Nabil Shaban
Acting
Born: 1953-02-12 in Amman, Jordan
Biography
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).
Known For
Doctor Who
Sil
Children of Men
Bexhill Market Hustler
Tales of the Tardis
Sil
South of the Border
Prosecuting Counsel
City of Joy
Anouar
Wittgenstein
Martian
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Sil
Billy's Christmas Angels
Charlie
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Sil
Born of Fire
The Silent One
Skallagrigg
Alan
Sorry About Last Night
Lawyer
Slave of Dreams
Soothsayer
The Story of Doctor Who
Iranian Nights
Caliph
Walter
Ben Gunn
Raspberry Ripple
Bill
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil
Deptford Graffiti
George
A Different Hand
The Best Friend
The Doctors: More Monsters!
The Fifth Gospel
The Laternist
The Strangest Viking
The Skin Horse
Narrator
Morticia
Dr. Moores