Matthew Nable
Matthew Nable
Matthew Nableis 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...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth8 March 1972
CountryAustralia
I've worked really physically hard, and I was never afraid of working hard as younger bloke.
I am always writing. It is not always good, but if I am writing, I am usually happy.
Post-traumatic stress disorder didn't surface as a condition until 1980... that fact was very relevant when I remember back to how these men behaved. A lot of walking on eggshells was required for wives and children.
Exposing characters and their shortcomings gives me great comfort. It's always great to write about someone more mixed up than yourself.
It's a privilege to be an actor, as it's not work - it's a job.
Writing is a very easy way for me to express myself. When I was still at school, I would write for no reason other than I wanted to write.
My week at school would be good or bad depending on whether Balmain won. I have such fond memories of those suburban grounds, and everything was so undiluted. The players weren't censored, and for me it was a wonderful period of my life when everything was simple and pure. For me, that resonated with rugby league.
I tend to keep things that bother me clandestine... well-hidden. I'm also not very good at recognising the reasons that change my moods - they just seem to happen, which is not great for those around me.
By the time I was 23 or 24 and had written the first manuscript of 'The Final Winter', I knew I wanted to make it a career but didn't know how. It took me a long time to grow into myself, but when my love of writing returned, it did so with an enormous amount of venom. It is now a mainstay in my life.
Exposing characters and their shortcomings gives me great comfort. Its always great to write about someone more mixed up than yourself.
Ive worked really physically hard, and I was never afraid of working hard as younger bloke.
Writing novels is where I'm most comfortable. It's a very intimate experience.
Given the choice of living in Los Angeles or living in Sydney, I would choose Sydney.