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Gabel starred as an eccentric computing genius [[Walter O'Brien (fictional character)|Walter O'Brien]] on the American drama series ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' by [[Nick Santora]] on [[CBS]], based on the real life of [[Walter O'Brien]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillbarr/2014/09/15/review-scorpion-is-an-accidentally-perfect-broadcast-drama/?sh=113ec4ee6337 |title=Review: ''Scorpion'' is an Accidentally Perfect Broadcast Drama |work=Forbes |author=Merrill Barr |date=15 September 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/scorpion-how-an-irish-genius-saved-the-world-1.1890383 |title=''Scorpion'': How an Irish genius saved the world |work=[[The Irish Times]] |author=Brian Boyd |date=9 August 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/08/33-fall-tv-shows-to-look-out-for.html |title=33 Fall TV Shows to Look Out For |work=[[Vulture.com]] |author=Alexa Tsoulis-Reay |date=26 August 2014 |accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> According to the show creator Nick Santora, "Gabel was able to play the difficulty of expressing emotion while being emotional” for the character of ''Walter O'Brien'', who had difficulty processing and expressing emotions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-83339 |title=CBS Drama ''Scorpion'' Takes Stories From Computer Genius’s Life, Work |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |author=Kathy Shwiff |date=11 September 2014 |accessdate=26 July 2021}}</ref> The series debuted on 22 September 2014 and became the highest rated and highest streamed drama for [[CBS]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/how-scooter-brauns-scorpion-became-cbss-highest-rated-drama/ |title=How ''Scorpion'' Became CBS’s Highest-Rated Drama |work=[[TheWrap]] |author=Tony Maglio |date=29 October 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/01/16/scooter-braun-is-best-known-for-bieber-but-scorpion-is-his-real-breakout-hit/ |title=Scooter Braun is best known for Bieber, but ''Scorpion'' is his real breakout hit |work=[[The Washington Post]] |author=Emily Yahr |date=17 January 2015 |accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> Show also won ''[[ |
Gabel starred as an eccentric computing genius [[Walter O'Brien (fictional character)|Walter O'Brien]] on the American drama series ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' by [[Nick Santora]] on [[CBS]], based on the real life of [[Walter O'Brien]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillbarr/2014/09/15/review-scorpion-is-an-accidentally-perfect-broadcast-drama/?sh=113ec4ee6337 |title=Review: ''Scorpion'' is an Accidentally Perfect Broadcast Drama |work=Forbes |author=Merrill Barr |date=15 September 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/scorpion-how-an-irish-genius-saved-the-world-1.1890383 |title=''Scorpion'': How an Irish genius saved the world |work=[[The Irish Times]] |author=Brian Boyd |date=9 August 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/08/33-fall-tv-shows-to-look-out-for.html |title=33 Fall TV Shows to Look Out For |work=[[Vulture.com]] |author=Alexa Tsoulis-Reay |date=26 August 2014 |accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> According to the show creator Nick Santora, "Gabel was able to play the difficulty of expressing emotion while being emotional” for the character of ''Walter O'Brien'', who had difficulty processing and expressing emotions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-83339 |title=CBS Drama ''Scorpion'' Takes Stories From Computer Genius’s Life, Work |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |author=Kathy Shwiff |date=11 September 2014 |accessdate=26 July 2021}}</ref> The series debuted on 22 September 2014 and became the highest rated and highest streamed drama for [[CBS]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/how-scooter-brauns-scorpion-became-cbss-highest-rated-drama/ |title=How ''Scorpion'' Became CBS’s Highest-Rated Drama |work=[[TheWrap]] |author=Tony Maglio |date=29 October 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/01/16/scooter-braun-is-best-known-for-bieber-but-scorpion-is-his-real-breakout-hit/ |title=Scooter Braun is best known for Bieber, but ''Scorpion'' is his real breakout hit |work=[[The Washington Post]] |author=Emily Yahr |date=17 January 2015 |accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> Show also won ''[[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|The Golden Nymph]]'' award for 'Best Action & Science Fiction TV Series' in [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]] (2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/fargo-scorpion-uk-drama-little-boy-blue-win-at-monte-carlo-tv-festival-1202413645/ |title=‘Fargo’, ‘Lethal Weapon, ‘Scorpion’ & UK’s ‘Little Boy Blue’ Win At Monte-Carlo Fest |work=Deadline |author=Peter White |date=19 June 2018 |accessdate=4 July 2022}}</ref> The series was cancelled after 4 seasons, 93 episodes despite having higher ratings than other cancellations<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/canceled-shows-2018-quantico-brooklyn-nine-nine-abc-nbc-fox-1202807724/ |title=TV Cancellations: Which of Your Favorite Shows Got the Ax? |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |author=Christi Carras |date=11 May 2018 |accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref> with the last airing on 16 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/scorpion-canceled-cbs-4-season-1202381681/ |title=''Scorpion'' Canceled By CBS After 4 Seasons |author=Nellie Andreeva |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=12 May 2018 |access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref> Gabel starred in all 93 episodes of the series and was termed as one of the "11 Breakout Stars of the Fall TV Season 2014" by ''[[TheWrap]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/11-breakout-stars-of-fall-tv-season-2014/ |title=11 Breakout Stars of Fall TV Season 2014 |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=5 September 2014 |accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> and ''[[TVLine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/gallery/fall-tv-breakout-stars-photos-new-actors/fall-tv-breakout-stars-6/ |title=Fall TV Breakout Stars: New Actors To Watch This Season |work=[[TVLine]] |date=10 September 2014 |accessdate=28 July 2021}}</ref> In the same year, he made an appearance in a crossover episode of ''Scorpion'' with American [[action film|action]] [[television series]] ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/09/11/scorpion-ncisla-crossover/ |title=''Scorpion'' to stage a crossover with ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |author=Natalie Abrams |date=11 September 2014 |accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> had a cameo appearance in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s [[science fiction film]] ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/elyes-gabel-joins-interstellar-113080600041_1.html |title=Elyes Gabel joins ''Interstellar'' |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=6 August 2013 |accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/01/the-100-most-anticipated-films-of-2014-90439/ |title=The 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2014 |work=IndieWire |date=6 January 2014 |accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref> He was also seen as Julian in [[J. C. Chandor]]'s American [[crime film|crime]] [[drama (genre)|drama film]] ''[[A Most Violent Year]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/a-violent-year-review-what-760579/ |title=''A Most Violent Year'': What the Critics Are Saying |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=31 December 2014 |accessdate=8 July 2021 }}</ref> which was among "323 feature films eligible for the [[87th Academy Awards]]" as announced by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-announce-323-films-eligible-for-best-picture/ |title=Oscars Announce 323 Films Eligible for Best Picture |author=Travis Reilly |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=12 December 2014 |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> In 2015, he appeared as Adem Qasim in British [[spy film|spy thriller film]] ''[[Spooks: The Greater Good]]'' alongside [[Kit Harington]] and [[Jennifer Ehle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/spooks-greater-good-film-review-794681/ |title=''Spooks: The Greater Good'': Film Review |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |author=Neil Young |date=11 May 2015 |accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/kit-harington-stars-in-new-trailer-for-spooks-the-greater-good-10138256.html |title=Kit Harington stars in new trailer for ''Spooks'' movie ''The Greater Good'' |first=Rose Troup |last=Buchanan |date=27 March 2015 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=2 May 2015 }}</ref> In 2017, he directed an episode titled "Black White & a shade of grey" of TV series ''Stakes''. In 2018, he directed and produced a short feature film titled ''Grimshaw''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indyred.com/grimshaw.html |title=''Grimshaw'' feature film review |work=Indyred.com |accessdate=5 July 2021}}</ref> based on drug addiction and regression of individual freedom<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ElyesGabel/status/1021869736542449664 |title=Elyes Gabel on twitter: Proud of the effort and the recognition for grimshaw film.... |work= Elyes Gabel Twitter |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=5 July 2021}}</ref> for which he received the Jury Award for Best Director in Show Low Film Festival (2018). |
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===2019–present=== |
===2019–present=== |
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Born | Elyes Cherif Gabel 8 May 1983 Westminster, London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Elyes Cherif Gabel (/ˈɛliəs ɡəˈbɛl/;[1] born 8 May 1983)[2][3] is an English actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Dr Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama Casualty (2004–2007), computer genius Walter O'Brien in the CBS series Scorpion (2014–2018),[4][5][6] Dothraki Rakharo in Seasons 1 and 2 of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2012),[7] and PE teacher Rob Cleaver in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2009). Gabel was last seen as Sean Tilson in Apple TV+ suspense-thriller, Suspicion (2022).[8]
His other notable appearances are as DC Jose Rodriguez in the ITV drama Identity (2010), Detective Adam Lucas in season 3 of Body of Proof (2013),[9] as virologist Andrew Fassbach in post-apocalyptic thriller film World War Z (2013),[10] as Julian in crime drama film A Most Violent Year (2014),[11] and as Adem Qasim in spy thriller film Spooks: The Greater Good (2015).[12]
Early life
Gabel was born in Westminster, London and lived in Canada,[13] before returning to the UK to live in Bristol and Manchester. He is of Algerian, French, Spanish, Dutch, Anglo-Indian, Irish and Portuguese descent.[14][15][16] He attended St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College in Ashton-Under-Lyne. He later trained at Strodes College, the Oldham Theatre Workshop and the Northern Kids Theatre Company. He has also trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London. At the age of 18, he left school to shoot for a TV show in Toronto.[17]
Career
2001–2007: Early work and recognition through Casualty
Gabel made his debut in 2001 as the character Jean-Claude Tournier in episode titled Breaking point of Series 15 of BBC medical drama Casualty. In 2002, Gabel dropped out of drama school to appear on the children's fantasy sitcom I Love Mummy where he portrayed Pharaoh Prince Nuffratuti (Prince Nuff)[18] of Abu Simbel, who is unable to ascend to the afterlife until he has completed his scroll of tasks. In 2004, he appeared as in Steve BBC One medical soap opera Doctors. In the same year, Gabel appeared as two different characters in different episodes of Casualty. Later he joined as series regular character Gurpreet Guppy Sandhu in the same show as a part of Series 19.[19] He was nominated as Most Popular Newcomer at the 2005 National Television Awards for the role.[20] He also appeared as Gurpreet in episode four titled "Teacher's Pet" of Casualty@Holby City, a nine part special crossover series of Casualty and its spin off Holby City in 2005. He decided to leave Casualty in 2007 to pursue new acting challenges and concentrate on recording music with his band.[21]
2008–2013: Film debut, Game of Thrones, Body of Proof and World War Z
In 2008, he made his debut in films portraying the character Ben in American supernatural horror film Boogeyman 3, the final installment of Boogeyman film series. In the same year, Gabel appeared as Vimal, a trainee priest, in the BBC drama Apparitions, alongside Martin Shaw. The first episode aired on BBC One on 13 November 2008.[22] He then starred as P.E. teacher Rob Cleaver in the BBC One school drama Waterloo Road from series 4, which began on 7 January 2009.[23] In 2010, Gabel starred in the 6-part British police procedural series Identity as DC Jose Rodriguez on ITV, a member of the identity unit.[23] In the same year, he lent his voice to Apache: Air Assault, a combat flight simulator video game. In 2011, He played Prince Djem, brother of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire in Showtime's The Borgias. In the same year, he played Shahrouz in the second series of British psychological horror-thriller black comedy mystery television series Psychoville and as Ahmed in war torn Baghdad based hostage drama film Kingdom of Dust: Beheading of Adam Smith.
He later appeared as the Dothraki "Bloodrider" Rakharo, loyal bodyguard of Daenerys Targaryen in the season-1 and beginning of season-2 of HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.[24] According to the showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, journey of his character in the show had to be cut short as he quit the show to pursue projects that put him more front and center.[25] In 2011, he joined the cast of CIA procedural Fox pilot Exit Strategy, portraying transport expert Tarik Fayad alongside Ethan Hawke[26] but the show was dropped after being considered for a midseason airing[27] and later released as a TV movie (2015). In the same year, he appeared as Jaz in British coming of age drama film Everywhere and Nowhere alongside James Floyd and Adam Deacon.[28] In 2012, he appeared as Troy Vargas in David Hubbard's CBS TV movie Widow Detective.[29][30] In the same year, he appeared as Umar in two part episode titled "And Then I Fell in Love" of series-15 of British crime drama television series Silent Witness.
In 2013, Gabel starred as Detective Adam Lucas in Season 3 of American medical/crime comedy drama television series, Body of Proof on ABC.[31][32] His character Adam Lucas was described as young, smart, a rebel and a Philadelphia native, who is a new entrant in Philadelphia Homicide division, in the revamped third season of the show.[33] The show was ABC's third most-watched show and yet was cancelled by the channel at the end of the season 3.[34] He later appeared as Ruan Sternwood in Eran Creevy's action thriller film Welcome to the Punch alongside James McAvoy, Mark Strong, and Andrea Riseborough.[35] He went on to appear as Danny in Charlie Brooker's horror comedy drama miniseries based on zombie outbreak titled Dead Set.[36] Later in the same year, he appeared as a young virologist Andrew Fassbach in American post-apocalyptic thriller World War Z based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Max Brooks.[37][24]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Katharine_McPhee_%26_Elyes_Gabel_%2814767657074%29.jpg/170px-Katharine_McPhee_%26_Elyes_Gabel_%2814767657074%29.jpg)
2014–2018: Break out performance in Scorpion
Gabel starred as an eccentric computing genius Walter O'Brien on the American drama series Scorpion by Nick Santora on CBS, based on the real life of Walter O'Brien.[38][39][40] According to the show creator Nick Santora, "Gabel was able to play the difficulty of expressing emotion while being emotional” for the character of Walter O'Brien, who had difficulty processing and expressing emotions.[41] The series debuted on 22 September 2014 and became the highest rated and highest streamed drama for CBS.[42][43] Show also won The Golden Nymph award for 'Best Action & Science Fiction TV Series' in Monte-Carlo Television Festival (2018).[44] The series was cancelled after 4 seasons, 93 episodes despite having higher ratings than other cancellations[45] with the last airing on 16 April 2018.[46] Gabel starred in all 93 episodes of the series and was termed as one of the "11 Breakout Stars of the Fall TV Season 2014" by TheWrap[47] and TVLine.[48] In the same year, he made an appearance in a crossover episode of Scorpion with American action television series NCIS: Los Angeles,[49] had a cameo appearance in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar.[50][51] He was also seen as Julian in J. C. Chandor's American crime drama film A Most Violent Year,[52] which was among "323 feature films eligible for the 87th Academy Awards" as announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[53] In 2015, he appeared as Adem Qasim in British spy thriller film Spooks: The Greater Good alongside Kit Harington and Jennifer Ehle.[54][55] In 2017, he directed an episode titled "Black White & a shade of grey" of TV series Stakes. In 2018, he directed and produced a short feature film titled Grimshaw[56] based on drug addiction and regression of individual freedom[57] for which he received the Jury Award for Best Director in Show Low Film Festival (2018).
2019–present
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In 2019, he gave voice to Thomas Kallor also known as Star Boy/Star Man, a member of Legion of Super-Heroes and an ally to Justice League in DC Entertainment's direct-to-video animated superhero film Justice League vs. the Fatal Five.[58][59] The film had its world premiere at WonderCon ’19 (March 29–31, 2019).[60] He has written, directed and produced a short film titled Game Show Hurt alongside fellow Scorpion alumni Kevin Weisman, Glenn Keogh and Paul K. Daniel.[61] In 2020, he joined the cast of an upcoming thriller Suspicion on Apple TV+[62] based on the Israeli thriller TV series False Flag, alongside Uma Thurman and Kunal Nayyar.[63][64] Gabel portrayed British citizen Sean Tilson in eight part thriller series which premiered on 4 February 2022 on Apple TV+.[65]
Personal life
Gabel dated Scorpion co-star Katharine McPhee for almost two years. They split in 2016.[66][67]
Philanthropy
In 2005, Gabel performed in Children in Need, an annual BBC charity telethon for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.[68][69] In 2008, he joined actors and sports stars to record a rap-single to support the Anti-knife campaign and raising money to fight the spate of knife crimes.[70][71] He supports ALS Association Golden West Chapter to help in the fight to end ALS and raising awareness and funds for the disease in honor of his maternal grandmother Noreen Gurney who suffered from the disease via his fundraising page Teamelyes.org.[72][73] In 2014, he was part of ALS Association Golden West Chapter's "walk to defeat ALS" alongside Renée Zellweger, Reese Witherspoon.[74] In the same year, Gabel along with the cast of Scorpion was part of CBS Cares's awareness and discussion campaigns for Autism.[75] He was associated with American Forces Network / AFN's Stop Bullying Body Positive campaign along with the Scorpion cast in 2015.[76] In the same year, Gabel along with his Scorpion co-star Katherine Mcphee joined Sloane Stephens, CoCo Vandeweghe, Justin Gimelstob, Boris Kodjoe and others for a Pro-Am tennis tournament in Brentwood to help raise money for the United States Tennis Association Foundation, which supports tennis and educational programs under- resourced youth, individuals with disabilities, and wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and their families.[77][78] Gabel was also involved in CBS Cares's awareness, discussions and fundraising campaigns for Multiple sclerosis (MS) during its awareness month, March in association with a nonprofit organization, National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2017.[79] In 2019, he supported “Raising the Stakes” charity by One Step Closer Foundation for raising funds towards helping people with Cerebral palsy by participating in Cerebral Palsy (CP) Celebrity Poker Tournament.[80]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Boogeyman 3 | Ben | |
2011 | Kingdom of Dust: Beheading of Adam Smith | Ahmed | |
Everywhere and Nowhere | Jaz | ||
2012 | Widow Detective | Troy Vargas | |
2013 | Welcome to the Punch | Ruan Sternwood | |
World War Z | Andrew Fassbach | ||
2014 | Interstellar | Administrator | |
A Most Violent Year | Julian | ||
2015 | Exit Strategy | Tarik Fayad | TV movie |
Spooks: The Greater Good | Adem Qasim | ||
2019 | Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | Thom Kallor / Star Boy (voice) | Lead role[81][82] |
TBA | Game Show Hurt | Game show host/Defiant | Writer, producer and director |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Casualty | Jean-Claude Tournier | Episode: "Breaking Point" |
2002 | I Love Mummy | Prince Nuffratuti/Nuff | Main cast |
2004 | Doctors | Steve | Episode: "They Never Cut The Cord" |
Casualty | Jude | Episode: "Where There's Life..." | |
2004–2007 | Casualty | Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu | Regular role |
2005 | Children in Need | Performed a rendition of The Beatles classic I Saw Her Standing There in 2005 edition of annual BBC charity telethon | |
Casualty@Holby City | Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" | |
2008 | Dead Set | Danny | Episode: 1.1, 1.3 (credit only), 1.5 (credit only) |
Apparitions | Vimal | Episode: 1.1 | |
2009 | Waterloo Road | Rob Cleaver | Ten episodes |
2010 | Identity | DC Jose Rodriguez | Six episodes |
2011 | Psychoville | Sharouz/Shahrauz | Five episodes |
2011–2012 | The Borgias | Prince Djem | Episodes: "The Moor", "The Borgia Bull" |
Game of Thrones | Bloodrider Rakharo | Seven episodes | |
2012 | Silent Witness | Umar | Episodes: "And Then I Fell in Love: Part 1", "And Then I Fell in Love: Part 2" |
2013 | Body of Proof | Det. Adam Lucas | Main cast (Season 3) |
2014–2018 | Scorpion | Walter O'Brien | Main cast; 93 episodes |
2015 | The Messengers | Walter | |
2016 | The Price Is Right | Walter O'Brien | Crossover with Scorpion S2 E18 "The Fast and the Nerdiest"[83] |
2022 | Suspicion | Sean Tilson | Main cast; 8 episodes |
As Writer, producer & director
Year | Title | Notes | |||
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Director | Producer | Writer | |||
2017 | Stakes (TV series) | Episode Black, White & a Shade of Grey | Yes | No | No |
2018 | Grimshaw | Short film | Yes | Yes | No |
TBA | Game Show Hurt | Short film | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Theatre
Year | Work | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2003 | Fragile Land | Hassan | Hampstead Theatre, London | [84] |
Mr Elliot | Ash | Chelsea Theatre, London | [85] | |
2004 | Headstone | Jack | Arcola Theatre, London | [86] |
2006 | Borderline | Haroon | Royal Court Theatre | |
2008 | Prince of Delhi Palace | Happy | National theatre | |
The Projectionist | Mark | Audio-play/podcast | ||
2009 | Awhi Tapu | Finborough Theatre (UK Debut of New Zealand’s Māori playwright) | [87] | |
Shades | Ali | Royal Court Theatre | [88][89] | |
The Secret of Iguando | Radio play | [90] |
Discography
Gabel is a singer, songwriter[91] and a guitarist who also fronts a band El & The Broken Bones.[92] He considers music as passion and has expressed his love for emotional and haunting scores.[93] His songs are available online on his youtube channel Roughened Verse Elyes.[94][95] Gabel along with his Casualty costar, Luke Bailey performed a rendition of The Beatles classic I Saw Her Standing There in 2005 edition of annual BBC charity telethon for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK, Children in Need.[68][69] In 2008, Gabel recorded a single alongwith Luke Bailey, Stephen Nicholas, Lee Otway, Junior Witter and Girls Aloud, under the collaboration UK Flow, a campaign aimed at raising money to fight the spate of knife crimes.[70][71] In 2016, he did a Karaoke rendition of Elton John’s Don't Go Breaking My Heart alongside his costar Katharine McPhee in Season-2, episode 14 "Sun of a Gun"[96] and a musical in Season-4, episode 1 "Extinction" (2017) for his show Scorpion.[95] Some of his music compositions are:
- Beauty's Bad (live)
- Bow Down to Time
- Could It Be My Fault (live at Battersea)
- Dirty Grey Grout
- Ever I feel
- Find a spot
- Hello Winter
- High Hopes
- Hold On
- Hometown Glory
- If You Knew You Hurt Your Baby (bit)
- Pastures New
- Pay Attention Lord
- Shame on You
- Wade Through Water
- Wasting Time (rough mix)
- Well I
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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2005 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | Casualty | Nominated | [97] |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with other cast) | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [98] |
2018 | Top Shorts Film Festival | Jury prize for Best Narrative Film (shared with Cottrell Guidry) | Grimshaw | Won | [99] |
Show Low Film Festival | Jury Award for Best Director | Won | [100] | ||
Independent Shorts Awards | Honorable Mention as Best Indie Short | Won | [100][101] | ||
2019 | Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | Grand Jury Award for Best Director | Nominated | [100] | |
2020 | CinEuphoria Awards | Merit - Honorary Award (shared with other cast) | Game of Thrones | Won | [100] |
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External links
- Elyes Gabel at IMDb
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- English male film actors
- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- English people of Algerian descent
- English people of Dutch descent
- English people of Indian descent
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Portuguese descent
- English people of Spanish descent
- Male actors from London