Cinematic Crush: Nathan Fillion

Crush object: Nathan Fillion, actor.

- He got his start in the soap opera One Life to Live playing Joey Buchanan from 1994 to 1997. During his time in the role, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.

- As Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds in Joss Whedon's short-lived sci-fi series Firefly and its feature film spin-off Serenity he earned quite the fan following and a Saturn Award. He and Whedon teamed-up again for the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and last year's web sensation Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

- Also in primetime, he starred in Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place and Drive and had recurring roles on Pasadena, Miss Match and Desperate Housewives, plus a memorable guest spot on Lost.

- Other movies he has appeared in include Saving Private Ryan, Blast from the Past, Dracula 2000, Outing Riley, Slither and Waitress.

- Upcoming projects include playing the title role in the new crime solving series Castle (premiering March 9 on ABC) and voicing Colonel Steve Trevor in the direct-to-video animated movie Wonder Woman(available March 3).