Matt Nable

Matt Nable

Nable at the 2015 Florida SuperCon
Personal information
Born	(1972-03-08) 8 March 1972 (age 45) Australia
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1991–92 Manly-Warringah 5 1 0 0 4 1995 South Sydney 3 0 0 0 0 1996 Carlisle 0 0 0 0 1997 London Broncos 1 0 0 4 Total 8 2 0 0 8

Matthew Nable (born 8 March 1972) is an Australian film and television actor, writer and former professional rugby league footballer. 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 The CW's Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow as Ra's al Ghul.

Nable grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and also, as a young boy, spent two years at Portsea, Victoria, when his father, a soldier, was stationed there. 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.

Matt Nable rose through the junior ranks at the Manly-Warringah club 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, 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.