Matt Nable

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Matt Nable
Matthew Nable 2015.jpg
Nable in 2015
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Nable
Born (1972-03-08) 8 March 1972 (age 52)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1991–92 Manly Sea Eagles 51004
1995 South Sydney 30000
1996 Carlisle 1640016
1997 London Broncos 41004
Total2860024
Source: [1]

Matthew Nable (born 8 March 1972) is an Australian film and television actor, writer, sports commentator and former professional rugby league player. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s for the Manly-Warringah and South Sydney clubs, he wrote and starred in the rugby league-centred drama The Final Winter in 2007. [2] Nable went on to act in films such as Killer Elite and Riddick . He appeared on The CW's Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow as Ra's al Ghul. As an author and as an actor, he is credited as Matt Nable, a name he generally used during his sports career.

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Early life

Nable grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and also, as a young boy, spent two years at Portsea, Victoria, when his father, Dave, a soldier, was stationed there, [3] [4] and another period of his childhood in Albury. His father had also worked as a trainer for the Australian national rugby league team, and his brother, Adam Nable, would become a professional player as well. [5] [6]

Career

Sporting

Matt Nable rose through the junior ranks at the Manly-Warringah club [4] and made five appearances for the Graham Lowe-coached team over 1991 and 1992. Following this he wouldn't appear in the premiership until 1995 when he played three games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

After another season in England where he played for Carlisle before moving to the London Broncos, [7] Nable quit football and then tried his hand at boxing, fighting for the state light-heavyweight title as an amateur. [8] He then worked as a beer salesman and personal trainer, [9] but eventually decided to leave paid employment to become a writer.

Writing and acting

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Nable in 2012

After encouragement from his mentor, Booker Prize-winning novelist Thomas Keneally, [4] Nable wrote a screenplay for The Final Winter based on his unpublished novel of the same name. [10] With friends he also managed to raise $1.6m and they worked together to make the film which was released in 2007, and earned critical praise [11] but was a box office failure. [12]

Nable went on to act in the United States as a Los Angeles detective in the 2008 television movie S.I.S.. [13]

In 2009, his book We Don't Live Here Anymore was published, [14] in 2011 he published his second book Faces in the Clouds, which won critical praise. [15]

He worked as a writer on Channel 7's rugby league comedy programme, The Matty Johns Show . [16]

Nable appeared in the main cast of critically acclaimed and award-winning SBS drama series, East West 101 , [4] [17] and in the 2011 action film Killer Elite alongside Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, [14] Yvonne Strahovski, Jason Statham, [17] and Dominic Purcell.

Nable starred in the 2012 Australian drama series, Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms . The same year he was announced as a cast member of another Australian TV series, Underbelly: Badness . He also had a role in the film 33 Postcards .

He appeared in the 2013 sci-fi film Riddick alongside Vin Diesel. [18]

In March 2014 it was reported that Nable would appear in the Nine Network's upcoming miniseries Gallipoli. [19]

On 4 September, 2014, Stephen Amell announced on Facebook that Nable would portray the role of Ra's al Ghul on the third season of Arrow . [20] Despite Liam Neeson (Ra's al Ghul in The Dark Knight Trilogy) expressing an interest in reprising his role for the television series' third season and the CW Network reaching out to him, he was unavailable [21] and Nable was cast as Ra's instead. IGN's Jesse Scheeden said he brought "charisma and danger to the part". [22] Nable portrayed the character in ten episodes of the third season. He reprised his role in a first season episode of Legends of Tomorrow . [23]

In October 2019, Nable starred in the opening cinematic of the 2019 Bathurst 1000, broadcast on Fox Sports Australia. [24] Nable has since featured in numerous Fox Sports cinematics, promotions and advertisements, primarily for their Rugby League division, Fox League.

Filmography

Nable at the Killing Them Softly Australian premiere Matthew Nable.jpg
Nable at the Killing Them Softly Australian premiere

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Final Winter Mick 'Grub' Hendersonalso writer
2011 33 Postcards Tommyas Matthew Nable
2011 Killer Elite Pennock
2012 K-11 Villalobosas Matthew Nable
2013 Around the Block Jack Wood
2013 The Turning Max
2013 Riddick Colonel R. 'Boss' Johns
2014 Fell Thomas
2014 Son of a Gun Sterlo
2015BlueyMr. Mystery Short film
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Lieutenant Colonel Cooney
2016 Incarnate Dan Sparrow
2017 Jasper Jones Sergeant
2017 1% President Knuckalso writer
2019 Standing Up for Sunny Male Interviewer
2021 The Dry Grant Dow
2022 Poker Face Billy
2023TransfusionJohnnyalso writer and director
TBA†In Cold LightThe Inspectorpost-production
TBA†That's Not a KnifeHimselfdocumentary; post-production
Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008S.I.S.Melville AtkinsonTelevision film
2011 East West 101 Detective Neil TravisMain cast (season 3)
(credited as Matthew Nable)
2012 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms William George "Jock" Ross Main cast
2012 Underbelly: Badness Detective Sergeant Gary JubelinMain cast
(credited as Matthew Nable)
2014–15 Arrow Ra's al Ghul Recurring role (season 3)
2015 Winter Federal Agent Jake HarrisMain cast
2015 Gallipoli Sergeant Harry Perceval Miniseries
2016 Legends of Tomorrow Ra's al GhulEpisode: "Left Behind"
2016 Barracuda Frank TormaMiniseries
2016 Quarry Thurston2 episodes
2016 Hyde & Seek Detective Sergeant Gary HydeMain cast
2017 Blue Murder: Killer Cop Detective Mark StandenMiniseries
2018 Dead Lucky Matt O'ReillyMiniseries
2018–21 Mr Inbetween DaveRecurring role
2020 The Sounds Jack McGregorMain cast
2022 The Twelve Nathan SpearsMain cast
2023 Last King of the Cross “Big Tony” StoneMain cast
2023Year OfAlan Prichard10 episodes
2023 Bay of Fires-ThaddeusTV series

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