ACTING
Elyes Gabel
- Born
- May 8, 1983 in Westminster, London, England, UK
Biography
Elyes Cherif Gabel (/ˈɛliəs ɡəˈbɛl/; born May 8, 1983) is a British actor. Gabel's global breakout role was portraying computer genius Walter O'Brien in the CBS series Scorpion (2014–2018). Earlier he gained recognition as series regular Dr. Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama Casualty (2004–2007), as Dothraki Rakharo in seasons 1 and 2 of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2012), as PE teacher Rob Cleaver in series 4 of BBC One's school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2009) and as DC Jose Rodriguez in the ITV drama Identity (2010).
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In 2011, he appeared as Prince Djem in a guest-star-role in the 3-times Emmy awarded TV show The Borgias, and appeared later in 2011 as Shahrouz in the dark comedy Psychoville. He 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 (2013). In February 2022, Gabel starred as Sean Tilson in Apple TV's 8-part-thriller Suspicion. In 2024, he appeared as Hassan in the CBS series FBI episode "Creating a Monster".
His most notable film appearances are as virologist Andrew Fassbach in the post-apocalyptic thriller World War Z (2013), as Julian in J.C. Chandor's Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominated crime drama A Most Violent Year (2014), and as Adem Qasim in the spy thriller Spooks: The Greater Good (2015). He voiced Thom Kallor/Star Boy in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019).
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MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
Interstellar
Movie · 2014
Administrator
Game of Thrones
TV · 2011
Rakharo
World War Z
Movie · 2013
Andrew Fassbach
The Odyssey
Movie · 2026
Elatus
Scorpion
TV · 2014
Walter O'Brien
A Most Violent Year
Movie · 2014
Julian
FBI
TV · 2018
Hassan Khalil
Welcome to the Punch
Movie · 2013
Ruan Sternwood
Spooks: The Greater Good
Movie · 2015
Adem Qasim
The Borgias
TV · 2011
Cem Sultan · Prince Djem
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
Movie · 2019
Thomas Kallor / Star Boy (voice)
Dead Set
TV · 2008
Danny
FILMOGRAPHY
25 movie & TV credits
- 2026The OdysseyMovie · Elatus
- 2024The American QuestionMovie · Thanks
- 2022SuspicionTV · Sean Tilson
- 2020The Sound of IdentityMovie · Thanks
- 2019Justice League vs. the Fatal FiveMovie · Thomas Kallor / Star Boy (voice)
- 2018FBITV · Hassan Khalil
- 2015Scorpion - Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n RollMovie · Walter O'Brien
- 2015Spooks: The Greater GoodMovie · Adem Qasim
- 2014A Most Violent YearMovie · Julian
- 2014InterstellarMovie · Administrator
- 2014ScorpionTV · Walter O'Brien
- 2013World War ZMovie · Andrew Fassbach
- 2013Welcome to the PunchMovie · Ruan Sternwood
- 2011Kingdom of DustMovie · Ahmed
- 2011Game of ThronesTV · Rakharo
- 2011The BorgiasTV · Cem Sultan, Prince Djem
- 2011Body of ProofTV · Adam Lucas
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