Who was Gabriel in Beauty and the Beast?

In "Beauty and the Beast," Gabriel is not a character in the original fairy tale or the well-known Disney adaptations. Instead, he appears in the 2014 live-action film "Beauty and the Beast" by director Christophe Gans, where he is portrayed as a young man who is in love with Belle. However, his role is minor and not central to the main narrative, which focuses primarily on Belle, the Beast, and their transformative relationship.