Matthew Nable - Wikipedia Matthew Nable Matthew Nable Nable at the 2015 Florida SuperCon ( 1972 - 03 - 08 ) 8 March 1972 ( age 45 ) Australia Playing information Position Loose forward Club Years Team Pld FG 1991 -- 92 Manly - Warringah 5 0 0 1995 South Sydney 0 0 0 0 Carlisle 0 0 0 0 London Broncos 0 0 Total 8 0 0 8 Source : Matthew Nable ( born 8 March 1972 ) is an Australian film and television actor, writer and former professional rugby league 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 The CW 's Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow as Ra 's al Ghul. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Sporting 2.2 Writing and acting 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Nable grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and also, as a young boy, spent two years at Portsea, Victoria, when his father, Dave, 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. Career Sporting 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 would n'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. Writing and acting Nable in 2012 After encouragement from his mentor, Booker Prize - winning novelist Thomas Keneally, Nable wrote a screenplay for The Final Winter based on his unpublished novel of the same name. With friends he also managed to raise $1.6 m 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 Do n'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 new 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 Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Yvonne Strahovski, Jason Statham, and Dominic Purcell. 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 Vin Diesel. In March 2014 it was reported that Nable would appear in the Nine network 's upcoming miniseries Gallipoli. On 4 September, Stephen Amell announced on Facebook that Nable would portray the role of Ra 's al Ghul on the third season of Arrow. Despite Liam Neeson ( 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 Legends of Tomorrow. Filmography Nable at the Killing Them Softly Australian premiere List of acting performances in film and television Title Year Role Notes Source Final Winter, The The Final Winter 2007 Grub Henderson also written by Nable S.I.S. 2008 Melville Atkinson TV movie ( 1 ) East West 101 2011 Detective Neil Travis TV series, 7 episodes 33 Postcards 2011 Tommy Killer Elite 2011 Pennock Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms 2012 Jock Ross TV series, 6 episodes Underbelly : Badness 2012 Detective Sergeant Gary Jubelin TV series, 5 episodes K - 11 2012 Villalobos ( 2 ) Turning, The The Turning 2013 Max ( 3 ) Riddick 2013 Boss Johns Around the Block 2013 Jack Wood Son of a Gun 2014 Sterlo Incarnate 2014 Dan Post production In Cold Light 2014 The Inspector Post production Fell 2014 Thomas Post production Arrow 2014 -- 2015 Ra 's al Ghul TV series, 10 episodes Gallipoli 2015 Sergeant Harry Perceval Winter 2015 Jake Harris DC 's Legends of Tomorrow 2016 Ra 's al Ghul TV series, 1 episode Barracuda 2016 Frank Torma TV series, 4 Episodes Quarry 2016 Thurston TV series, 5 Episodes Hyde and Seek 2016 Gary Hyde TV series, 8 Episodes Hacksaw Ridge 2016 Lt. Colonel Cooney Blue Murder : Killer Cop 2017 Mark Standen Jasper Jones 2017 Sarge Fox League 2017 Himself Monday Night with Matty Johns, The Late Show with Matty Johns, NRL 360, The Dally M Awards Voice - overs and live appearance 1 % 2017 Also writer In Cold Light 2018 The Inspector Awards and nominations This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( August 2015 ) References Jump up ^ Rugby League Project Jump up ^ `` Matthew Nable ''. IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 8 June 2012. Jump up ^ Purcell, Charles ( 6 September 2007 ). `` Final whistle ''. Sydney Morning Herald. Australia : Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ Mathieson, Craig ( 31 August 2007 ). `` The field of broken dreams ''. Age. Australia : Fairfax. Retrieved 2 October 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Matt Nable on writing and acting ''. Life Matters. Radio National. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011. Jump up ^ Cohen, Joanna ( 14 February 2008 ). `` Matt Nable on The Final Winter : The RT Interview ''. rottentomatoes.com. Flixster, Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ AMNRL ( 2007 ). `` New York Knights star Adam Nable welcomes brother Matt and his hit rugby league movie The Final Winter for its US premiere in Manhattan on October 10 ''. American National Rugby League News. United States : Super League America, Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ `` Club - by - club guide to the Super League ''. The Independent. UK : independent.co.uk. 13 March 1997. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ Maddox, Garry ( 1 September 2007 ). `` A league of his own ''. Sydney Morning Herald. Australia : Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ Chester, Rodney ( 6 September 2007 ). `` Hard yards for Final Winter ''. Courier - Mail. Australia : News Limited. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ Sutherland, Claire ( 6 September 2007 ). `` The Final Winter in a league of its own ''. Herald Sun. Australia : News Limited. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ Williams, Daniel ( 31 August 2007 ). `` Footy for Thought ''. Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ Maddox, Garry ; Kerry Coleman ( 4 December 2007 ). `` Comeback of the day ''. Sydney Morning Herald. Australia : Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jump up ^ Shattuck, Kathryn ( 24 August 2008 ). `` What 's on Today ''. The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 October 2010. ^ Jump up to : Penguin Books ( 2010 ). `` Matt Nable ''. Contributors. Penguin. Retrieved 8 June 2011. Jump up ^ Flynn, Chris ( 18 June 2011 ). `` Matt Nable 's sibling story a class act ''. The Australian. Retrieved 14 January 2014. Jump up ^ Ritchie, Dean ( 5 July 2010 ). `` Afternoon of hot dogs and heroes ''. Daily Telegraph. Australia : News Limited. Retrieved 2 October 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Matt Nable as Detective Neil Travis ''. East West 101. SBS. Retrieved 8 June 2011. Jump up ^ `` From running on rugby league fields to acting on the Hollywood big screen ''. Fox Sports. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rising star Kodi Smit - McPhee set to headline epic Gallipoli TV drama ''. news.com.au. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Liam Neeson Actually WAS Offered the Role of Ra 's Al Ghul for Arrow ''. Movie Pilot. 11 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Arrow : `` The Climb '' Review ``. IGN. 10 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Legends of Tomorrow ' recap : Too little, two years too late ''. Entertainment Weekly 's EW.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 01. External links Matthew Nable on IMDb Matt Nable at yesterdayshero.com.au Awards for Matthew Nable Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Rake, series 1 ( 2010 ) : Box ; Brazier ; Carter ; Cormack ; Day ; Dykstra ; Joyce ; Le Marquand ; Morrell ; Pickering ; Roxburgh East West 101, series 3 ( 2011 ) : Farinacci ; Fa'aoso ; Hany ; Lim ; Nable ; Porter ; Roc Redfern Now, series 1 ( 2012 ) : Blair ; Flanagan ; Mailman ; McGrath ; Pell ; Purcell ; Rose ; Sebbens ; Yovich Redfern Now, series 2 ( 2013 ) : Blair ; Clarkson Jones ; Dingo ; Flanagan ; Hazlehurst ; Madden ; Page ; Pistorius ; Williscroft ; Wyatt ; Yovich Rake, series 3 ( 2014 ) : Allsop ; Box ; Brazier ; Cormack ; Day ; Dykstra ; Garvey ; Joyce ; Kaczmarek ; Le Marquand ; Lemon ; Malcolm ; Pickering ; Roxburgh ; Sacks The Principal ( 2015 ) : Adams ; Coco ; De Nawi ; Denkha ; Demitriades ; Dimitriades ; Foulkes ; Hanna ; Lekwape ; Matangi ; Romahn ; Xanthis ; Young ; Zahalka Cleverman ( 2016 ) : Page - Lochard, Briggs ; Collins ; Corr ; Dawson ; Glen ; Hick ; Mailman ; O'Connor ; Towney ; Walton. Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries The Slap ( 2011 ) : Costabile ; B. Davis ; E. Davis ; Dimitriades ; George ; Glenn ; Hayes ; LaPaglia ; Lowe ; Marinos ; McInnes ; Okonedo ; Townsend ; Yianni Devil 's Dust ( 2012 ) : Foulkes ; Hany ; Hayes ; Hegney ; Leslie ; Schepisi Top of the Lake ( 2013 ) : Buchanan ; Hunter ; Joe ; Lemon ; Malcolm ; Moss ; Mullan ; Nevin ; Ryan ; Wenham ; Wright ANZAC Girls ( 2014 ) : Brent ; Clare ; Craig ; Debelle ; Flood ; Lasance ; Mayer ; McClelland ; McGahan ; Prebble Peter Allen : Not the Boy Next Door ( 2015 ) : Baldwin ; Farnell ; Gibney ; Jackson ; Mills, Szeps ; Thornton ; West Barracuda ( 2016 ) : Anton ; Cobham - Hervey ; Creer ; Griffiths ; Haralabidou ; Kindon ; Nable ; Taylor Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Nable&oldid=812537562 '' Categories : 1972 births Sportsmen from New South Wales Rugby league players from Sydney Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players South Sydney Rabbitohs players London Broncos players Carlisle RLFC players Writers from Sydney Australian screenwriters Australian children 's writers Australian male film actors Australian filmmakers Australian male television actors 21st - century Australian novelists Living people 21st - century Australian male actors Sportspeople from Sydney Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2015 Use Australian English from September 2011 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Infobox rugby league biography templates needing updating Articles with hCards Articles to be expanded from August 2015 All articles to be expanded Articles with empty sections from August 2015 All articles with empty sections Articles using small message boxes Place of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano עברית მარგალური 日本 語 Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 28 November 2017, at 11 : 41. 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Question: who played ra's al ghul in arrow
Answer: Matthew Nable