The Rookie
Summary
Nathan Fillion remain one of the more personable Hollywood star , and there have been nineFireflyandCastleactors onThe Rookie , reunite with the beloved lead star . After a smaller function in Steven Spielberg’sSaving Private Ryanand a lead role in the sitcom , Two Guys , a missy and a Pizza Placewith Ryan Reynolds , Fillion enjoyed his breakout role as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the 2002 seriesFirefly . The show remains a cult smasher , even though Fox canceled it after one time of year . Fillion found more success onCastle , which aerate for eight seasons on ABC .
Since 2018 , Fillion has played the main protagonist , LAPD Officer Nolan Ryan in ABC’sThe Rookie . The serial publication follow the life of Nolan , the former rookie military officer in the section , and his fellow officers in the Mid - Wilshire Division . During theRookie’sfive time of year , Fillion , who has formed close family relationship with his co - worker throughout his TV life history , reunited with worker he antecedently worked with onFireflyandCastle , with nine appear onThe Rookie , as outlaw , allies , defendant , and viewer for the various criminal offense .
The Rookieis available to stream on Hulu .
Nathan Fillion ’s The Rookie has graduated into a long - running hit for ABC across six season , and now the pop copper dramatic play returns for time of year 7 .
9Alan Tudyk (Firefly)
Tudyk Stars As Crime Scene Cleaner Ellroy Basso
Fireflystar Alan Tudyk wager the beloved character Hoban " Wash " Washburn , the 1 buffer with a dry sense of humour who fly the Serenity inFirefly . OnFirefly , Wash was married to the ship ’s first mate , Zoë ( Gina Torres ) . While Tudyk never worked with Fillion onCastle , he has made up for it with more than one appearance onThe Rookie.
Ellroy meets Fillion ’s Officer Nolan in the season 2 episode , " Clean Cut . "
Tudyk , who remain close friends with Nathan Fillion , has look in two episodes ofThe Rookie , trifle crime picture clean Ellroy Basso . Ellroy meets Fillion ’s Officer Nolan in the season 2 episode , " Clean Cut . " In this installment , some slayer show up at the crime scenery and fervency scene at them . In the season 4 episode " mean solar day in The Hole , " Ellroy and new dispatcher girl Nell Forrester ( whom Nolan introduced to each other ) join up with Nolan and his fireman fiancé Bailey Nune when Nolan is assigned a vitrine at the mete .
Alan Tudyk is an unbelievably various actor known for his interpreter performance , motion capture roles , and often being cast as the villain .
8Sean Maher (Firefly)
Maher Played Escaped Convict Caleb Jost
Sean Maher ’s office onFireflywas the kind and talented doctor Simon Tam who , along with his sister River , isrunning from the evil Alliance when they get hold refuge aboard the Serenity . Simon goes on to work as the ship ’s doctor as he contend to heal his sister , becoming a fugitive in the process . While Maher never come out onCastlewith Fillion , he did appear inThe Rookiein a very surprising part .
In the time of year 1 sequence ofThe Rookie,“Manhunt , " Sean Maher plays another character evading the law
In the season 1 episode ofThe Rookie,“Manhunt , " Sean Maher plays another persona evading the police force , as escaped convict Caleb Jost . Jost is the consummate reverse of Tam in that he is a conniving and unsafe felon who hold his mother - in - law hostage with a deadly contraption . In the episode , Jost is on a prison motorcoach that crash , which sees several convicts injured and many others escape . Nolan comes across Jost when he offers to help an FBI hostage negotiatortrack him down .
The Rookie follows John Nolan, a small-town man who embarks on a new career as an LAPD officer after a life-changing event. As the force’s oldest rookie, Nolan faces skepticism from superiors who view his pursuit as a midlife crisis.
7Gregg Henry (Firefly)
Henry Played A Judge In The Rookie
Veteran thespian Gregg Henry stars in theFireflyseason one episode , " The Train chore , " as Sheriff Bourne of the mining township Paradiso on the planet Regina . Bourne is a benevolent lawman who allows Fillion ’s Reynolds and the Serenity crew to give after they come back stolen medicine to the town . It was a rare case of a lawman who aided and help Fillion and his crew .
He only had a abbreviated cameo inThe Rookie’sseason 1 episode , " Homefront "
Henry had a less helpful role inThe Rookie . He only had a brief cameo inThe Rookie’sseason 1 episode , " Homefront,“as a judge preside over a lawsuit file against Nolanfor allegedly using " overweening force " during a foot chase , resulting in an injury . The entire plot was done humorously , as Nolan end up assigned the youngest attorney the union had available to symbolize him . The Judge , who remains unnamed , lets Nolan off with a warning , save his future vocation on the police force .
While Firefly fans have long called for a reboot , a act of obstacles would make a revival of the cult sci - fi show more trouble than it ’s deserving .
6Jon Huertas (Castle)
Huertas Starred As An Undercover Agent On The Rookie
Fillion ’s Richard Castle often wait on John Huertas ' NYPD Detective Javier Esposito onCastle , and Esposito was known to get Castle out of a few scrapes during particularly dangerous cases . Esposito was one of the primary persona inCastle , appearing in every season of the show from the start to its volatile last . He was able to shape with Fillion again onThe Rookie — in more than one task role .
Huertas first appear in the time of year 1 sequence ofThe Rookie,“The Bet "
Huertas first appear in the season 1 episode ofThe Rookie,“The Bet,“as an undercover agentive role with the Department of Homeland Security . This is a major part of the episode , as Nolan has to help work on a high - stake criminal case ask Huertas ’s Alejandro Mejia / Cesar Ojeda . This also marked a bigCastlereunion as Seamus Dever also look . Huertas later returned to the series for the season 5 instalment , " Double problem , " but this time he was behind the tantrum as the episode ’s managing director .
5Seamus Dever (Castle)
Dever Plays A Lawyer Arrested For Buying Drugs
OnCastle , Seamus Dever played NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan , the best champion and police partner of Javier Esposito ( Jon Huertas ) . The chemistry between Ryan and Esposito cater a peck of humor in the series , often bickering about each other ’s lifetime and once in a while competing with Castle and Beckett on who would first resolve a murder typesetter’s case . thing changed when Dever appeared onThe Rookie , as he had a much more antagonistic human relationship with Nathan Fillion ’s John Nolan .
Dever also appeared in the season 1 episode ofThe Rookie,“The Bet "
Dever also appeared in the season 1 episode ofThe Rookie,“The Bet,“in the less noble use when he work Chaz Bachman , a attorney Nolan arrests for bribe drugs . deplorably , for devotee ofCastle , Dever and Huertas were in different storylines on the show , and they never had a chance to come out together on the filmdom . With that said , Dever show that he could play slimy and chesty onThe Rookiejust as well as he could play righteous and upstanding onCastle .
Castle had an impressive run , but after its cancellation , the cast moved on to bigger and better things . So where are they now ?
4Tamala Jones (Castle)
Jones Plays The Mother Of Rookie Police Officer Aaron Thorsen
Tamala Jones’Castlecharacter Dr. Lanie Parish is the NYPD medical tester , forensics analyst , and girlfriend of NYPD Detective Javier Eposito ( Jon Huertas).She regularly provides key clues to help solve instance investigated by Castle and Detective Kate Beckett . She was around for the integral serial ofCastle , and when she reunited with Nathan Fillion onThe Rookie , she take on a very dissimilar role than fans were used to .
In the season 4 episode ofThe Rookie , " closing Game , " Tamala got an chance to run Yvonne Thorsen
In the season 4 episode ofThe Rookie , " End Game , " Tamala got an chance to wreak Yvonne Thorsen , the mother of rookie police officer Aaron Thorsen . As a manipulative parent ( and married woman of a former hip-hop star ) who sees one dollar bill signs and high reality TV ratings in her Word ’s police vocation , Yvonne is the opponent of the caring and cunning mystery solver Lanie . She later appeared in the instalment " Real Crime , " where a reality show was filming at her mansion when a dead soundbox was found .
3Molly C. Quinn (Castle)
Quinn Plays A Young Woman Who Is Arrested For A Kidnapping Con
One of the most crucial aspects ofCastlewas the close parent and minor - relationship between Richard Castle and his girl Alexis , who both had overt and fair dialogue that was grounded in unconditional combine and sexual love . devotee watched her develop up onCastle , start out as a stripling in the first season and terminate the show in her early 20s . That dynamic was revisited when Alexis actress , Molly C. Quinn , appeared in two installment ofThe Rookieas Ashley .
Molly C. Quinn , appeared in two episodes ofThe Rookieas Ashley .
Ashley is the illegitimate girl of felon Oscar Hutchinson . In the time of year 3 installment , " Bad Blood , " she was nab for a kidnapping con on her young man ’s parents , which she admitted to when she met her father for the first prison term . In an episode from time of year 5 , " Death Notice , " Ashley gets out of prison for her part in the bunco , and she and Nolan share a touching scene where she attempt advice when she suffers a kidney infection and her father offers her a kidney , but only if she pays him monthly for it
The ABC police procedural The Rookie has had so many special guest stars that it ’s well-to-do to forget all the illustrious face who have made an appearance .
2Toks Olagundoye (Castle)
Castle’s P.I. Partner: Toks Olagundoye Suits Up
Toks Olagundoye ’s Hayley Shipton , a fan - favorite character onCastle , was an adventurous private researcher and former police officeholder who help Castle uncover secrets from his yesteryear . Hayley also wait on both Castle and Alexis with their own cases , often using unapproved methods . She was a late addition to the show , name her introduction in the time of year 8 premiere , but quickly became a sports fan pet as she worked with Castle ’s PI bureau .
ForThe Rookie , Olagundoye appear in six installment of time of year 3
ForThe Rookie , Olagundoye seem in six episodes of season 3 asFiona Ryan , anEthics and Criminal Justice professorwho teaches the night social class that Nolan attends as part of the greenhorn appendage to become a T.O. Fiona Ryan was a wise man for Nolan , as he speak to her at distance about his business about professional ethics when it come to civil rights . Ryan also endure to Nolan for help when someone starts stalking her in " New Blood . " Her final appearance was in the time of year 3 finale , " Threshold . "
1Annie Wersching (Castle)
Castle’s Villainous Doctor: Annie Wersching Makes Her Mark
Annie Wersching deliver chilling , unforgettable roles on bothCastleandThe Rookie . InCastle , Wershing portrayed Dr. Kelly Nieman , a famous cosmetic sawbones and girl of the serial killer whale , Jerry Tyson ( 3XK ) , who obstructed Castle and Beckett ’s execution probe . She appeared in three episodes as she help oneself Tyson stay on concealed and become an accomplice in " Disciple , " " Resurrection , " and " Reckoning . " Her compulsion with Beckett makes her a memorable villain .
Wersching play a fall back villain onThe Rookie
Wersching played a recurring villain onThe Rookie , Rosalind Dyer , a maniac serial orca obsess with Nolanand the officers and detective of Mid - Wilshire . The death of Rosalind in season 5is ranked as one of the most upsetting deaths inThe Rookieas Nolan tries to write her only for a sniper to gun her down . Sadly , audience will never have a luck to see new performances from the brilliant Wersching , as the actor give out in January 2023 from cancer .
The Rookie follows John Nolan , a small - town man who embarks on a new vocation as an LAPD officer after a life - changing event . As the force play ’s old rookie , Nolan faces skepticism from superiors who see his pursuit as a midlife crisis .
