Matthew Nable (born 8 March 1972) is an Australian film and television actor, writer, sports commentator and former professional

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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. Nable went on to act in films such as '' Killer Elite'' and '' Riddick''. He appeared on ''Mr Inbetween'',

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Early life

Nable grew up on the

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of Sydney and also, as a young boy, spent two years at Portsea, Victoria, when his father, Dave, a soldier, was stationed there, and another period of his childhood in

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. His father had also worked as a trainer for the

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, and his brother,

Adam Nable Adam Nable (born 4 September 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Wakefield Trinity, Balmain Tigers, Wests Tigers and North Queenslan ...

, would become a professional player as well.

Rugby league career

Nable rose through the junior ranks at the Manly-Warringah club and made five appearances for the Graham Lowe-coached team over

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and

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. Following this he didn't appear in the premiership until

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when he played three games for the

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. After another season in England where he played for

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before moving to the

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, Nable quit football and then tried his hand at boxing, fighting for the state light-heavyweight title as an amateur. He then worked as a beer salesman and personal trainer, but eventually decided to leave paid employment to become a writer.

Writing and acting career

After encouragement from his mentor,

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-winning novelist

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, Nable wrote a screenplay for '' The Final Winter'' based on his unpublished novel of the same name. 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 but was a box office failure. Nable went on to act in the United States as a Los Angeles detective in the 2008 television movie ''S.I.S.''. In 2009, his book ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' was published, in 2011 he published his second book ''Faces in the Clouds'', which won critical praise. He worked as a writer on Channel 7's rugby league comedy programme, '' The Matty Johns Show''. Nable appeared in the main cast of critically acclaimed and award-winning SBS drama series, '' East West 101'', and in the 2011 action film '' Killer Elite'' alongside

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, Jason Statham, and

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. 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

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. In March 2014, it was reported that Nable would appear in the

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's upcoming miniseries ''Gallipoli''. On 4 September 2014, Stephen Amell announced on Facebook that Nable would portray the role of

on the third season of ''

''. Despite

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(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 and Nable was cast as Ra's instead. IGN's Jesse Scheeden said he brought "charisma and danger to the part". Nable portrayed the character in ten episodes of the third season. He reprised his role in a first season episode of ''

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

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. From 2018 to 2021 he had a recurring role in the Australian black-comedy crime drama Mr Inbetween. On 19 November 2024, Nable was named as part of an extended cast for Netflix series '' Apple Cider Vinegar.''

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

Bibliography

Books

* ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' (2009) * ''Faces in the Clouds'' (2011) * ''Guilt'' (2015) * ''Still'' (2021)

References

External links

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