Nabil Shaban
Known For
Acting
Born
1953-02-12 in Amman, Jordan
Died
2025-10-18
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).
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Sil
Children of Men
as Bexhill Market Hustler
Tales of the Tardis
as Sil
City of Joy
as Anouar
South Of The Border
as Prosecuting Counsel
Wittgenstein
as Martian
Born of Fire
as The Silent One
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as Sil
Walter
as Ben Gunn
Slave of Dreams
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
as Sil
Sorry About Last Night
as Lawyer
The Story of Doctor Who
Deptford Graffiti
as George
Skallagrigg
as Alan
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Sil
Raspberry Ripple
as Bill
Trouble Sleeping
as Lawyer
Iranian Nights
as Caliph
A Different Hand
as The Best Friend