A Canadian can leave Canada but sometimes the national tendency to engage in self- doubt hangs in there.

Take Nathan Fillion, for instance. The Castle TV star was born and raised in Edmonton and attended the University of Alberta before heading to L. A. for an actor’s life.

Forging ahead in Hollywood, he managed to earn cult status playing Captain Mal Reynolds in Joss Whedon’s short-lived, but well-reviewed sci-fi series, Firefly.

When Whedon, coming off The Avengers blockbuster, decided to do a modest but modern take on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, (opening in Toronto June 14, Vancouver June 21 and June 28 in Calgary and Edmonton), Fillion was one of the first to be called.

And that’s when the Canuck uncertainty kicked in.

“I didn’t hesitate to say yes,” said the 42-year-old, speaking from L. A. “But later on, I realized what I got myself into and I tried to chicken out.” [Read the full article]