Gabe
Gabriel
Gabe Gabriel (he/they) is a queer South African writer, director, and actor based between Cape Town and Los Angeles. As a theatre-trained actor, Gabe was nominated for two Fleur du Cap acting awards and toured Edinburgh Fringe Fest, Dublin International Gay & Lesbian Fest, and Makhanda’s National Arts Fest with acclaimed South African theatre productions. He then took off to Los Angeles for 5 years where he landed his first studio film role in Stephen King's The Dark Tower whilst studying under top Hollywood acting coach, Howard Fine, and continuing to write and produce his own acting content, including 52 one-minute short films, released each week throughout 2018.
Most recently on the writing front, he has penned commissioned feature-length works for Canada’s Fae Pictures and SA’s Nagvlug Films (CAA) and his TV-writing experience spans Sabela Gold, with Danny Glover’s Louverture Films developing alongside a Giant-Nagvlug coalition, Mother City, under head writer Christiaan Olwagen for MNET, and Yash Raj Films’ The Mandala Murders, with Indian A-list actress Vaani Kapoor in the lead role.
In 2021, Gabe made his directorial debut with SA’s first gay romcom for Showmax, and in 2022, his original screenplay for Runs In The Family was awarded funding from Netflix, the NFVF, and Indigenous Films, and also marks Gabe's first professional acting role since he came out as transgender in 2019.
Over the years, Gabe’s original works have placed him as a semi-finalist at the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition, the Final Draft Big Break Contest, the 5th annual Screencraft Fellowship, and the CBS Writers Mentorship programme.
Gabe is represented as a writer by Paul Canterna (Seven Summits) and Justin Silvera (Silvera Management), and as an actor by ERM Stars.
Most recently on the writing front, he has penned commissioned feature-length works for Canada’s Fae Pictures and SA’s Nagvlug Films (CAA) and his TV-writing experience spans Sabela Gold, with Danny Glover’s Louverture Films developing alongside a Giant-Nagvlug coalition, Mother City, under head writer Christiaan Olwagen for MNET, and Yash Raj Films’ The Mandala Murders, with Indian A-list actress Vaani Kapoor in the lead role.
In 2021, Gabe made his directorial debut with SA’s first gay romcom for Showmax, and in 2022, his original screenplay for Runs In The Family was awarded funding from Netflix, the NFVF, and Indigenous Films, and also marks Gabe's first professional acting role since he came out as transgender in 2019.
Over the years, Gabe’s original works have placed him as a semi-finalist at the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition, the Final Draft Big Break Contest, the 5th annual Screencraft Fellowship, and the CBS Writers Mentorship programme.
Gabe is represented as a writer by Paul Canterna (Seven Summits) and Justin Silvera (Silvera Management), and as an actor by ERM Stars.
