Nabil Shaban
Acting
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).
Filmography 30
Movies (25)
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor2019Sil
The Doctors: More Monsters!2019
Morticia2009Dr. Moores- Trouble Sleeping2008Lawyer
Children of Men2006Bexhill Market Hustler
The Story of Doctor Who2003
The Strangest Viking2003
Sorry About Last Night1995Lawyer
Slave of Dreams1995Soothsayer
Skallagrigg1994Alan
Wittgenstein1993Martian
City of Joy1992Anouar
A Different Hand1992The Best Friend
Deptford Graffiti1991George
The Fifth Gospel1990The Laternist
Iranian Nights1989Caliph
Billy's Christmas Angels1988Charlie
Born of Fire1987The Silent One
Doctor Who: Mindwarp1986Sil
Raspberry Ripple1986Bill
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos1985Sil
The Skin Horse1983Narrator
Walter1982Ben Gunn- Getting Away From Sidney1981
- Vote SilSil
Shows (5)
Tales of the Tardis2023Sil
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor2019Sil- 4 Play1989George
South of the Border1988Prosecuting Counsel
Doctor Who1963Sil