Nabil Shaban
Known for: Acting
Born: February 11, 1953 in Amman, Jordan - Died: October 17, 2025
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
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Walter
Ben Gunn
Slave of Dreams
Soothsayer
Morticia
Dr. Moores
Sorry About Last Night
Lawyer
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Sil
Children of Men
Bexhill Market Hustler
The Skin Horse
Narrator
Wittgenstein
Martian
Born of Fire
The Silent One
Skallagrigg
Alan
City of Joy
Anouar
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil
The Story of Doctor Who
Trouble Sleeping
Lawyer
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Sil
Deptford Graffiti
George
Vote Sil
Sil
A Different Hand
The Best Friend
Iranian Nights
Caliph
The Fifth Gospel
The Laternist
Billy's Christmas Angels
Charlie
Getting Away From Sidney
The Strangest Viking
Raspberry Ripple
Bill