Nabil Shaban
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1953
- Died
- October 18, 2025
- Birthplace
- Amman, Jordan
Nabil Shaban (1953-2025) was born in Amman, Jordan and arrived in England when he was three for treatment for his osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle-bone disease). He spent the next six years in hospital and seven in a children's home. In 1980, he and Richard Tomlinson founded Graeae (pronounced Grey Eye), a professional theatre company of disabled performers. A writer and performer with many film and television credits, he was probably best known to television viewers for his role as ruthless businessman Sil in the Doctor Who stories 'Vengeance on Varos' and 'The Trial of a Time Lord' (BBC, 1985 + 1986).
Filmography
- Vote Sil
Vote Sil TBA
as Sil
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor 2019
as Sil
The Doctors: More Monsters! 2019
Actor
Morticia 2009
as Dr. Moores, Producer, Writer, Director
- Trouble Sleeping
Trouble Sleeping 2008
as Lawyer
Children of Men 2006
as Bexhill Market Hustler
The Story of Doctor Who 2003
Actor
The Strangest Viking 2003
Actor, Director
Sorry About Last Night 1995
as Lawyer
Slave of Dreams 1995
as Soothsayer
Skallagrigg 1994
as Alan
Wittgenstein 1993
as Martian
City of Joy 1992
as Anouar
A Different Hand 1992
as The Best Friend, Writer
Deptford Graffiti 1991
as George
The Fifth Gospel 1990
as The Laternist, Writer
Iranian Nights 1989
as Caliph
Billy's Christmas Angels 1988
as Charlie
Born of Fire 1987
as The Silent One
Doctor Who: Mindwarp 1986
as Sil
Raspberry Ripple 1986
as Bill
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos 1985
as Sil
The Skin Horse 1983
as Narrator
Walter 1982
as Ben Gunn
- Getting Away From Sidney
Getting Away From Sidney 1981
Actor
Credits from TMDB.