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Nabil Shaban

Nabil Shaban

Acting · Born 1953-02-12 · Amman, Jordan

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

movie 7.6 Children of Men
Children of Men
2006
tv 7.9 Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
movie 6.6 City of Joy
City of Joy
1992
movie 6.4 Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein
1993
movie 6.0 Born of Fire
Born of Fire
1987
movie 5.9 Walter
Walter
1982
tv 5.6 Tales of the Tardis
Tales of the Tardis
2023
movie 7.4 Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985
movie 7.7 Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
movie 4.3 Slave of Dreams
Slave of Dreams
1995
movie 4.5 Deptford Graffiti
Deptford Graffiti
1991
movie 4.0 Skallagrigg
Skallagrigg
1994
movie 8.0 Sorry About Last Night
Sorry About Last Night
1995
movie 5.5 Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
movie 8.0 Iranian Nights
Iranian Nights
1989
tv 7.0
4 Play
1989
tv 10.0 South of the Border
South of the Border
1988
movie 8.0 The Story of Doctor Who
The Story of Doctor Who
2003