Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Elyes Gabel is an actor from the United Kingdom. He is famous for portraying the role of Dothraki Rakharo in Seasons 1 and 2 of the HBO series "Game of Thrones".
Early Life, Education
Tall and talented, Elyes Gabel was born as Elyes Cherif Gabel in early 1983 on 8 May 1983 in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. He is of Spanish, Dutch, Algerian, French, Anglo-Indian, Irish, and Portuguese descent.
Elyes was also raised in Manchester, UK. There he was enrolled at St. Damian's RC Science College. As he was interested in acting and drama, he took acting classes at the Oldham Theatre Workshop, the Northern Kids Theatre Company, and Strodes College.
Personal Life
Elyes has never been married in his life and he doesn't have any wife to date, however, he was once found to be in a relationship with Katharine McPhee. Katharine McPhee is an actress and singer/songwriter as well.
Katharine is currently dating a 68-year-old musician David Foster. The love affair between Katharine and David was confirmed when they were spotted kissing each other. Elyes's nationality is English and he has mixed ethnicity.
Career as an Actor: Movies & TV Shows
He made his on-screen debut in 2001 by starring in the role of Jean-Claude Tournier in the British medical drama series Casualty. Next year he was seen playing the role of Nuff in the fantasy sitcom I Love Mummy. He got his rise in fame in 2004 after he began portraying the role of Dr. Gupreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama Casualty.
He made his feature film debut in 2009 by starring in the role of Ben in the American supernatural horror film Boogeyman 3. In 2011, he was seen playing the role of Dothraki Rakharo in an American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones. He was critically acclaimed for this role.
Net Worth
He is also well known for playing the role of Administrator in an epic science fiction drama film Interstellar. For this role, he earned a salary of $181,818. His net worth is estimated to be around $3 million.
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