Also known as Mal
Played by Nathan Fillion

INFORMATION

The son of a rancher, Mal Reynolds was brought up on the planet Shadow by his mother and a large amount of other helping hands, which leads to the obvious conclusion that Mal and his family were fairly well off. He fought in the Unification War for the Independents as a soldier who commanded up to five thousand soldiers during the battle in Serenity valley on the planet Hera. The war was a pivotal moment for Mal. While it seemed that they would win the battle in Serenity Valley there wasn’t enough back up, and after all Mal had tried to do and he had to give himself up. Since the war Mal has tried to operate as much under the radar as possible. First thing he did was to by a ship: he bought a Firefly-class transport ship and named her Serenity. He enlisted Zoë Alleyne as his first mate on the ship and brought in a crew, consisting of Jayne, Wash and Kaylee. Together they did what they could to keep flying, took whichever jobs they can no matter how illegitimate. He will do whatever it takes for his ship and his crew. And will always stay away from the Alliance for as long as he can.

APPEARANCES: FIREFLY SEASON ONE

• Regular cast member