- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Amman, Jordan
- Died
- October 18, 2025
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 on Varos' and 'The Trial of a Time Lord' (BBC, 1985 + 1986).
Filmography
tvTales of the Tardis
2023 · Sil
movieSil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019 · Sil
tvSil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019 · Sil
movieThe Doctors: More Monsters!
2019
movieMorticia
2009 · Dr. Moores, Writer, Director, Producer
Trouble Sleeping
movieTrouble Sleeping
2008 · Lawyer
movieChildren of Men
2006 · Bexhill Market Hustler
movieThe Story of Doctor Who
2003
movieThe Strangest Viking
2003 · , Director
movieSorry About Last Night
1995 · Lawyer
movieSlave of Dreams
1995 · Soothsayer
movieSkallagrigg
1994 · Alan
movieWittgenstein
1993 · Martian
movieCity of Joy
1992 · Anouar
movieA Different Hand
1992 · The Best Friend, Writer
movieDeptford Graffiti
1991 · George
movieThe Fifth Gospel
1990 · The Laternist, Writer
4 Play
tv4 Play
1989 · George
movieIranian Nights
1989 · Caliph
movieBilly's Christmas Angels
1988 · Charlie
tvSouth of the Border
1988 · Prosecuting Counsel
movieBorn of Fire
1987 · The Silent One
movieDoctor Who: Mindwarp
1986 · Sil
movieRaspberry Ripple
1986 · Bill
movieDoctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985 · Sil
movieThe Skin Horse
1983 · Narrator
movieWalter
1982 · Ben Gunn
Getting Away From Sidney
movieGetting Away From Sidney
1981
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Sil
Vote Sil
movieVote Sil
— · Sil