Nabil Shaban
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).
Personal Details
Movies (24)
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Sil
2019
The Doctors: More Monsters!
2019
Morticia
as Dr. Moores
2009
Trouble Sleeping
as Lawyer
2008
Children of Men
as Bexhill Market Hustler
2006
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
The Strangest Viking
2003
Sorry About Last Night
as Lawyer
1995
Slave of Dreams
1995
Skallagrigg
as Alan
1994
Wittgenstein
as Martian
1993
City of Joy
as Anouar
1992
A Different Hand
as The Best Friend
1992
Deptford Graffiti
as George
1991
The Fifth Gospel
as The Laternist
1990
Iranian Nights
as Caliph
1989
Billy's Christmas Angels
as Charlie
1988
Born of Fire
as The Silent One
1987
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as Sil
1986
Raspberry Ripple
as Bill
1986
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
as Sil
1985
The Skin Horse
as Narrator
1983
Walter
as Ben Gunn
1982
Getting Away From Sidney
1981
