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Birth Name: Fabien Joseph Besson-Frankel
Place of Birth: Kensington & Chelsea, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 6 April, 1994
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish, Indian Jewish/Iraqi Jewish * mother – French, Italian
Fabien Frankel is a British actor. He is known for his roles on the shows The Serpent , House of the Dragon , and Task , and in the films Last Christmas and Venice at Dawn .
Fabien is the son of French advertising account executive Caroline Besson and British actor Mark Frankel . He spoke French at home.
Fabien’s paternal grandfather was David Frankel (the son of Alexander Frankel and Florence Roessler). David had Polish Jewish ancestry.
Fabien’s paternal grandmother was Grace Marshall (the daughter of Joseph Nissim Shmuel Zadka Marshall and Madeline Zilka). Grace had Indian Jewish/Iraqi Jewish ancestry, with roots in Mumbai and Baghdad. Joseph was born in Baghdad, the son of Nissim Mashal/Marshall/Za’aroor and Farha Sadka. Through this line, Fabien’s first cousin, twice removed, was Singaporean politician David Marshall, who was Chief Minister of Singapore, from 6 April, 1955 to 7 June, 1956 (head of government), and Chairman of the Workers’ Party, from 1957 to 1963.
Fabien has described his mother as French-Italian.
Sources: https://www.thetimes.co.uk
Genealogy of Fabien Frankel (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Death record of Fabien’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Fabien’s paternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – http://www.indianjews.org