Habib Nasib Nader (born 1979) is a British actor. He is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, having won Best Supporting Actor with a team of six others for operating and voicing the tiger in Life of Pi. They are the first puppeteers to win this award. Nader was in the original cast at the Sheffield Crucible before moving to the Wyndham's Theatre on the West End.
Nader's other theatre credits include The Grouch at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and White Open Spaces in Edinburgh, Soho Theatre and Sweden.
On television, he had a recurring role as Gregory in the BBC comedy Little Britain. He also appeared in the series Judge John Deed, Beehive as well as the film The Golden Compass. He trained at the Academy Drama School and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2004 The Libertine Acting Troop 2005 Revolver Lily Walkers Security Uncredited2007 The Golden Compass Ragnar 2015 Under Milk Wood Black Colossus 2015 Four Warriors Dragoolath
Television +Year Title Role Notes King LearEarl of Kent 2003 Judge John Deed Adam BBC 2003 Little Britain Gregory / Justin Series 1, 2 & 3 2008 Mistresses Traffic Light Guy BBC 2008 Beehive Josh BBC 2010 Come Fly With Me Journalist BBC 2012 Cuckoo Security Guard BBC 2012 Dungeons & Dragons 3: The Book of Vile Darkness Vimak, a barbarian 2014 Law & Order: UK Winklemans Solicitor 2016 Zapped Warrior Chief Baby Cow Productions2022–presentHeartstopperRichard ArgentEpisode: "Perfect"
Theatre +Year Title Role Notes 2006 White Open SpacesGraham 2008The GrouchOrville2014Downtown ParadiseJames Wilson2015Secret Cinema: Star Wars. The Empire Strikes BackVarious. Darth Vader,The Crystal MazeDr Salador/Maze Master2019, 2022 Life of Pi Cook / Voice of Richard Parker / Hyena Sheffield Crucible / Wyndham's Theatre
Accolades
Olivier Awards (2022): Best Supporting Actor, Winner as Voice of Richard Parker/ Cook - Life Of Pi
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