmate Alan Tudyk for "Con Men," inspired by the pair's experiences on the fan convention circuit. Following questioning by the Operative about River's escape, the Operative kills Mathias for his failure. His loyal second-in-command Zoe was by his side for most of the war, surviving many dangerous conflicts with him. The problem is compounded by the fact that he sometimes makes comments that hurt Kaylee's feelings, insulting the lifestyle of the crew, Serenity, and even herself, though he never intentionally means to insult her; a prominent example of his ineptitude at making conversation is in "The Message" when he described her as 'the only girl in the world', on the grounds that all the other women he knew were either married (Zoe), professional (Inara) or related to him (River). In particular, Esposito dresses as a US Marine (referencing Jon Huertas as Sgt. Nathan Fillion has a net worth of approx. . From 2011 to 2018, Torres co-starred as attorney and law firm partner Jessica Pearson on the hit USA legal drama "Suits," a role she continued on "Pearson," the spinoff focused on her character. He plays Detective Ethan Slaughter, a tough-as-nails, loose-cannon rogue cop stereotype in diametric opposition to Detective Beckett. When Mal confronts him in the Serenity film novelization, Wash's reasoning is "Why would anyone call themselves Hoban?" Fillion . Though earning Mal's disfavor initially by stating that she supported unification of the Alliance and the Independents (in a flashback in "Out of Gas"), she and Mal have developed an unacknowledged attraction to each other which they resist, ostensibly for both business and personal reasons, which is expressed in the form of jesting and sometimes-hurtful bickering. Jewel Staite is the latest Firefly alum to touch down on ABC's Castle. Mal named the ship Serenity after the Battle of Serenity Valley, the decisive battle of the Unification War. When the conversation turned to the show "Castle," co-stars Molly Quinn (Alexis Castle), Seamus Dever (Kevin Ryan), and Jon Huertas (Javier Esposito) made an appearance. Mal quips on this name confusion in "Trash" by calling her "Yo-Saff-Bridge". She seems innocent at first, but once the truth comes out that the murder victim stole an Oscar-worthy directing job right out from under her she tells the detectives that she snapped. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! Firefly (TV Series 2002-2003) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. . In Serenity, the Operative is ordered to retrieve River, bringing him into conflict with Mal and his crew, who have discovered the reason why the Alliance wants her back. Joss Whedon said that there was a lack of chemistry between her and the rest of the cast. Despite his calculating nature, Jayne also has a softer side, sending money back home to his mother and wearing a flap-eared knit cap she'd made for him. Higgins is a man who looks out only for himself. Nathan's appearance is mainly known for three television series, 2002's Firefly, 2009's Castle, and 2018's The Rookie. This might explain why, in one of the deleted scenes from the Firefly pilot, Mal is described as having commanded at least 2000 men. When Fillion moved over to ABC, though, he didn't go alone. In the years following "Firefly" and "Serenity," Maher popped up in a handful of TV shows ("CSI: Miami," "Ghost Whisperer," and "Warehouse 13") before landing a starring role in the quickly-canceled '60s-era NBC drama, "The Playboy Club." Saffron uses these skills to help her seduce her marks, even attempting to seduce Inara herself. Mal fought in many more battles, but the turning point for him and the Independents came with their physical and emotional defeat at the Battle of Serenity Valley on the planet Hera. Monty apparently has a formidable reputation as a brawler; when Kaylee asks if Mal got into a fight with him (due to wounds from his scuffle with Saffron/Bridget), Zoe notes that if he had, the crew would be down in the dirt picking up Mal's teeth. As he dies, she is used to record a warning message for Mal.