Nabil Shaban
Known for Acting · 29 credits
- Born
- 1953-02-12
- Died
- 2025-10-18
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (25)
Children of Men
2006
as Bexhill Market Hustler
City of Joy
1992
as Anouar
Wittgenstein
1993
as Martian
Born of Fire
1987
as The Silent One
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
as Sil
Sorry About Last Night
1995
as Lawyer
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985
as Sil
Walter
1982
as Ben Gunn
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
as Sil
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Slave of Dreams
1995
as Soothsayer
A Different Hand
1992
as The Best Friend
Iranian Nights
1989
as Caliph
Skallagrigg
1994
as Alan
Trouble Sleeping
2008
as Lawyer
Raspberry Ripple
1986
as Bill
Morticia
2009
as Dr. Moores
Deptford Graffiti
1991
as George
The Strangest Viking
2003
The Doctors: More Monsters!
2019
Vote Sil
as Sil
Billy's Christmas Angels
1988
as Charlie
Getting Away From Sidney
1981
The Skin Horse
1983
as Narrator
The Fifth Gospel
1990
as The Laternist
About Nabil Shaban
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… With 29 credits spanning from 1963 to 2023, Nabil Shaban has appeared in 25 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nabil Shaban Movies
- Children of Men (2006) — as Bexhill Market Hustler
- City of Joy (1992) — as Anouar
- Wittgenstein (1993) — as Martian
- Born of Fire (1987) — as The Silent One
- Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986) — as Sil
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