Elyes Gabel

Elyes Gabel was born in London, and has lived in Canada, Bristol and Manchester. He attended 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. In an interview with British magazine "Take It Easy", Gabel stated that he had "touches of Indian" in himself.

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 theater productions such as "West Side Story," "Oliver!" and "Diary of Anne Frank." He was nominated for a National Television Award (Best Newcomer) in 2005.

Elyes appeared as Danny in the TV Horror series "Dead Set," in which he is turned into a zombie. He'd be in another popular zombie project a few years later, this time with Brad Pitt. He appeared as Andrew Fassbach in "World War Z."

Back on television, he played Prince Djem, brother of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire on Showtime's "The Borgias" and between 2011 and 2012 he played the Dothraki "Bloodrider" Rakharo in HBO's mega popular "Game of Thrones."

In season three of the ABC series "Body Of Proof," he played the main character, Detective Adam Lucas for all 13 episodes. He'll next appear as an eccentric genius in CBS's "Scorpion."

He is set to star in CBS's television series "The Messengers" as well as Christopher Nolan's "Intersellar" alongside Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, and in the crime drama "A Most Violent Year" with Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac.