Gabriel Lucas is a fictional character on the Australian drama series Tangle

Tangle (TV series)

Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009...

. He is portrayed by Matt Day

Matt Day

Matthew "Matt" Day is an Australian actor best known for his film and television roles.-Early life and career:Matt Day was born in Melbourne in 1971...

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Character biography

Gabriel was Vince's best friend but that never stopped him from being secretly in love with Ally. This dilemma of the heart only adds to his disillusioned aura, one fanned by an inability to settle down in any sense of the word. A field doctor with Medecins Sans Frontieres, Gabriel has never managed to find a woman he can love as much as he loves Ally. But she was married to his best friend. And his best friend was an A-grade arsehole.

In season two, Gabriel uses his fling with Nat to try and get over the death of his best friend, and to try and get over his love for Ally. When Ally finds out about the pair, they end their relationship and Gabriel soon meets Sophie, a woman whose teenage son he's been treating. However, after an argument with Sophie about spontaneous combustion

Spontaneous human combustion

Spontaneous human combustion describes reported cases of the burning of a living human body without an apparent external source of ignition...

, Gabriel realises that his heart isn't in the relationship any more and breaks up with her.