Elyes Gabel
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Elyes Gabel is a British Asian
actor who played Dr Gupreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC
medical drama, Casualty
. He starred as PE teacher Rob Cleaver in BBC drama, Waterloo Road
and appeared in the ITV
Drama Identity
. He is currently appearing as Rakharo in the HBO series Game of Thrones
.
, Bristol
and Manchester
. He atteneded St Damian's RC science college in Ashton-Under-Lyne. Gabel trained at Strodes College, the Oldham Theatre Workshop
and the Northern Kids Theatre Company. He is a keen sportsman and enjoys tennis and football.
He dropped out of drama school to play the part of the mummy Nuff, in the children's television show, I Love Mummy
. He has also participated in theatre productions such as West Side Story; Oliver!
; and Diary of Anne Frank.
He was nominated for a National Television Award (Best Newcomer) in 2005.
He was recently interviewed for Take it Easy magazine and revealed that he was working with Martin Shaw in Liverpool on the new TV series Apparitions
, the first episode of which was screened on BBC One
13 November 2008.
Elyes recently appeared as Danny in the TV Horror series Dead Set
, in which he is turned into a zombie.
He starred as PE teacher Rob Cleaver in the BBC1 school drama Waterloo Road
in series 4, which began on 7 January 2009.
He starred in 6-part ITV drama Identity
as DC Jose Rodriguez a cast regular as part of the identity unit.
He played Prince Cem
, brother of Sultan Bayezid II
of the Ottoman Empire
in episode 3 of Showtime's The Borgias
.
In May 2011 he played the part of Shahrouz in the 2nd series of BBC 2 series Psychoville.
He is currently playing the Dothrakan Rakharo in HBO's Game of Thrones
.
British Asian
British Asian is a term used to describe British citizens who descended from mainly South Asia, also known as South Asians in the United Kingdom...
actor who played Dr Gupreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
medical drama, Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
. He starred as PE teacher Rob Cleaver in BBC drama, Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
and appeared in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
Drama Identity
Identity (TV series)
Identity is a British police procedural drama television series starring Aidan Gillen and Keeley Hawes, airing in the UK during July–August 2010. Concerning identity theft, the series was created and written by Ed Whitmore, a writer most noted for his work on the BBC's Waking The Dead and the...
. He is currently appearing as Rakharo in the HBO series Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
.
Background
Gabel was born in London but has lived in CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. He atteneded St Damian's RC science college in Ashton-Under-Lyne. Gabel trained at Strodes College, the Oldham Theatre Workshop
Oldham Theatre Workshop
The Oldham Theatre Workshop is a youth theatre group based in the north west of England.-Outline:Founded by David Johnson in 1968, the workshop is renowned for producing some of the best young acting talent in Britain...
and the Northern Kids Theatre Company. He is a keen sportsman and enjoys tennis and football.
He dropped out of drama school to play the part of the mummy Nuff, in the children's television show, I Love Mummy
I Love Mummy
I Love Mummy was a sitcom that ran for one season in 2002 after filming 26 episodes. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher; and produced by Ellis Iddon, Phil Meagher, Mark Iddon, Ira Levy and Peter Williamson. The show's production company is Winklemania Productions, Breakthrough...
. He has also participated in theatre productions such as West Side Story; Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
; and Diary of Anne Frank.
He was nominated for a National Television Award (Best Newcomer) in 2005.
He was recently interviewed for Take it Easy magazine and revealed that he was working with Martin Shaw in Liverpool on the new TV series Apparitions
Apparitions (TV series)
Apparitions is a BBC drama about a priest, played by Martin Shaw, who examines evidence of miracles to be used in canonisation but also carries out exorcisms.The series is written by Joe Ahearne.- Episode 1 :...
, the first episode of which was screened on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
13 November 2008.
Elyes recently appeared as Danny in the TV Horror series Dead Set
Dead Set (TV series)
Dead Set is a critically acclaimed BAFTA-nominated horror drama created by English writer Charlie Brooker.The series takes place primarily on the set of a fictional season of the real television show Big Brother...
, in which he is turned into a zombie.
He starred as PE teacher Rob Cleaver in the BBC1 school drama Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
in series 4, which began on 7 January 2009.
He starred in 6-part ITV drama Identity
Identity (TV series)
Identity is a British police procedural drama television series starring Aidan Gillen and Keeley Hawes, airing in the UK during July–August 2010. Concerning identity theft, the series was created and written by Ed Whitmore, a writer most noted for his work on the BBC's Waking The Dead and the...
as DC Jose Rodriguez a cast regular as part of the identity unit.
He played Prince Cem
Cem
Prince Cem , December 22, 1459 – February 25, 1495) was a pretender to the Ottoman throne in the 15th century. He was a son of Mehmed II the Conqueror and younger brother of Sultan Bayezid II. He was banished to Europe, first under the protection of the Knights Hospitaller of St...
, brother of Sultan Bayezid II
Bayezid II
Bayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...
of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in episode 3 of Showtime's The Borgias
The Borgias (2011 TV series)
The Borgias is a 2011 historical fiction television series created by Neil Jordan.The series is based on the Borgia family, an Italian dynasty of Spanish origin, and stars Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI with David Oakes, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger and Aidan Alexander as Juan, Cesare,...
.
In May 2011 he played the part of Shahrouz in the 2nd series of BBC 2 series Psychoville.
He is currently playing the Dothrakan Rakharo in HBO's Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
.
Selected credits
- Headstone (2004: Arcola theatre Y Touring Theatre CompanyY Touring Theatre CompanyY Touring Theatre Company is a national touring theatre company which produces original plays and debates exploring contemporary issues. It was founded in 1989 by Nigel Townsend...
) as Jack - Fragile Land (2003: Hampstead Theatre) as Hassan
- Mr Elliot (2003: Chelsea Theatre Y Touring Theatre CompanyY Touring Theatre CompanyY Touring Theatre Company is a national touring theatre company which produces original plays and debates exploring contemporary issues. It was founded in 1989 by Nigel Townsend...
) as Ash - Casualty as Dr Gupreet (Guppy) Sandhu
- Waterloo Road BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
(Series 4) as Rob Cleaver - Identity ITV1ITV1ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
as DC Jose Rodriguez - The Borgias (2011: Showtime) as Prince CemCemPrince Cem , December 22, 1459 – February 25, 1495) was a pretender to the Ottoman throne in the 15th century. He was a son of Mehmed II the Conqueror and younger brother of Sultan Bayezid II. He was banished to Europe, first under the protection of the Knights Hospitaller of St...
- Game of Thrones (2011: HBO) as Rakharo
- Psychoville (2011: BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
) as Shahrouz