Firefly actors spotted in other roles?

POSTED BY: annik
UPDATED: Friday, May 14, 2004 05:44
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ANNIK

Monday, May 10, 2004 3:06 PM

I just caught an old ep of 'Cold Case' last night guest starring Summer Glau as the 1980-something victim. (Her killers were certainly creepifying, let me tell you!)

I know Fillion has been on a few other shows for short or long term durations, but what about everyone else?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Cheers,
Annik
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GUNHAND

Monday, May 10, 2004 3:10 PM

Well Nandy from Heart of Gold was on the Iron Chef not too long ago. Which was all manner of eerie to see.

Adam Baldwin has been on Angel (so they tell me I never have seen an episode) and Stargate:SG1.

And of course Ron Glass was on one of the best TV shows ever made Barney Miller, which is one of the few shows from my youth that I can still watch and find it hasn't lost any of its charm.

I'm sure there are a pile of them but I really don't watch as much TV as I used to.

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HOWDYROCKERBABY1

Monday, May 10, 2004 3:35 PM

Don't forget Nandy is the hoochy-mama Mom on The O.C. ... don't ask me how i know that... i plead the fifth on knowing this information.

Nathan was in Two Guys and a Girl (and a pizza place).

One day my mom was clicking through the stations and guess what she saw on the Mexican Channel (we have a lot of those, i live in arizona) she see's Adam Baldwin in a really weird movie where he's fighting a monster with a horn sticking out of its head...she had no clue what it was called though because it was dubbed with Spanish.

Jewel Staite was on an old show when she was like 14 called Flash Forward

Sean Maher played a really creepifying perv on CSI: MIAMI. it was really hard hating him.

....hmmm...i have to think of some others now...

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KELLAINA

Monday, May 10, 2004 3:40 PM

Off the top of my head...

Summer Glau - Angel

Adam Baldwin - X Files, Angel, Stargate

Gina Torres - Angel, 24, Cleopatra 2525

Sean Maher - CSI Miami (? - not sure about that one)

Jewel Staite - Higher Ground, Wonderfalls (unaired episodes)

Ron Glass - Barney Miller, Friends (and lots, lots more)

Melinda Clarke (Nandi) - The O.C.

I know there are lots more(these are very talented people after all) but I can't remember at the moment. Maybe I'll pop over to IMDB and check...

ANNIK

Monday, May 10, 2004 3:44 PM

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Originally posted by howdyrockerbaby1:
Don't forget Nandy is the hoochy-mama Mom on The O.C. ... don't ask me how i know that... i plead the fifth on knowing this information.
(snipped)
Sean Maher played a really creepifying perv on CSI: MIAMI. it was really hard hating him.

*That's* why she looked familiar in HoG ... I knew I'd seen those eyes somewhere before. (I don't watch OC, not their target demographic, but saw maybe 10 minutes one night).

Which ep/storyline was Maher in CSI:M? It's possible I missed it entirely.

Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.

LISSA

Monday, May 10, 2004 4:56 PM

I saw the guy that plays Niska (can't think of his name right now) on Seinfeld. he played Mr. Penske of the Penske File. And just today I saw the same actor on the movie 13 Days (we're watching it in history). I don't think he's in it much, but I've only seen like the first 20 minutes so far. And, of course, there's Summer Glau's wonderful Angel episode "Waiting in the Wings."

~lissa, spwhore

ZOID

Monday, May 10, 2004 5:01 PM

annik:

Nathan Fillion portrayed 'The Wrong Private Ryan', the US Army Ranger Tom Hanks originally found and told that his brothers were dead. Nathan plays the role so convincingly, especially through the revelation that his brothers are 10 or 12 years old, to include his plaintive "I gotta get home".

Some may have thought 'Wrong Ryan' a bit of a weak character, but rewatch the scene (if you don't have "Saving Private Ryan" on DVD to watch every Memorial Day, shame on you). None of the other men exhibit anything but understanding in their reactions. Anybody who has served in our country's military knows and understands that the most horrific part of being a soldier isn't the prospect of getting shot, it is being separated from your loved ones. It's something unexpected, and damn near universal; nobody other than Spielberg ever made a point of putting it in a war flick twice. Remember Hanks' character says he's willing to follow any order -- no matter how pointless it may seem -- if it earns him the right to get home to his wife.

So -- definitely -- rewatch Fillion's portrayal of 'Wrong Ryan' and pay attention. Nathan's delivery is so real as to be uncanny and unnerving.

Respectfully,

zoid
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ZOID

Monday, May 10, 2004 5:03 PM

lissa wrote:

Quote:
And just today I saw the same actor on the movie 13 Days...

Wow, you're right! He played Adlai E. Stevenson, and did a great job.

Hmmm... Seems like he specializes in characters named 'Adlai'.

Respectfully,

zoid

DELIA

Monday, May 10, 2004 5:08 PM

Nathan Fillion did Miss Match, didn't he? And, of course, was Caleb on BtVS.

I think I saw Morena on laundry detergent commercial, where her roommate had borrowed her dress but she couldn't tell because the detergent worked so well. Anyone see that?

SLAYER730

Monday, May 10, 2004 5:31 PM

Nathan Fillion also had a small part in "Blast From the Past" with Alicia Silvertone and Brendan Frasier. He played the sleasy ex boyfriend.

He was also a priest in "Dracula 2000". (Man, that AND Caleb?!? Talk about typecasting! ha ha)

I also saw the guy that plays Jubal Early on a rerun of Law and Order the other day.

Alan Tudyk's in "A Knight's Tale" with Heath Ledger and "28 Days" with Sandra Bullock.

***Never judge a book by its movie***

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