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.

Nader was in the original cast at the Sheffield Crucible before moving to the Wyndham's Theatre on the West End.

[1] 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.