31 Facts About Elyes Gabel

Elyes Cherif Gabel is a British actor from Westminster.

Elyes Gabel moved to the US and was starting to be cast in US TV shows, as series-regular Detective Adam Lucas in season 3 of Body of Proof.

In February 2022, Elyes Gabel starred as Sean Tilson in Apple TV's 8-part-thriller Suspicion.

Elyes Gabel was born in Westminster and lived in Canada before returning to the UK to live in Bristol and Manchester.

Elyes Gabel is of French-Algerian, Anglo-Indian, Spanish, Dutch, Irish and Portuguese descent.

Elyes Gabel attended St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College in Ashton-Under-Lyne and later trained at Strodes College, the Oldham Theatre Workshop, the Northern Kids Theatre Company and at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London.

Elyes 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, Elyes Gabel dropped out of drama school to appear on the children's fantasy sitcom I Love Mummy where he portrayed Pharaoh Prince Nuffratuti of Abu Simbel, who is unable to ascend to the afterlife until he has completed his scroll of tasks.

Elyes Gabel joined as series regular character Gurpreet Guppy Sandhu in the same show as a part of series 19.

Elyes Gabel was nominated as Most Popular Newcomer at the 2005 National Television Awards for the role.

Elyes Gabel 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.

Elyes Gabel decided to leave Casualty in 2007 to pursue new acting challenges and concentrate on recording music with his band.

Elyes Gabel went on to appear as Danny in Charlie Brooker's horror comedy drama miniseries based on a zombie outbreak titled Dead Set.

In 2010, Elyes Gabel starred in the 6-part British police procedural series Identity as DC Jose Rodriguez on ITV, a member of the identity unit.

Elyes Gabel appeared as the Dothraki "Bloodrider" Rakharo, loyal bodyguard of Daenerys Targaryen in season 1 and the beginning of season 2 of HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.

That same year, Elyes Gabel founded his own production company Roughened Verse Entertainment and went to pursue more roles in the United States.

Elyes Gabel's character Adam Lucas was described as young, smart, a rebel and a Philadelphia native, who is a new entrant in the Philadelphia Homicide division.

Elyes Gabel appeared as Ruan Sternwood in Eran Creevy's action thriller Welcome to the Punch alongside James McAvoy, Mark Strong, and Andrea Riseborough.

Elyes 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.

Elyes 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 and TVLine.

In Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar, which premiered on 26 October 2014, Elyes Gabel had a small cameo appearance as the administrator who fanboyed over the lead character played by Matthew McConaughey and showed him to his quarters.

Elyes Gabel is the primary antagonist of the film, a terrorist who escapes MI5 custody thanks to a traitor in MI5's leadership.

In 2019, Elyes Gabel voiced the superhero and Legion of Super-Heroes member Thomas Kallor, known as Star Boy, in DC Entertainment's direct-to-video animated superhero film Justice League vs the Fatal Five.

In 2020, he joined the cast of Suspicion on Apple TV+ an eight part thriller series which premiered on 4 February 2022, based on the Israeli TV series False Flag, Elyes Gabel portrayed British citizen Sean Tilson alongside Uma Thurman and Kunal Nayyar.

The film gained critical acclaim, with wins for Best Narrative and honorable mentions as Best Featurette and Elyes Gabel himself gained a nomination as and a win as Best Director at two different film festivals.

Elyes Gabel was in a relationship with Sarah Barrand who played Shannon in Footballers' Wives.

Elyes Gabel met Scorpion co-star Katharine McPhee on set and they later dated, but split in early 2016.

Elyes Gabel considers music as passion and has expressed his love for emotional and haunting scores.

In 2008, Elyes Gabel recorded a single along with 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.

In 2005, Elyes Gabel performed in Children in Need, an annual BBC charity telethon for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

Elyes Gabel was involved in CBS Cares's awareness, discussions and fundraising campaigns for Multiple sclerosis during its awareness month, March in association with a nonprofit organization, National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2017.